Cyber Security At Work by Dearia Rebb https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj en-us 2017-12-07 17:05:54 UTC 2017-12-08 05:24:00 UTC hello@padlet.com The total of U.S. data breaches had reached an estimated of 690 incident in the year of 2015. The non profit Identity Theft Resource Center complies media reports and records obtained from federal sources and state attorney generals to come up with this count. The top 5 largest known breaches are listed by this counseling center. rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214219836 link: http://www.govtech.com/security/5-Largest-Data-Breaches-of-2015.html]]> 2017-12-07 17:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214219836 1. Anthem Inc., 78.8 million records rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214222470 The Indianapolis-based health insurer — whose Ohio division is the largest commercial health plan in the state — learned of a cyberattack to its information technology system at the end of January,

According to the resource center, nearly 80 million records were compromised, which Anthem said could have impacted current and former members of its health plans.



]]> 2017-12-07 17:12:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214222470 2. U.S. Office of Personnel Management, more than 25 million records rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214222751 The federal office this year discovered two separate but related cybersecurity incidents.

In June, officials found background investigation records of current, former and prospective federal employees and contractors had been stolen including Social Security numbers of approximately 21.5 million people, Also earlier this year, personnel data of 4.2 million current and former federal government employees had been stolen, according to the government office.

]]> 2017-12-07 17:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214222751 3. T-Mobile/Experian, 15 million records rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214223336 Credit reporting bureau Experian learned in September an unauthorized party accessed T-Mobile data housed in a server affecting approximately 15 million records.

Records containing a name, address, Social Security number, date of birth, identification number and additional information used in T-Mobile’s credit assessment were accessed, according to an online fact page about the incident at www.t-mobile.com/landing/experian-data-breach-faq.html. No payment card or banking information was obtained, according to the companies.

]]> 2017-12-07 17:13:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214223336 4. Premera Blue Cross, 11 million records rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214223680 The northwestern U.S. health insurer discovered at the end of January a cyberattack on its technology system affecting Premera Blue Cross, Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska and affiliate brands Vivacity and Connexion Insurance Solutions Inc.,]]> 2017-12-07 17:14:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214223680 5. Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield/Lifetime Healthcare Companies, 10 million records rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214223988 Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, learned in August cyberattackers had gained unauthorized access to its technology systems. Additionally, the investigation revealed that the initial attack occurred on Dec. 23, 2013, according to the company. The incident exposed an estimated 10 million records, according to Identity Theft Resource Center.]]> 2017-12-07 17:15:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214223988 Protect Yourself From Identity Theft rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214225477 link: https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/finance/9-ways-protect-identity-theft/]]> 2017-12-07 17:17:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214225477 1. shred your documents rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214225976 2017-12-07 17:18:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214225976 2. Strengthen your passwords rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214226054 2017-12-07 17:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214226054 3. Check your credit reports rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214226295 2017-12-07 17:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214226295 4. Guard your Social Security number rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214226417 2017-12-07 17:19:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214226417 5. Be smart about social media rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214226636 2017-12-07 17:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214226636 The effects of cyber security rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214227161 link: https://community.norton.com/en/blogs/norton-protection-blog/personal-impact-cybercrime]]> 2017-12-07 17:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214227161 Within the past year, cybercrime victims have spent $126 billion globally and lost 19.7 hours – the time it would take to fly from New York City to Los Angeles four times – dealing with cybercrime. rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214386790 2017-12-08 05:22:55 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214386790 People are also known to share their passwords with friends, access financial information via unsecured Wi-Fi connections and click on suspicious links thereby increasing the vulnerability of their connected devices. Eighty percent of the consumers who took a compromising action in response to a potential phishing incident experienced negative consequences, including identify theft, money stolen from bank accounts, credit cards opened in their name and unauthorized apps installed on their device. rebbd https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214386865 2017-12-08 05:23:41 UTC https://padlet.com/rebbd/w48d088x6atj/wish/214386865