Data breaches, account hijacking and malicious employees with access to critical data and networks are among the top security threats in the cloud, according to a non-profit research group that represents the security interest of cloud providers. The Cloud Security Alliance’s “Treacherous 12” top threats to the cloud industry report reflects the current consensus among…
Enterprises by and large are not properly responding to the threats posed by hackers targeting the cloud, and the number of cyberattacks are only going to continue rising, according to a new report. Cloud security firm RedLock says in a new report that companies continue to neglect cloud security policies, in part, because of sloppy…
Bad news for U.S. job seekers who applied to government jobs: more than 9,400 job application files were found on an unsecured AWS S3 server, which required no password to access. Information exposed includes names, U.S. passport numbers, Social Security numbers, and addresses. According to reports, applicants submitted their resumes to TigerSwan, a private security…
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was passed by the European Union Parliament in April 2016. These regulations are designed to protect how EU citizens’ personal data is stored and used by organizations not only within the EU, but around the globe. Any company that processes data from EU citizens, no matter the company’s location of…