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Zscaler praised for swift response amid data breach claims – but what happened?
By Solomon Klappholz published
Zscaler has received praise from cyber professionals for its response to an alleged data breach, but as the saga continues, customer uncertainty remains

Dell says data breach affecting 49 million customers poses no 'significant risk’
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Dell claims customers aren’t exposed to significant risk in the wake of a major breach, but they should be wary of targeted social engineering attacks.

Nearly half of EMEA data breaches were due to internal blunders in 2023
By Emma Woollacott published
News Misuse of privileges and other human errors are rife, with two-thirds of breaches involving a non-malicious human action

UK councils are paying out a fortune in data breach claims
By Emma Woollacott published
News A host of UK councils have been forced to pay compensation for data breaches over the last year, with some notable incidents costing thousands of pounds

Sisense breach could have far-reaching consequences as CISA urges businesses to rotate credentials
By Solomon Klappholz published
News Millions of access tokens, keys, and passwords were exposed in a major breach affecting data analytics company Sisense, with CISA urging businesses to rotate and reset any credentials they may have shared with the company

Roku issues warning over massive customer account breach
By Emma Woollacott published
News Criminals exploited reused passwords for a credential stuffing attack that hit 576,000 accounts

UK council security practices slammed after suffering 50 data breaches in four months
By Emma Woollacott published
News More than 50 incidents have been recorded by Gateshead Council this year, prompting calls for better cyber security training

AT&T breach may have affected half a million people in the UK
By Emma Woollacott published
News While most victims of the AT&T data breach are in the US, many other countries have been affected too
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