Tag
Data Breach
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Do You Have These Bad Password Habits?
According to a new report done in partnership with Google, two-thirds of U.S. adults use the same password…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Be Prepared for Cybersecurity Risks
Stories about data breaches at large organizations are constantly in the news. In 2017 alone, 2.5 billion data…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Who Do You Need to Notify of a Data Breach?
Data breach notification laws, in all their variety, reflect the patchwork of privacy laws across the United States. All…
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Good Counsel: Privacy Patchwork
In a data breach, you’ll need to determine which of 51 notification laws apply.
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Executive LeadershipArticleOver 5 years old
Report: Data Security Costs Grow as Breach Incidents Rise
A new report from the digital security giant Kaspersky finds that the costs of cleaning up after a…
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The Hardest Part of a Major Security Breach? Disclosing It
The Equifax breach last month was made worse by the fact that it took the company more than…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
After Equifax Hack, Groups Press for Stronger Data Breach Laws
With the response to Equifax’s data breach putting fresh attention on the lack of federal standards, a wide…
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MembershipArticleOver 5 years old
New Tool Helps Privacy Professionals Better Respond to Data Breaches
The International Association of Privacy Professionals is launching the IAPP-RADAR Incident Response Center to help members stay on…
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Marketing / CommunicationsArticleOver 5 years old
Friday Buzz: Cloudflare’s Massive Bug
The widely used content delivery platform is working with Google employees to plug a leak that may have…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Know the Risks of a Cyberattack—and How to Protect Your Association
Ten years ago, almost no one was talking about cybersecurity, especially in the association world. Today, cybersecurity is…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
The Fix: Getting Coverage in Case of a Breach
Cleaning up after a cyberattack takes a toll. Valerie McDonald, senior vice president, MPL product manager at AXIS…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
The Fix: Cover Up
Cyber insurance for when cybersecurity isn’t enough.
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FOP Website Hack Highlights Anti-Police Sentiment
The attack, targeting the online assets and private files of the major police group, appears to have been…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Data: Identity Theft Stats
It's no surprise that U.S. data breaches hit a record high in 2014. According to the Identity Theft…
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LearningArticleOver 5 years old
Data Breaches: A Problem Associations Aren’t Ready For
More than a quarter of organizations have experienced data breaches, according to a new study. Is your association…
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American Bankers Association Discloses Data Breach
Right as National Cybersecurity Awareness Month began, the American Bankers Association (ABA) announced it had been hit by…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Data Nugget: How Common is Identity Theft?
Quantifying the amount of identity theft out there.
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Associations: Help Federal Employees hit by OPM Data Breach
A host of associations are speaking out about the two recent Office of Personnel Management data breaches affecting…
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OperationsArticleOver 5 years old
Cyberattacks Hit Nearly 70 Percent of Businesses in Last Year
Almost seven out of 10 businesses experienced some kind of cyberattack last year, according to a survey of…
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Urban Institute’s Form 990 Online Filing System Hacked
No sensitive information was compromised, the institute says, but an estimated 600,000 to 700,000 nonprofits that use its…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Social Media Roundup: Ramp Up Your Cybersecurity Protocols
Another round of digital intrusions brings cybersecurity back to the forefront. Plus: Find out which issues advocates will…
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GovernanceArticleOver 5 years old
ICANN Systems Infiltrated in “Spear Phishing” Attack
The nonprofit group that helps keep key elements of the internet moving had some of its key systems…
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Sony Pictures, Hacking, and Why Cybersecurity Is an Arms Race
Beyond all the gossip floating around—and admittedly, there’s a lot of it in this case—the Sony Pictures hack…
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AdvocacyArticleOver 5 years old
Dealing With a Data Breach? Follow This Advice
The Direct Marketing Association this week offered its members a useful guide that tells them what they should…























