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T‑Mobile’s Massive Data Breach Impacts 100 Million+ T-Mobile USA Customers

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Futurum analysts Steven Dickens and Shelly Kramer take a look at the massive T-Mobile data breach affecting some 100+ million T-Mobile USA customers. Their analysis includes a look at how the news broke, who has claimed responsibility for the attack and why, how an allegedly insecure backup server is the claimed point of entry and where and how customer data is being sold.

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REvil Ransomware Breach Targets Jack Daniel’s Parent Brown-Forman — Steals 1 TB of Data

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The REvil ransomware cyber gang claims to have attacked Brown-Forman, the owner of Jack Daniel’s and other popular liquor brands. The sophisticated ransomware gang claims to be holding 1TB of Brown-Forman corporate data for ransom, including employee information, pledging to leak the data in batches if the company does not respond to its demands. Brown-Forman has released few details about the attack, and claims “There are no active negotiations.”

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Imperva Data Breach Has Consequences for CEO

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The Imperva data breach had serious consequences for CEO Chris Hylen, who has stepped down. This should get the attention of CEOs and senior leaders everywhere. Doing everything you can to create a business strategy with security at its core while also endeavoring to create a security first culture within the organization are business mission critical. Especially if you want to keep your job.

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Capital One Breach — A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

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The Capital One breach is a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day for the brand, and just another day of exposure and personal risk for consumers. There’s a reason that every major tech brand is focused on cybersecurity: Dell, IBM, Cisco, SAP, and others understand fully that business can’t be business as usual if customers are vulnerable to hacks. Now we just need to move cybersecurity up the food chain so that it’s a top concern from senior management and the boardroom on down—and fund it.

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Here’s How to Kickstart Your Data Protection Strategy

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Many business leaders associate data protection with cyberattacks. Mainly, due to the alarming news stories that continue to surface—from the WannaCry ransomware attack that spread across 150 countries to Equifax’s massive breach that affected as many as 147.9 million consumers. Luckily, media coverage for these incidents has spurred much-needed awareness for data security.  However, cyberattacks are just one concern when it …