During the first 11 days of February, there have been 15 publicly reported data breaches, according to Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group.
Last month, Heartland Payment Systems reported a data breach that has the potential to be one of the largest on record. The payment processor, which handles more than 100 million transactions per month, said it had found malware on its network. It did not, however, disclose the duration of the breach or the number of accounts affected.
A minor consolation for current and former FAA employees: In its 2009 Identity Fraud Survey Report, published Monday, Javelin Strategy & Research says that the average consumer cost of identity fraud declined by 31%, from $718 to $496 per incident, its lowest level since 2005.
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To realize the benefits of cloud-native software, an application must actually be cloud-native—designed to run in the cloud, interacting with disaggregated cloud services, fully manageable as code—to deliver the expected benefits.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
