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DSIR Deeper Dive: The Ransomware Epidemic

By David Kitchen and Anthony P. Valach on May 18, 2020 Posted in Data Security Incident Response

Ransomware is among the most common and persistent threats faced by organizations of all sizes. In 2019, the ransomware threat landscape worsened in several significant ways: (1) average demands increased more than tenfold; (2) all industry segments saw increases in attack frequency, with stark increases seen by education and government entities; and (3) several threat … Continue Reading

Threat Actors are Finding New Ways to Commoditize Data

By David Potter and Anthony P. Valach on April 21, 2020 Posted in Cybersecurity

While all businesses continue to adjust to the remote work environment, it’s business as usual for cybercriminals. Although there are reports of phishing schemes tied to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are not really seeing different types of incidents or new tactics from the threat actors. Incident volume has increased slightly, but we are not seeing … Continue Reading

Arizona Expands Its Data Breach Notification Statute

By Anthony P. Valach and Julie Hein on May 22, 2018 Posted in Breach Notification

Effective August 1, 2018, the House Bill 2154 recently signed by the Arizona governor will expand the current Arizona data breach notification law. Following the trend of other states, the amended statute expands the definition of “personal information.” The law will now require individual and regulatory notification within 45 days of a breach and will … Continue Reading