Security Breaches in the News by Ernest Clover https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u Made with charisma en-us 2017-04-28 19:16:12 UTC 2026-03-04 05:14:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Amazon Breach Shows Need for Stronger Third-Party Cybersecurity https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/176337491 Kira Hunter
For this assignment, I chose an article entitled “Amazon Breach Shows Need for Stronger Third-Party Cybersecurity”. This article begins by talking about the data security breach that happened with Amazon and some of its 3rd party vendors in April of 2017. The breach is believed to have happened from stolen 3rd party credentials that allowed hackers to change bank deposit information on the accounts and deposit thousands. While Amazon vowed to reimburse all their vendors hacks like this one show a vulnerability that if it is addressed can damage Amazon’s brand. The breach also highlighted the need for stronger data security for large businesses like Amazon who are especially vulnerable because of the amount of 3rd party vendors they work with all over the globe. The recommendation the article suggested was to use good password management i.e. long, complex, unique passwords that are changed out often.  

This article related to what I already knew about cyber security. It makes sense to me that 3rd party vendors might be an easy access point to infiltrate larger more secure businesses like Amazon. Data security as it relates to businesses and even our government are increasingly becoming problematic as hackers can access all kinds of our personal information. Technology has made obtaining and storing information so much easier but at the same time we need to make sure that it is secure. 




]]> 2017-06-14 02:13:53 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/176337491 https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/176742437 Tara Habeck

Shanthi Rexaline of www.benzinga.com points out the top 5 cyber hacks of 2017’s first trimester: hackers filed a false SEC filing for Stage Stores Inc; Julian Assange leaked how the CIA was unethically hacking into TVs, iPhone and apps; behind the scenes photos of Emma Watson during the filming of Beauty and the Beast were stolen and released; McDonald’s twitter feed was hacked; customer emails and phone numbers were stolen from the owner of Saks Fifth Avenue. 

Breaches in cybersecurity are hitting close to home. I use an iPhone and its possible the CIA acquired data from it. Within the last year I shopped at Saks Fifth Avenue. I now have many questions about what I can do to protect myself against cyber crime. What anti-virus software should I have installed on my laptop? How should I store my passwords? What are best practices for safe use of my mobile device?

]]> 2017-06-18 01:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/176742437 3 Security Skills Every IT Team Needs https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/176937341 Deseree Klann

http://www.itpro.co.uk/security/28740/3-security-skills-every-it-team-needs

In order for corporations and people to protect themselves from possible theft, they must be educated on how to do exactly that. This article covers three very important ways to prevent a  security breach. Corporations need to have the right talent necessary to complete these tasks, but there is a shortage in people educated enough. Companies and people need to work diligently to protect themselves from a possible tragedy. The  three ways stated are to have a fast breach response, constantly run penetration testing and to have high quality security engineering and analysis.

This particular article spoke to me because I find it has very important information. Security breaches are all too common nowadays and criminals are gaining access to our personal information, exploiting our privacy, and using it to their advantage.  This article built on my knowledge of how to protect myself and always keep track of my affairs.]]> 2017-06-20 05:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/176937341 The Worst Data Breaches of All TIme https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177039720 by Shanna Morse
This article got my attention by mentioning the 2013 Target stores data breach that compromised millions of people’s personal information. I remember this happening because everyone, including myself, who had a Target Visa was then issued a Target Mastercard. This article describes the top ten most destructive data breaches that have occurred so far (that we know of).

#10: Yahoo breach in 2016, affected 500 million users and 1 billion accounts! It took Yahoo three years to realize the breach had happened and the hackers still have not been identified

#9 Friend Finder, a website breach that resulted in 412 million user accounts being compromised

#8 Myspace, year of occurrence is still unknown, 360 million account records, emails, passwords, etc. were leaked

#7 LinkedIn, hacked in 2012- 165 million accounts compromised

#6 Heartland Payment Systems, between 2008 and 2009 130 million records were compromised.

#5 Target stores in 2013, 40 million credit and debit records compromised due to hackers infecting the company’s card readers

#4 Sony online entertainment, hackers targeted the PlayStation network in 2011

#3 Rambler, hacked in 2014 (the Yahoo of Russia) 98 million of its accounts were compromised

#2 National Archives and Records Administration breach in 2008 occurred as a hard drive simply not working which held the names and social security numbers of 76 million military veterans

#1 Anthem, formerly known as WellPoint was hacked in 2015. The second-largest health insurer in the U.S., stolen data included names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and employment histories — everything an identity thief might need. 

