A large solutions and services company facing strict compliance regulations and enforcements needed a powerful, scalable enterprise data protection solution for their data being migrated over to S3, Athena, Amazon Redshift, and Glue environments. The sensitive data included HR, Financial and customer information. Using Protegrity’s field-level data protection, the company overcame this challenge, significantly improving their processes.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is one of the world's most stringent data protection laws, designed to safeguard individuals' personal data in Europe. Since its implementation in May 2018, GDPR has significantly impacted how organizations collect, store, and process personal data. Noncompliance with GDPR can lead to severe penalties, including hefty fines and reputational damage, making it imperative for organizations to understand and adhere to its requirements.

Researchers at Menlo Security discovered three state-sponsored phishing campaigns that have targeted 40,000 important individuals over the past three months.

As social media becomes more intertwined with our daily routines, cybercriminals are using it to trick people with fake job offers. What are these social-media recruitment scams, and how can you spot the red flags? With unemployment surging in many countries around the world, in particular countries like South Africa, which is currently at the top of the highest unemployment list in the world at over 32%, it’s no wonder that scams targeting job seekers are becoming more common.

Modern business operations have become synonymous with outsourcing to vendors, as essentially every business relies on at least a few third-party partnerships to improve efficiency and enhance capabilities. However, these partnerships also present various cybersecurity risks that can negatively impact an organization’s performance, reputation, and compliance with industry regulations and standards. To mitigate these risks, organizations must develop a robust Vendor Risk Management (VRM) process.

Welcome to this week’s Cyber Threat Intelligence Summary, where we bring you the latest updates and insights on significant cyber threats. This edition covers alleged access to high-revenue organisations advertised by IntelBroker, TransparentTribe targeting the gaming industry with spyware, and an analysis of the FakeBat loader.

Passkeys are a type of passwordless authentication method that enables you to log in to your accounts without having to enter a password. Instead, you authenticate the same way you sign in to your device such as using a passcode, your biometrics or a swipe pattern. Many websites and apps have started to support the use of passkeys including Amazon. Here’s how you can set up a passkey to seamlessly sign in to your Amazon account.

If you were one of the 70+ million people affected by the 2024 AT&T data breach, you are likely concerned about the safety of your accounts and the risk of your identity being stolen. Although some of the data is from 2019 or earlier, according to AT&T, the 2024 data breach occurred this past March when stolen customer data was found on the dark web. If you were part of this data breach, your identity could be at risk of being stolen because customers’ Social Security numbers were exposed.