Internationally well know companies such as Apple, Meta, Twitter, and Samsung have all disclosed cybersecurity attacks this year.
In the most recent quarter, CERT NZ responded to 2,001 incident reports about individuals and businesses from all over New Zealand. In New Zealand Phishing and credential harvesting remains the most reported incident category (from CertNZ) Australian telecoms company Optus – which has 9.7 million subscribers, suffered a “massive” data breach this year. According to reports, names, dates of birth, phone numbers, and email addresses may have been exposed, while a group of customers may have also had their physical addresses and documents like driving licenses and passport numbers accessed. IBM found the cost of a breach hit a record high this year, at nearly $4.4 million. So how does a data breach happen? Data breaches happen mainly when hackers can exploit user behaviour or technology vulnerabilities. A data breach involves any unauthorized access to confidential, sensitive, or protected information, and it can happen to anyone. The threat surface continues to grow exponentially. We are increasingly reliant on digital tools such as smartphones and laptops. With the Internet of Things (IoT), we’re adding even more endpoints that unauthorized users can access. Popular methods for executing malicious data breaches include:
Data breaches cause business downtime and can cost your reputation and bottom line. Once you’ve had a data breach and it has been made public, your customers may lose faith in your ability to protect their private information. Universal Support can support you with this. Please contact us here.
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AuthorVictoria Murgatroyd-McNoe has been working in the IT sector helping businesses achieve their technology goals for over 20 years. Archives
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