This article builds on my understanding and knowledge in this course so far by demonstrating the many ways in which organizations can be vulnerable to threats that many of us don’t often consider.  It also puts into perspective that if a corporate giant like Target could be so vulnerable to threats, it is happening everywhere, all the time and to probably everyone at some point in their lives.



]]> 2017-06-21 00:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177039720 THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM: how to prevent security breaches. https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177060476 Josh Dean
        This article starts off by talking about all the different security breaches that have happened not only worldwide, but right here in the united states. The article indicates how security breaches have been aimed more and more at health and medical companies due to the fact that those companies are more likely to hold more private information like social security numbers and other information that would help with stealing someone's identity. the article then goes into what are the causes of these problems. The root of these problems stem from a lack of talent in specialists with capabilities and skills to fend off these types of attacks. this is caused by three main factors. Competition being the first, budget issues being second and outdated technology being the third. the article then points out the two main factors that will help solve this problem. first being education. If we had better education it would increase the amount of talent across the board making it easier to obtain the people needed and secondly it talks about thinking globally. Hiring people from other countries that have the background needed to get the job done.
 What this article talks about is one of my core beliefs about a lot of issues that we face today. The world is becoming more and more advanced and we just haven't been able to keep up with the technology and information at the faster rates which we gather them. If we don't focus on bettering our education, then we will not have the people or skills to maintain our infrastructure which will lead to big disasters like the security breaches of late.
https://www.wired.com/insights/2015/02/the-root-of-the-security-problem/



]]> 2017-06-21 05:45:38 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177060476 You're Sharing Your Cell Phone Number Too Frequently wkeezer https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177101203 Wendy Keezer
This article talks about how regardless of how vigilant we are to protect our privacy and security, there will always be new threats. As we continually try to educate ourselves on what to be aware of, scammers seem to always be one step ahead. At my place of employment, they are always sending out training videos about phishing, phone scams, and email scams. This article talks about a new threat that I have never heard of, using our cell phone numbers as a means for identity theft.  Our cell numbers connect us to all of our personal identifiable information; email address, physical address, everything, and companies are not mandated to keep our numbers private like with SS#'s. This new trend is called SMishing.
A few ways to protect yourself from this new trend is to only give your cell number to a company if necessary. Every time you check out at a register, they really do not need your phone number, if you feel the need, google voice offers a virtual phone number free: https://voice.google.com. You can always register on the "do not call" lists, and be selective on what private data you share, especially at retailers. I was personally affected by the breaches with both Yahoo! and Target. Because of this, I have been a victim of identiy theft several times. I continually work with my creditors and the credit reporting agencies to make sure I am aware of any changes happening and if they are fraudulent.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/youre-sharing-your-cell-phone-number-too-frequently/ar-BBCWOUn

]]> 2017-06-21 13:39:14 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177101203 Power Grid Malware Platform Threatens Industrial Controls https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177120113 Casandra Whitmore
 I was drawn to this article because the assigned videos touched on this topic a few times. The Videos highlighted that it is unlikely that individuals would use malware for such an act. However, this article highlights that the likely culprit (Sandworm) to a December blackout in Ukraine was indeed malware. There are two companies working on this malware problem are calling this Industroyer or Crash Override. They fear the system is quickly customized however it needs direct access to the specific equipment it targets. 
The knowledge of the class has made it clear the capabilities of these hackers as they were able to control switches and circuit breakers. If you watched the video’s you may recall them discussing Iran’s Uranium Centrifuges which were controlled by the same software. But these two acts were carried out in different manors. You should read the article to see how. 
]]> 2017-06-21 16:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177120113 Data Breaches in the Dental Practice https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177141314 Brook Andrews

I decided to search corporate security breaches in the dental field, because I currently work in the dental field and find that most interesting and enjoy being able to connect my current studies with my career field.  This article gave a lot of insight on what a lot of offices or practices do not do to prevent these data breaches.  Many offices in our current times are “paperless” and all information is on computers and easily accessible to many people.  Having a recovery/incident response plan in place is key with our current “paperless” technology.  Also, the reason for many places not being fully prepared with a plan is because people are not HIPAA trained, have weak passwords, patient information is not being kept secure, and they do not know if their business insurance covers the expense of a potential data breaches.
 
