A data leak is when sensitive data is accidentally exposed physically, on the Internet or any other form including lost hard drives or laptops. This means a cyber criminal can gain unauthorized access to the sensitive data without effort.
Personally identifiable information (PII) is data that could identify a specific individual. Information that can be used to distinguish an individual's identity from another or be used to deanonymize anonymous data is also considered PII. While PII has several formal definitions, think of it as any information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact or locate a particular person.
This article will give you insights into the common PayPal hoaxes circulating these days. Additionally, you will learn how to keep your payment experience safe when using the popular service in question.
The recent IBM 2019 Cost of Data Breach survey found that the cost of a data breach had risen 12% over the past 5 years to $3.92 million on average. While 51% of the data breach attacks were attributed to malicious or criminal actors, a stunning 24% of the breaches were caused by negligent employees or contractors. The report also notesed that the 51% of the criminal actors included, “malware infections, criminal insiders, phishing/social engineering and SQL injection.”
Logs have been important actors of cyber security environments for a while now. In this article, we will take a closer look on log monitoring and how it can help cyber security operations of your business.
