Since the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect last May, EU organizations have reported almost 60,000 data breaches, but so far only 91 have been issued by regulators. A DLA Piper report speculates the reason behind the low number of fines in comparison to the massive volume of reported data breaches…
Provided is a weekly snapshot of the recent data security, mobile and technology news that HOBI’s blog reported on during the week 8/20-8/24. Intel discloses new vulnerabilities: Here’s what you need to know Last week, Intel disclosed new set of processor vulnerabilities, known collectively as L1TF or L1 Terminal Fault, that could let attackers steal…
Leading password manager and digital vault, Keeper Security released a report Nov. 20 that showed consumers had little care to the host of security risks that come with IoT toys and devices. The company surveyed 1,000 U.S. adults and found that millennials (age 25-64) were the most likely to buy IoT devices. According to the…
A report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and CyberScout indicates the amount of data breaches reached an all-time high during 2016. According to the report’s findings, 1,093 data breaches were reported in the U.S. last year, a 40 percent increase from 780 during 2015. Last year, the business sector was the most targeted,…
Here is a recap of the HOBI blog for the week of 1/2-1/6 Samsung to reveal the cause of Galaxy Note 7 malfunction Tim Baxter, COO and president of Samsung, announced the company will reveal the cause of the massive Galaxy Note 7 malfunction soon. E-Waste recycling and reuse services market to exceed $40 billion…
Yahoo confirmed a large-scale data breach yesterday. After further investigation, the tech giant announced 500 million or more user account credentials were compromised in late 2014. Yahoo also owns Flickr and Tumblr, but no Tumblr accounts have been reported as compromised. Flickr users’ accounts may be at risk, because the site uses Yahoo credentials. While…