I really enjoyed reading this article because it all made sense in both views of being in the dental field for 13 years and the view from this current class.  I have worked for offices on both ends of the spectrum, being fully prepared for a data breach and those where pure chaos would consume the practice because they would not even know where to start with a security breach.  I came to realize how important computer information systems is to all career aspects, especially dental.  Dealing with private patient information that could include all their contact information and more that someone could complete identity theft with if they were able to breach the data.  Things like firewalls, anti-virus, device encryptions, and e-mail filters are all things that could potentially save a dental practice from a data breach. 
]]> 2017-06-21 21:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177141314 The Biggest Cybersecurity Threats Are Inside Your Company https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177141718 Andrew Lovely

The article “The Biggest Cyber Security Threats are Inside Your Company” covers different ways that people can both accidentally and intentionally leak information about companies. There are Three different types of “insiders”. The first one, is simply a person who made a mistake but is otherwise harmless. Either they wrote down a password or someone got a hold of it. Or, They may have accidentally sent an e-mail to someone they shouldn’t have. The Second type of people are those who steal or leak out information from other people being the source. Lastly, you have people that are able to get an employee’s information and gain access to the companies system through their log in. 

The article continues on by addressing how to identify if someone is possibly an insider trying to steal information. As well some tips on how to prevent your company from being hacked into. I really love this article because of how well it ties into the book and the things that we have learned. We have learned about different types of ways people are able to hack or get access into companies. But for my it’s interesting to see how real of an issue this is, and how to help counter-act it. 
]]> 2017-06-21 21:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177141718 5 Huge Cybersecurity Breaches at Companies You Know https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177155261 Matthew Schimmelfennig

I chose an article that highlighted some of the biggest data breaches at companies that almost everyone is familiar with. The first data breach discussed is Wal-Mart, data was stolen from cash registers used by the companies developmental team. The second breach discussed was a Home Depot breach in which up to 60 million credit card numbers were stolen. Due to the complexity of cyber crimes, it took over five months to discover the breach. The third breach involved Target. Up to 110 million credit cards were stolen, with the costs associated with the hacking totaling $148 million. The fourth breach discussed involved Apple. Iclouds of celebrities and others were hacked, resulting in personal pictures being leaked to the public. The final company discussed is Neiman Marcus. The company ignored alerts that notified them of potential fraudulent activity, resulting in 350,000 compromised cards.

The data breaches at these major companies shows that no company is immune to data threats. It illustrates how often technology is changing and that what works today for security will be obsolete tomorrow. It also hammers home the potential cost, in both lost customers and real dollars, a data breach can have on a company.]]> 2017-06-22 02:00:18 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177155261 15 worst data security breaches in recent memory. https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177163223 -Dante Robinson

Big companies have recently succumb to a ton of big security breaches. A recent example of that is the 2013 holiday season at Target. Apparently, right before thanksgiving, a breach began giving hackers access to Target’s POS card readers. Initially, Target claimed 40 million customers were at risk. By the time it was all over, 110 million estimated customers had been at risk. The breach was so horrific to Target’s image that the CIO resigned in March of the next year, and the CEO resigned in May. 
This article proves a point made in the chapter of the textbook. The breach was believed to be caused by the HVAC vendor to target’s POS system. Chapter 7 of the textbook speaks on third party employees like security or maintenance being unsuspected when it comes to theft or hacking. An employee of the HVAC vendor probably gained access for the hackers with no suspicion. I’m sure Target has increased security since this incident, but this is an example of how companies need to adjust every aspect of their business, including cyber security, as the world changes. 
 
 
http://www.csoonline.com/article/2130877/data-protection/data-protection-the-15-worst-data-security-breaches-of-the-21st-century.html

]]> 2017-06-22 04:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177163223 Fast Food Chain Arby’s Acknowledges BreachBy: Redha Abu-Rshaid https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177169250 The article discusses a data breach at Arby’s fast food restaurant involving malicious software installed on payment card systems. The data breach involved hundred of the restaurant locations in the US. When reports were made by Arby’s restaurant group Inc. they have started investigations to the payment card systems. Then, they have notified law enforcement and expertise of security system. The restaurant chain Inc. were notified by PSCU, an organization that serve more than 800 credit unions, which received long list of compromised card numbers for more than 355,000 credit and debit cards.
 
