News Insights: Report – Popular Online Retailer Exposes Customers in Worldwide Data Leak
Report: Popular Online Retailer Exposes Customers in Worldwide Data Leak
Led by cybersecurity analysts Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, vpnMentor’s research team discovered a leak in a database belonging to the online retailer
Report: Popular Online Retailer Exposes Customers in Worldwide Data Leak
News Insights:
Tim Erlin, VP, product management and strategy at cybersecurity firm Tripwire:
“Not all breaches are the result of a malicious actor. A misconfiguration can be just as impactful as a successful attack. Organizations must monitor their environments for misconfigured systems that expose sensitive data, and they must do so continuously. Misconfigurations that used to stay hidden behind layers of network defenses are increasingly being exposed to the Internet directly, causing a rise in exposed data.”
Hugh Taylor
Hugh Taylor is a Certified Information Security Manager (CISM). In addition to editing Journal of Cyber Policy, he writes about cybersecurity, compliance and enterprise technology for such clients as Microsoft, IBM, SAP, HPE, Oracle, Google and Advanced Micro Devices. Prior to launching his freelance writing career, he served in executive roles at Microsoft, IBM and several venture-backed technology startups.