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Three things that will happen in 2019 – and one that will not

Commvault's Nigel Tozer reflects on the year that's been and the one ahead with three predictions of what will be and one that won't.

By Nigel Tozer • 4 min read • Thu, 20th Dec 2018

Breach Prevention

Twitter suspects state-sponsored ties to support forum breach

One of Twitter's support forums was hit by a data breach that may have ties to a state-sponsored attack, however users' personal data was exposed.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Dec 2018

Unified Communications

Marriott sets up call centres to answer questions on data breach

Marriott has released an update on the breach of the Starwood guest reservation data breach which affected 500 million guests.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Mon, 17th Dec 2018

Disaster Recovery

The Implications of a data disaster and why effective DR is critical

93 percent of companies without disaster recovery who suffer a major data disaster are out of business within one year.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Thu, 13th Dec 2018

Breach Prevention

52mil users affected by Google+'s second data breach

Google+ APIs will be shut down within the next 90 days, and the consumer platform will be disabled in April 2019 instead of August 2019 as originally planned.

By Kai Ping Lew • 3 min read • Tue, 11th Dec 2018

Breach Prevention

Quora's been breached: Users, change your passwords

Quora's 100 million users are the latest targets in a major data breach, but at least the company has moved quickly to contain it.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Dec 2018

Data Loss Prevention

500 million impacted by Marriott database breach

A root cause of the breach is currently unknown, but Marriott indicated that the intruders encrypted the information before exfiltrating the data.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Mon, 3rd Dec 2018

Network Infrastructure

Dell.com customers urged to change passwords after breach

Dell is asking all of its Dell.com customers to change their passwords after it detected 'unauthorised activity' on its network earlier this month.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 30th Nov 2018

Malware

Uber disguised breach ransom payment as a bug bounty reward

Uber fined £385,000 by UK Information Commissioner's Office for data breach that affected 2.7 million UK customers and drivers.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 29th Nov 2018

Network Infrastructure

Almost half of NZ businesses unprepared for data breaches

The HP New Zealand IT Security Study surveyed 434 New Zealand small to large businesses across the services, production, retail and hospitality.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Nov 2018

Breach Prevention

Amazon customers irate after 'technical error'

A 'technical error' at Amazon has exposed customer names and email addresses, leaving many irate and questioning if it was a data breach.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Thu, 22nd Nov 2018

Data Protection

Data protection is key to building customer trust

Data security is paramount for Australian businesses aiming to build customer trust, as regulations like NDB and GDPR push for stricter compliance.

By Jon McGettigan • 4 min read • Tue, 20th Nov 2018

Breach Prevention

Details of 9mil compromised in Cathay Pacific data leak

Twenty-seven credit card numbers with no CVV were accessed, and the combination of data accessed varies for each affected passenger.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Fri, 26th Oct 2018

Data Protection

ICO report reaction: UK data security incidents rocket 224%

A sharp rise in reported UK data security incidents is likely due to stricter GDPR rules, says Egress Software CEO, stressing the need for better user training.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Sat, 20th Oct 2018