The article helps in increasing my understanding of the importance of security system almost everywhere, because no body could expect such an incidence of breach. Therefore, the article helps in increasing my knowledge of protection, and to regularly check for unusual and suspicious activities.   

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/02/fast-food-chain-arbys-acknowledges-breach/
]]> 2017-06-22 06:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177169250 Data Protection: Data Breaches are the New Norm https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177247277 Kathy Scherdt
Have we become so numb to the cyber attaches that we do not question it when our banks, credit card companies, or a hospital call/write to tell us that they have been breached and that our personal data may be compromised. From 2015 to 2016 breaches have increased by 40%. US companies and government agencies suffered a record 1,093 data breaches in 2016. In 2018 more stringent EU data protection, will come into effect following a two-year grace period. One can think that the US’s approach to data breaches is relying on the state-level and industry- specific legislation whereas EU relies on comprehensive privacy legislation.

I think that if everyone stopped relying on the WWW and stopped giving out so much information about themselves, we could control this “New Norm” a bit. I think that companies with breaches need to be paying more of the cost to people like you and I for the trouble we go through when the companies we trust have a breach.

]]> 2017-06-22 22:47:58 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177247277 Security Breach Examples and Practices to Avoid Them https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177247572 Michelle Bartus
This article is interesting it goes over how to protect yourself in your workplace.  This article starts with the data breach with VA of which 26.5 million Veterans personal information was stolen.  We all have to be aware of our area, and to make sure physical electronics such as laptops have security on them.
Being aware of what is on your laptop is also a good point, we shouldn't save your passwords to your computer unless you are the only user.  Having complicated passwords not easy ones, are better to make less vulnerable for hackers.  Disposing of old technology, without deleting records is very important this is another example of a data breach.  Old technology can consist of laptops, hard drives, tablets, and even copy machines.  
We all need to stop and think especially at the work place, to ensure there is no data breach.  Being aware of suspicious activities, and checking are good precautions.

]]> 2017-06-22 22:55:34 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177247572 Recent Data Breaches May 2017 https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177262489 Ryan Pierce

This article talks about four recent data breaches that just happened last month in may 2017. These breaches happened to Sabre Hospitality Solutions, Gmail, Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, and Brooks Brothers. Some of the data that was compromised from these companies was financial info, personal info, and health info.

I previously knew a little bit about viruses and I knew some of the other was data could be compromised, but I didn't know the technical terminology for them. This article relates to what we're learning because it tells what kind of data was breached and also the way it was breached as well. For instance, in the section talking about the breach at Gmail, you can tell the type of software attack that was used what the phishing attack.
 https://www.identityforce.com/blog/recent-data-breaches-may-2017

]]> 2017-06-23 03:30:17 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177262489 Threats: Social Engineering and Malicious Spam Dominate https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177264926 Aubrey Leppek

     This Article was written on June 22, 2017, and is based on social engineering attacks. It's explained that criminals are currently focused on the attacks mentioned above and its malware distribution is a threat for the Unit 42 security research group at Palo Alto Networks. It's also explained that exploit toolkits has made it easy for criminals to infect websites and use them to attack website visitors. Several factors are used to explain why the exploit kits are working. First, is smaller attack surface such as Edge, which is a browser surface, because there's less users. Second, is zero-day famine because the best kits historically had to have the greatest number of zero-day flaws. Third, is domain shadowing blocks due to criminals being able to highjack access to a domain management system. 
This article helped me comprehend how some criminals are able to access databases and highjack an individual's computer. ]]> 2017-06-23 04:36:07 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177264926 The Biggest Cybersecurity Threats are Inside Your Company mdacko1 https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177302706 Michelle Harrigan
This article describes the ways that employees inside of a company can intentionally or unintentionally cause a security breach. The article states that in the 2016 Cyber Security Intelligence Index, IBM found that 60% of all attacks were carried out by insiders. IBM also found that the the top industries being attacked are manufacturing, health care, and financial services because of their personal data, intellectual property, and financial assets.
The article goes on to cover the primary types of insider risks. The first is human error. Examples include misaddressed emails or stolen electronic devices. The second type is malicious employees that may have a vendetta against the organization. They steal competitive information and sell data. The third type of insider risk is identity theft. This includes cyber criminals that hack the identity of an employee to gain access to sensitive company information. Since these attacks are coming from trusted employees on the inside, they are less likely to be detected.
The article goes on to suggest ways in which a corporation can focus their security efforts. Some examples are giving the strongest defenses to the most valuable company assets, closely monitoring employees, enforcing strong standards for employee usernames and passwords, and collecting data on all devices on your network.
This article related to several topics that we studied in chapter 7, the biggest being deliberate threats to information systems, such as identity theft, theft of equipment, sabatoge, and espionage; and also unintentional security threats, which are human errors such as weak passwords, losing electronic devices, and not monitoring unmanaged devices that may be connected to the network.
https://hbr.org/2016/09/the-biggest-cybersecurity-threats-are-inside-your-company]]> 2017-06-23 14:45:23 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177302706 5 huge cybersecurity breaches at companies you know https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177310982 Vendela Hale 

