As we wrap up Cybersecurity Awareness Month, organisations of every size should be looking to make cybersecurity a priority and not just an afterthought. Here, Salesforce’s Jay Hira, Security and Compliance Advisor, and Mark Gabriel, Platform Value & Development Executive, share their insights about what to consider when building a cybersecurity…
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Average total cost of a data breach increased by nearly 10 per cent year over year. Data breaches now cost surveyed companies USUS$4.24 million per incident on average – the highest cost in the 17-year history of IBM’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Report. Based on in-depth analysis of real-world data…
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Breach goes back to February 2021. Air India has confirmed its SITA PSS, the data processor of the passenger service system (which is responsible for storing and processing of personal information of the passengers) had recently been subjected to a cybersecurity attack leading to personal data leak of certain passengers.…
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Emails warning about breach of over 300,000 files and documents unanswered. A London-based security firm has issued a warning to The Solicitor General of the Philippines and the Philippines Government about a potential breach that appeared to contain over 300,000 files and documents. According to TurgenSec it sent these emails…
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Building maximum data privacy resilience by encouraging full accountability, compliance, and ethics. National Privacy Commission of Phillipines is set to impose administrative fines on data privacy violations of personal information controllers or processors from the private sector. A separate initiative for government agencies is also underway with the NPC holding…
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Unauthorised access of approximately 20,000 individuals’ and companies’ was preventable. Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has fined Tripartite Alliance SG$29,000. According to the PDPC Tripartite failed to put in place reasonable security arrangements to prevent the unauthorised access of approximately 20,000 individuals’ and companies’ data stored in its customer relationship…
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The maturity of enterprise IT requires a robust security strategy is proving to be that much more challenging. Cyberattacks have become more daring and sophisticated – but businesses still on the back foot in their cyber defences as a result of remote working – cybersecurity companies must show they can…
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Dealt with data breach to its passenger program in early March . Singapore Airlines (SIA) will pilot the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Travel Pass mobile application for digital health verification, starting with passengers travelling from Singapore to London from 15 to 28 March 2021. This marks the second phase…
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Breaches occured over a nine-year period. Malaysia Airlines confirmed in early March 2021, it suffered a data breach to its Enrich frequent flyer program. According to a number of media reports the data breach occurred between March 2010 and June 2019. The New Straits Times reported Enrich members were notified…
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State Government agency points finger at commercial business not associated with the Transport agency for the breach. Australian media has reported that residents in the state of New South Wales have had their digital licenses left exposed in an open Cloud storage. According to ABC News “the cache was discovered…
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