Cyberattacks have been rising this year, and a new Arctic Wolf survey of more than 1,400 IT leaders at enterprise organizations reveals just how much. Thirty-two percent of organizations experienced a breach that exceeded six figures; 61% of business owners admitted to concealing a breach; and 74% of executives believe their security teams lack capacity and expertise needed.
Hong Kong’s new law against doxxing (allowing public release of information identifying an individual) has raised concern from diverse groups. Human rights advocates fear it can be used to crack down on dissent and tech companies worry it may hinder business operations. The Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance amendment bill gives Hong Kong’s privacy commissioner very broad powers and extra-territorial scope, including the ability to force internet providers to cease operations and it comes with as high penalty as a HK$1 million fine and five years in jail.
Recommendation engine GetApp’s Data Security Report found that across US industries, phishing emails tripled in the last 2 years, ransomware attacks increased 25% since last year, and that rampant reuse of passwords is strongly associated with higher incidences of security breaches.
Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation. The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.