This article gives a brief description of 5 major security breaches of major companies. One of the biggest breaches they talked about way with Walmart. It was found that data was developed to seal money from registers. Another major breaches was with Home Depot. During this scandal up to six million card numbers had been stolen. Next on the list is Target, with a breaches so large it accessed over one hundred million customers personal information. In addition it cost $148 million dollars. Next on the list we see Apple and Neiman Marcus two more common places that a lot of people shop with.  

This article show just how susceptible companies are to data breaches. The five companies listed about are five major companies that you would think have top security, one is even a technology company. This article helps to put a realistic perspectives of the dangers of data breaches.  ]]> 2017-06-23 16:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177310982 Security Breaches in Medical Fields dwardle https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177314593 David Wardle

Security Breaches are everywhere lately, so I decided to limit my focus to one field the medical field, where there is a lot of information being stolen, breached, lost, taken, etc.  This is important because all people's medical information is private, and certain individual's medical information could be used against them, or allow hackers to profit, off of well off individuals who do not want their personal information leaked.

This article examines the Personal Health Information (PHI) of over 5,000 medicaid patients from 2014-2015.  This breach was due to the main medical companies using faulty online services to create the forms for patients to fill in and store.  These forms were able to be hacked and accessed through the security breach.  Once the breach was investigated, all forms were deleted, and the companies went on to use a better online service for forms with better encryption.


]]> 2017-06-23 17:57:44 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177314593 Virgin Media urges 800,000 customers to reset passwords after router security flaws. Rhonda Schaffer https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177316702 This Wired magazine article talks about the data hacks discovered in 2017. The types of data compromised were names, emails, address, phone numbers and bank account details. The magazine is keeping an on-going log of all data breaches this year along with how they were breached and how many customers were affected. Most recently was the Virgin Media attack that left 800,000 customers vulnerable, the Super Hub 2 router had been using insecure default passwords. These passwords consisted of eight lower case letters.

While reading through all of the data breaches it is obvious that no one is immune.  The attacks are on every type of business from PlayStation to Chipotle. The way that the data was breached were different as well. Malware, spam, server attacks and even weak passwords. No one is safe from a security breech, no matter the size of the company. We trust the company’s we deal with to keep us protected and that doesn’t always happen.

http://www.wired.co.uk/article/hacks-data-breaches-2017
]]> 2017-06-23 18:34:45 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177316702 GOP Data Firm Accidentally Leaks Personal Details of Nearly 200 Million American Voters. https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177318865 Eric McGuigan

Gizmodo June 19, 2017

Political data that was being stored on a publically-accessible Amazon server was exposed this month. Deep Root Analytics, the conservative data firm that targets audiences for political ads, confirmed to Gizmodo that they owned the data.

According to Chris Vickery of UpGuard, more than a terabyte of data was stored on a cloud server without the protection of a password and could be accessed by anyone who found the URL.

The Republican National Committee paid Deep Root $983,000 last year, according to Federal Election Commission reports.

Vickery used the same process of searching publicly accessible data on Amazon's cloud service last month and found sensitive files tied to a US Defense Department project that was exposed by an employee of a top defense contractor.

https://gizmodo.com/gop-data-firm-accidentally-leaks-personal-details-of-ne-1796211612]]> 2017-06-23 19:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177318865 Anthem security breach https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177327111 Arthur Denys
80 million people including patients and doctors got their information hacked fro, the healthcare group. Information such as social security numbers, addresses and income Information. This could end up costing Anthem millions and greatly hurts their image. 

