Paul Bischoff
Since January 2018, financial companies have suffered nearly a thousand data breaches, affecting over 153.3 million records. Our team of researchers analyzed data from 2018 to June 2022 to find out the biggest cause of these breaches, how many records have been affected each month and year, the most-affected financial organizations, and which US states […]
In 2021, 576 US organizations fell victim to ransomware. This affected at least 34.1 million records and resulted in a cost of $159.4 billion in downtime alone. Entities may have faced further costs as they offered identity theft protection for affected customers, restored affected computers, and tried to improve their systems to ward off future […]
Much of our personal data is online or held within electronic systems, and protecting this data has never been more important. When it comes to our children’s data, the stakes are even higher. Which countries ensure the safety of our children’s data by restricting its collection? Where in the world is parental consent required before […]
Travel is finally back! After nearly two years away from visiting our favorite destinations, the promise of travel in 2022 is looking much more likely, with many countries reopening their borders to foreign nationals. But, have you ever considered how “private” our travels are? We voluntarily give personal data away at each desired destination in […]