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The former head of organised crime for the PSNI believes that last week’s online security breach by the force has made identifying officers and staff “far easier” for paramilitaries and organised crime gangs and will have longer-term implications for policing in the province.

A “monumental” data breach has exposed the names and rank of all 10,000 serving police officers in Northern Ireland, with the body representing the force warning of “incalculable damage” should it end up in the wrong hands.

As organizations embrace cloud services -- and are forced to confront changing regulations and data use standards -- their ability to maintain control of data security frequently becomes strained. The average cost of a data breach is about $3.86 million (per IBM), and most companies pay around $14.82 million per year for noncompliance, including noncompliance with data security policies. Ninety-seven percent of security leaders believe that their employers will either maintain or increase...

A hydra-headed breach centered on a single American software maker has compromised data at about 600 organizations worldwide, according to cyber analyst tallies corroborated by Reuters. But more than two months after the breach was first disclosed by Massachusetts-based Progress Software, the parade of victims has scarcely slowed. The tallies show that nearly 40 million people have been affected so far by the hack of Progress' MOVEit Transfer file management program.

Over the past year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has emerged as a leading actor in the health privacy enforcement space, spearheading enforcement actions, policy statements...

Now that the business world is almost completely digitized, data security is a must for any organization, large or small. Gone are the days of a simple password and anti-virus software to keep your data safe. You need a custom strategy that fits your company structure and risk management profile.

Over the past year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has emerged as a leading actor in the health privacy enforcement space, spearheading…

Data breaches happen so often, you may be tempted to ignore them. Here's how to protect yourself from cybercriminals.

A German data watchdog has been investigating OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Worldcoin project since late last year due to concerns over its large-scale processing of sensitive biometric data, the regulator's president told Reuters. The Bavarian State Office for Data Protection Supervision started investigating Worldcoin in November 2022 because of concerns that the project seeks to process "sensitive data at a very large scale" using new technology, Michael Will, the state regulat...

Digital technology and data are all-pervasive in modern banking operations. However, while they are elevating efficiency and experience, they are also increasing security risks. Not surprisingly, nearly three-fourths of banking industry Chief Risk Officers rate cybersecurity risk among their top risk priorities for this year.