This relates greatly to what we are learning about because cyber security is very important for both customers as well as businesses. businesses can lose alot  of money when their customers' information gets leaked. As a result, companies lose business and people get their information hacked which could lead to financial and personal life issues as well. ]]> 2017-06-23 23:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177327111 11 Major US Data Breaches https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177327667 Maryanne Carter
http://www.bankrate.com/finance/banking/us-data-breaches-1.aspx
Even the biggest companies can be comprimised by hackers and cyber attacks. In 2015 the Ponemon Institute and Symantec Corporation did a study that showed 47% of all data breaches are either malicious or criminal acts. in 2015, Anthem had 80 million patient and employee records compromised by a cyber attack on their IT system. Ashley Madison was hacked in 2015 which resulted in 33 million user accounts being made public. Ebay was the victim of a cyber attack in 2014 that resulted in 145 million customer accounts with possible names, passwords, emails, physical addresses, phone numbers and date of births being accessed. JP Morgan Chase had 76 million households and 7 million small business information accessed through a cyber attack in 2014. Home Depot was also a victim in 2014 where hackers obtained information of 56 million credit card accounts and 53 million customer emails, through a stolen vender account. Sony was also a victim in 2014 of a cyber attack where 3000 current and former employee information was compromised. In 2013 Target was also a victim where millions of credit and debit card account numbers were accessed. Other companies that have been a victim were Global Payments INC., Tricare (A military Insurance Provider) Citibank, and Heartland.
This article discuses about cyber attacks, information not being encrypted, and hackers. It pertains to what we have already learned because it discusses how the company is affected by the information being accessed. Where as with the Tricare mishap is discusses how some information can be stolen right out from under your nose and if it is not encrypted the thief can gain access to the Information. I was actually apart of the Tricare information link because i was a military family member with Tricare. I have actually been a victim 2 times through Tricare the first time I was in High School because of my Active Duty Father. It just goes to show you that no one is safe when it comes to being hacked.



]]> 2017-06-24 00:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177327667 5 Huge Cyber Security Breaches at Companies you Know- Adrianna Razo https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177327675 The article starts out by explaining the threat of cybersecurity breaches and how they have been growing more recently. Then they go into detail to look at 5 of the biggest security breaches. First is Walmart where hackers broke into the computer system of the companies development team to steal information from cash registers. Second, was home depot who fell victim to cybercriminals who stole over 60 million of their customers' credit card numbers. Third, a massive security breach at target in which hackers accessed personal information of about 110 million customers. Fourth, Apple's ICloud accounts were broken into, specifically celebrities whose personal information and even photos were leaked. Lastly, the retailer Neiman Marcus suffered a security attack last February where hackers were undetected from some time and were stealing customer information from the cash registers.

This article helps me to better understand the importance of security in any business because cyber attacks like this can cause companies to lose customers and it could all be prevented with better use of security.]]> 2017-06-24 00:10:01 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177327675 The Best Cybersecurity Investment You Can Make Is Better Training https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177328356 Lauren Helwig
HBR’s article on corporate “cyber threats” emphasizes the critical role of people as “first and last line of defense” against breaches. The authors define organizational “people” as employees within the organization as well as its “outsiders”–contractors, consultants, and vendors–as key contributors to corporate security. The article identifies corporate leaders as the main bottleneck in effective security strategies. Leaders tend to throw money at technological solutions and neglect the more important work of educating all organizational participants on security matters.

The article reinforces the course text’s argument that (mostly inadvertent) human error is the weak link in corporate security strategies. It goes further in this claim by suggesting that a new organizational model—the “agile enterprise” —is needed to prevent and minimize attacks. Such an enterprise understands each layer of its organization as part of a coordinated security solution, creating a human-centered “neural safety network” to bolster technical solutions.

https://hbr.org/2017/05/the-best-cybersecurity-investment-you-can-make-is-better-training 

]]> 2017-06-24 00:49:33 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177328356 Once More Unto the [Corporate Data] Breach, Dear Friend. Sarah Moore-Ar-Rasheed https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177328710 “There are only two kinds of companies: those that have been hacked and those that will be” Robert Mueller, Former FBI Director.  This 2012 quote, set the tone of the entire article.  There is no company that is invincible to this threat.  Big companies like JP Morgan Chase and Anthem, which have entire departments dedicated to the prevention of security breaches has recently experienced breaches that compromised a total of over 150 million breached records.  In the article, Once More Unto the [Corporate Data] Breach, Dear Friends Adam Foresman compares data breaches before and after the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA).  Customers who are victims of data breaches, what rights do they have?  According to Foresman, data breaches are costly for many corporations.  However, when brought to court the majority of case are dismissed because: “the plaintiffs did not establish an injury in-fact or the plaintiffs did not adequately quantify or prove recoverable damages (i.e. a legally cognizable injury)” (p.347).

