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Friday Five: Hacked ISPs, Major Breaches, Insider Threats, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 08/30/2024

This past week, hackers took advantage of a 0-day to steal ISP customers' credentials, a former Verizon employee pleaded guilty to feeding info to a Chinese spy agency, and more. Get up to speed in this week's Friday Five!

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Friday Five: Unsuspecting Threats, New CUI Guidance, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 05/17/2024

This past week, BreachForums was taken down for a second time, an Arizona woman was arrested for her role in a North Korean remote work scheme, CISA and the NIST released new guidance, and more. Catch up on all the latest news in this week's Friday Five.

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Friday Five: Zero-Trust Guidance, IP Theft, Surging Cybercrime, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 03/08/2024

An FBI report on rising cybercrime topped this week's headlines and was further underscored by an IP theft scandal at Google, but new initiatives from the White House and NSA aim to combat such threats. Get up to speed on these stories and more in this week's Friday Five!

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Friday Five: Insider Threats, Compliance Woes, Fighting Espionage, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 12/08/2023

In this week's Friday Five, learn how internal threat actors are finding success, the U.S. and allies are fighting foreign espionage campaigns, a new bill could fortify the U.S. cybersecurity workforce, and more.

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Friday Five: DDoS and USB Attacks, Critical Infrastructure Concerns, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 07/21/2023

A rise in cyberattacks’ volume and sophistication, lawmakers cracking down on privacy, the rising threats to critical infrastructure, and more. Catch up on these stories and more in this week’s Friday Five!

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What is ITAR Compliance? (Regulations, Fines, & More)

By Juliana de Groot on Thu, 06/08/2023

Learn about ITAR compliance in Data Protection 101, our series on the fundamentals of information security.

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Friday Five: Android Malware, More Law Enforcement Action, New NIST Guidance, & More

By Robbie Araiza on Fri, 05/19/2023

Despite law enforcement’s best efforts to combat and take down cybercriminals, home routers, Android phones, and Android-based TV boxes are all being threatened by new malware. Catch up on all the latest in this week’s Friday Five!

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Insider Threat: Definition & Examples

Tue, 12/28/2021

A recent report said that almost half of data breaches involve an insider element. In this blog we define what constitutes an insider threat and give you nearly 50 examples to help illustrate the threat further.

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CISA Rolls Out New Insider Threat Risk Assessment Tool

Thu, 09/30/2021

The tool, which is intended for both public and private sector organizations, can help companies better assess their vulnerability to insider threats.

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US Indicts Man Behind Shopify Insider Breach

Mon, 04/12/2021

It seems as if the goal of the breach was to set up copycat merchant pages to divert sales from the originals.

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Suit Claims Attorneys Stole, Destroyed Data Before Joining Rival Firm

Wed, 02/17/2021

A new lawsuit alleges four attorneys plotted their exit months before they left for a competing firm, then copied and destroyed corporate data.

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Insider Threats Poised to Increase in 2021

Wed, 10/28/2020

Forrester, citing the persistence of remote work, predicts that internal incidents will be responsible for 33% of breaches in 2021.

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Former Employee Breached Company Payroll Data

Thu, 10/22/2020

Before resigning, the employee stole company data and created a "superuser" account that let him access the network after he left.

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Shopify Acknowledges Insider Breach of 200 Stores

Wed, 09/23/2020

A breach at the popular e-commerce site was linked back to two "rogue" support team employees.

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Popcorn Recipe Case Highlights Niche Trade Secret Theft Risk

Mon, 05/06/2019

This company protected its sensitive data with biometric thumbprint scanner but still managed to suffer trade secret theft after a former director of research allegedly stole gigabytes of data on its recipes.

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New Insider Threat Report Breaks Down Scenarios, Statistics

By Chris Brook on Wed, 03/06/2019

Verizon's new Insider Threat Report breaks down five categories of inside threat actors and outlines 11 steps to reduce risk and defend against malicious insiders.

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Ex-Apple Employee Accused of Stealing Self-Driving Car IP

Thu, 07/12/2018

Federal agents apprehended a former Apple employee last week suspected of stealing intellectual property, including engineering schematics on the company's secret self-driving car technology.

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What is the NIST Cybersecurity Framework?

By Chris Brook on Mon, 06/25/2018

Learn what the NIST Cybersecurity Framework is, who it impacts, and how to implement it in Data Protection 101, our series on the fundamentals of information security.

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Tesla Data Theft Case Illustrates the Danger of the Insider Threat

By Chris Brook on Thu, 06/21/2018

Tesla filed a lawsuit against a former employee this week after it learned he made changes to company source code and exported gigabytes of proprietary data to unknown third parties.

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What Does an Insider Threat Analyst Do?

Mon, 04/30/2018

Learn about what an insider threat analyst does, along with how they affect existing procedures, policies, and protection layers in organizations in Data Protection 101, our series on the fundamentals of information security.

Friday Five: Hacked ISPs, Major Breaches, Insider Threats, & More

Friday Five: Unsuspecting Threats, New CUI Guidance, & More

Friday Five: Zero-Trust Guidance, IP Theft, Surging Cybercrime, & More

Friday Five: Insider Threats, Compliance Woes, Fighting Espionage, & More

Friday Five: DDoS and USB Attacks, Critical Infrastructure Concerns, & More

What is ITAR Compliance? (Regulations, Fines, & More)

Friday Five: Android Malware, More Law Enforcement Action, New NIST Guidance, & More

Insider Threat: Definition & Examples

CISA Rolls Out New Insider Threat Risk Assessment Tool

US Indicts Man Behind Shopify Insider Breach

Suit Claims Attorneys Stole, Destroyed Data Before Joining Rival Firm

Insider Threats Poised to Increase in 2021

Former Employee Breached Company Payroll Data

Shopify Acknowledges Insider Breach of 200 Stores

Popcorn Recipe Case Highlights Niche Trade Secret Theft Risk

New Insider Threat Report Breaks Down Scenarios, Statistics

Ex-Apple Employee Accused of Stealing Self-Driving Car IP

What is the NIST Cybersecurity Framework?

Tesla Data Theft Case Illustrates the Danger of the Insider Threat

What Does an Insider Threat Analyst Do?

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