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What to do if your company suffers a data breach

VISTA InfoSec

Not sure where to start if you notice a data breach? Here are seven essential steps to follow Becoming aware that your company has suffered a data breach can be unsettling. Identifying and Containing the Damage Once you have been made aware of a data breach, the first step is to identify and contain the damage.

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Hacker Arrested In Capital One Breach Affecting 100M+ 

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A former Amazon systems engineer working for Capital One is said to be the woman behind a breach that accessed the data of over 100 million people. Thompson formerly worked for Amazon Web Services, which hosted the Capital One database that was breached. Capital One revealed the massive data breach in a news release on July 29, 2019.

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FBI Charges Russian National With Running Online Hacker Marketplace

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service, which lets hackers advertise and sell stolen information, has been arrested by the FBI, according to published reports Tuesday (March 10). It is allegedly used for cybercrime, according to the FBI. The FBI said it had reviewed more than 250 stores on Deer.io regularly, the FBI said.

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Japan’s Uniqlo Hacked; 460K Accounts Compromised

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The retail hack calls to mind other noteworthy breaches, like when hackers accessed the personal data of hundreds of millions of people at the credit rating company Equifax. While the FBI wanted to pursue a criminal case, Equifax pulled back due to worries about legal exposure and how difficult the investigation could become.

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Cybersecurity Researchers To Corporates: You’re Being Naïve

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In a data roundup by the publication of the latest analysis of corporate cybersecurity, researchers identified where a security breach is most likely to occur. Meanwhile, 20 percent cited a lost device for the cause of a breach.

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Cybersecurity is as Much About Culture as Tech

Innovative Payments Association

I have been attending the FBI Citizens Academy at the Bureau’s Cleveland Field Office. It is a program the FBI runs every year to explain its mission to the public. Hacks are not just an IT problem, you will need to communicate and take action with customers, vendors, law enforcement, and internally.

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Cap One Hack Hits 100M Credit Card Applications

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The company revealed Monday (July 29) that on July 19 it discovered that there was unauthorized access by an outside individual, adding that it immediately fixed the configuration vulnerability that was exploited and immediately notified federal law enforcement. Thompson, on a charge of computer fraud and abuse.