This article goes in depth about the financial repercussions for both business and individual consumers as a result of data breaches.  Some data breaches involve thousands and sometimes millions of people, if it were easy to when a suit as a result of a data breach many companies would be nonexistent because of the number of victims associated with data breaches.  In the Wiley, text the financial consequences of data breaches are discussed with respect to corporations or business.  This article additionally, looks at the effects on consumers.

]]> 2017-06-24 01:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177328710 The 10 biggest hacks, breaches, and security stories of 2016 https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177328848 Alexandra Brown
This article discusses the 10 largest hacks, breaches, and security stories of 2016. It goes over the Yahoo!, Ransomware, Dyn DDos, when Apple stoped patching QuickTime, credit card security measures, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) hack, when Russia tried to hack the United State's election, the San Bernardino iPhone, the NSA hacking, and the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial banks (SWIFT) hack.

All of these stories correlate with what we've been learning because it teaches us that the technology that we use, and may even trust, isn't as protected/secure than we may think. ]]> 2017-06-24 01:18:19 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177328848 5 Huge Cybersecurity Breaches At Companies You Know https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177328851 Shelby Wachner
This article explains how even the biggest corporations can have hackers slip through there securities. They say in corporate history the biggest cyber attack was when J.P. Morgan Chase had their information compromised and 76 million households were affected. The article then states that even companies that we use everyday have been compromised and you may not even know it. A big one discussed was Wal-Mart, and the hackers received the information from the cash registers, but somehow it was not required that this information be shared to the public. With other companies such as Home Depot and Neiman Marcus, hackers were able to get away with credit card information. It took months before these companies realized what had happened and how to get it under control. The Apple company is one where hackers were able to get personal information based off of the iCloud and then put private information out for the public to view. Target was also hacked and affected 110 million consumers, which costed the company up to $148 million because of the hacking. This article goes to show that hacking can be done and used in so many ways and that it is happening all around us. We have no way of stopping it so it's up to us to only put out the information that we would want the world to see. ]]> 2017-06-24 01:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177328851 http://fortune.com/2014/10/03/5-huge-cybersecurity-breaches-at-big-companies/ https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177330292 Chassie Moore

This article goes over five huge cybersecurity breaches at some of the largest companies we all know and use. This article talks about businesses such as Wal-Mart, Chase bank and even Target. These companies are huge companies that the majority of us use all of the time, maybe even daily. The article also talks about the breaches that happened there and how they believe these breaches came to happen.

This article relates to what we have been learning lately because it goes over the ways breaches can happen and how it is easy even for large companies to have their information hacked. It also relates to what we are learning now because we are learning about how companies can make their systems stronger and less capable of being hacked and there is obviously a need for that, I think there always will be. People are learning every day new ways to hack into businesses and those businesses are just going to have to be smarter and learn faster how to block those hacks from happening. ]]> 2017-06-24 02:17:24 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177330292 What Do Hackers Do with Corporate Security Breaches? https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177330949 Keegan Bailey
Although most people who use digital transactions are aware of the existence and danger of fraud caused by hackers, a large portion of those individuals are unaware as to how the fraudulently attained data is utilized. According to the article, "What Do Hackers Do with Corporate Security Breaches?", hackers create websites to sell credit card information. Then, when one of the website's users purchases said information, that individual may pass it on to others by creating duplicate cards. The article then closes by giving precautions that may prevent fraud, such as looking for odd charges and setting up account alerts.

Despite being already aware of the information presented in this article, I was drawn to it due to an experience from last year relating to credit card fraud. Around Christmas of last year, my parents noticed some suspicious charges on their credit card. Within hours of them realizing that they were victims of fraud, charges were being made from gas stations in Vancouver to high-end hotels in Columbia. This relates to this class, because it is an example of misuse of information systems, resulting in serious financial hardship. Despite initial losses, my parents eventually recovered what was lost and are no longer feeling the effects of the fraud, today.

