Earlier this week The New York Times reported Russian criminals had amassed 1.2 billion username and password combinations from companies across the globe. A breach of this magnitude can leave some consumers wondering if these massive breaches will ever stop and what, if anything, they can do to protect themselves.At Experian, we see 70 to [...]
We love data here at Experian, and one of the things we look forward to each year is Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report. This annual report takes a look at the past year’s cyber security incidents and identifies trends, statistics and provides analysis. This year’s report looked at over 63,000 global security incidents from [...]
Symantec’s 2014 Internet Security Threat Report recently revealed that spear phishing campaigns increased 91 percent in 2013. In addition to the increased number of spear phishing* campaigns, cyber criminals are also using stronger phishing tactics, Stacy Collett at Network World reports. Collett shared Chief Hacker at Social-Engineering.org Chris Hadnagy’s experience with spear-phishing. He has seen [...]
On the morning of April 8, 2014, the OpenSSL community revealed a security vulnerability in recent versions of the OpenSSL software. Dubbed Heartbleed, the vulnerability poses a serious security concern because cyber criminals could exploit the vulnerability to expose site users’ Personally Identifiable Information (PII).What does this mean, exactly?OpenSSL is an open-source encryption technology used [...]
A recent survey commissioned by Semafone and conducted by OnePoll revealed that most consumers do not want to do business with a company that experienced a data breach. Of the 2,000 men and women polled, more than 86 percent said they were “not very likely” or “not at all likely” to do business with a [...]
Last week NBC News experimented with cyber security in Russia to help visitors traveling to Sochi for the Olympics understand the cyber risks they may face. The news segment warned that travelers’ data could be exposed when using their devices in Russia, and the reporter showed how his data was hacked within minutes of using [...]
Every year security firm Splashdata pulls the most common stolen passwords to create a list of the year’s worst passwords. The consensus is in for 2013, and “123456” has moved up a spot to be the most commonly used and guessed password of the year. Here’s a look at the worst passwords of 2012 for [...]
Online reputation management has been a hot topic recently. The latest? Your social media activity could now keep you from getting a loan. Whether you’re an individual or small business, lenders can use your online credibility to judge your financial credibility.Lisa Vaas of Naked Security reported on a recent Wall Street Journal piece about how [...]
As 2013 quickly comes to a close, the security industry has begun making predictions for coming threats and trends for 2014. Here’s a collection of five recurring 2014 security predictions.1. BYOD will continue to grow – and cause risks – in the workplaceMore and more businesses are adopting “bring your own device” (BYOD) practices and [...]
A number of universities are investing in the future of combating cybersecurity threats. From increased education for the public, to brand new majors that inspire cyber innovators, the nation’s universities are quickly becoming hubs for cybersecurity.Cal Poly, for instance, announced a new initiative in cybersecurity education. Dark Reading reported, “the major new educational initiative encompasses [...]
