Data disasters resulting from cyberattacks and ransomware dominate news headlines. However, the most consistent and costly threats are actually caused by human error ...

Despite the high-speed nature of the fast food industry, operators must prioritize payment security by updating legacy ...

In today’s digital economy, no business is immune from cyberattacks or data breaches. Whether caused by human error, hacking, ...

Afghan data breach was ‘wake-up call’ for government’s data security - Government agrees to work more closely with the data watchdog after a catastrophic data loss put thousands of Afghan lives at ris ...

Sensitive information about more than 250 farmers was released inadvertently in an FOI request ...

A trove of some four terabytes (TB) of confidential data from consulting giant EY was found completely exposed to the public internet. The leak, uncovered by researchers from Neo Security and first ...

A major data breach at SoundCloud has affected nearly 29.8 million user accounts, according to data breach tracking service Have I Been Pwned, making it ...

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), one of Illinois' largest state agencies, accidentally exposed the personal and health data of nearly 700,000 residents due to incorrect privacy ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Human Services disclosed recently that it mistakenly uploaded private health-related information about hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans to a publicly ...

New figures have revealed that South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has paid more than £30,000 in compensation to people affected by data breaches over the past three years.

A constant challenge for businesses today is how to realize the benefits of IT outsourcing while maintaining data security. With increasing digitalisation ...

Information relating to 265 people, including 63 commercial/public entities, was released in error through a Freedom of Information request in March 2024, with the data breach only coming to light a ...