]]> 2017-06-24 02:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177330949 The 9 Biggest Data Breaches Of All Time https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177331384 Morgan Blaine

The article I found was actually quite interesting. It talked about the nine biggest data breaches that the United States has experienced. In the beginning, it briefly explains that cybersecurity is not as safe as we think it is. Many companies, including AshleyMadison, Home Depot, J.P Morgan, Target, have all experienced security breaches. Hundreds of thousands of credit card numbers, debit card numbers, addresses, social security numbers, a large number of things all being stolen.
This article is relevant to what we've learned for one main reason--cybersecurity isn't safe. All the information that you store on the internet, whether it be through your dating app, your Amazon account, all of that could be victim to fraud. You have to be very careful as to what you put online. Any company can fall victim to a hack and you never know what information the hackers may be able to collect regarding you.]]> 2017-06-24 03:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177331384 Cost of data breaches hits $4 million on average: IBM https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177331502 Giang Nguyen
The article was written by Lovelace, B. talking about the cost of data breaches. As mentioned in the article, the cost of a data breach has increased year after year. For example, in 2016, “the average cost of a data breach hit $4 million, representing a 29 percent increase since 2013.” And that “cybersecurity incidents continue to grow I both volume and sophistication.” The reason why it costs more for each data breach now is that the process of responding to a breach is extremely complex and time consuming. 
How is this article related to our lecture? Since we are studying about information security, and the fact that the data gets hacked happens every single day. Corporates should do something, or have certain plans to deal with a data breach as soon as they can to prevent the expense from increasing, and to protect their clients’ information. 
]]> 2017-06-24 03:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177331502 World's Biggest Data Breaches https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177503052 Erica Noye

I went through and read a couple different articles, but nothing caught my attention quite like this article. When you click on the link, a bunch of different colored bubbles will appear on the screen. Each bubble has a different store name, bank name, internet site, such as Target, JP Morgan Chase, Ebay, you name it and it's there! When you click on a bubble, it gives you a brief summary about different breaches that have occurred within that business. I never would have thought all of those companies would've had something like this happen, and I found it very interesting to go through and read about them all.

This relates to what we have been learning by reimbursing the fact that there are hackers everywhere and no one is ever really safe. It just goes to show that no matter how big the company or how much money the company has, security will always be a problem.
 http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/worlds-biggest-data-breaches-hacks/]]> 2017-06-27 02:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177503052 Home Depot left customers unprotected personal data online https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177696791 Cierra Hodge

The article I decided to pick was one that I'm familiar with. I picked this article because everyone is aware of this happening or was happening. Home depot was hacked in 2014 by a group using vendor data to get access to the customer data servers. The hackers took 56 million customers credit card information. Recently the company had a website that was unprotected that stored photos of home improvement jobs and 13 excel sheets filled with customer data.
 
  This article relates to this class because it teaches us about how not securing data can cause ripple effects. Companies have to be extra cautious when creation website domains. Companies big or small should be careful when putting customers information in the system because anyone could get a hold of them.
https://www.engadget.com/2017/04/28/home-depot-left-customers-unprotected-personal-data-online/


]]> 2017-06-29 00:54:28 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177696791 What Do Hackers Do With Corporate Security Breaches? https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177705785 Jorge Lorenzo

This article was more of a public service announcement that was written by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). However, I felt that it was still relative to the subject of the padlet posting because it not only talks about what hackers do with your information but also describes ways to try to prevent these attacks.

The most common ways of people being subject to cyber attacks, from what I read online, is from businesses being hacked in their POS systems. The article states that you should take extra precautions in reading your bank statements to make sure any unauthorized purchases were made with your card. More importantly, it wanted to make people understand that it's not only money at risk but your social security number and whole identity is at risk. So bank with institutions that have a good track record in fighting these sorts of things.]]> 2017-06-29 03:42:11 UTC https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/177705785 IoT security breach forces kitchen devices to reject junk food https://padlet.com/eclover/dbszxqi0u63u/wish/178294325 by Jennifer Crane
In 2015 smart kitchen appliances in the UK were hacked to cause havoc when they detected junk food. Toasters refused to toast anything but whole-grain bread. Fridges would shut off when certain unhealthy items were placed inside. Microwaves were setting food on fire.
This article shows the need for better security on smart devices that would seem to be low targets for security breaches.
While this attack may seem like a funny prank (and I did get a big chuckle out of it), it shows that there can be some real damage caused by these devices being exploited.
The article is a great example of the growing trend of the Internet of Things and the security risks associated with them.

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