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Data Breach

In-depth coverage of data breach causes, consequences, and prevention tactics. These posts examine real-world breach incidents, regulatory requirements for breach notification, steps to contain and recover from breaches, and proactive measures organizations can take to reduce exposure.

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Cyber Incident Reporting

How to Report a Cyber Incident: A Step-by-Step Guide

The Breach That Nobody Reported — Until It Was Too Late In 2023, a mid-size healthcare provider in the Midwest discovered suspicious network activity on a Friday afternoon. The IT manager flagged it internally but didn't report it externally. By Monday morning, threat actors had exfiltrated 1.4 million

Carl B. Johnson Oct 01, 2019 6 min read
Cybersecurity for Law Firms

Cybersecurity for Law Firms: A Practical Defense Guide

Why Threat Actors Treat Law Firms Like ATMs In 2023, the international law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner disclosed a breach that exposed the personal data of over 51,000 individuals — including clients of major corporations like Mondelēz. That same year, an Am Law 100 firm paid a multimillion-dollar ransom

Carl B. Johnson Sep 10, 2019 7 min read
Dark Web

What Is the Dark Web? A Security Pro's Real Guide

Your Employees' Passwords Are Probably Already There In 2023, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center received over 880,000 complaints with potential losses exceeding $12.5 billion — and a significant share of that activity traces back to credentials and data traded on dark web marketplaces. If you&

Carl B. Johnson Jul 25, 2019 6 min read
Phishing News

Phishing News: The Attacks Reshaping 2026 Security

A Single Phishing Email Just Cost a Healthcare System $65 Million If you follow phishing news, you already know the headlines keep getting worse. Change Healthcare's 2024 breach — triggered by compromised credentials and the absence of multi-factor authentication — led to a reported $22 billion disruption across the U.

Carl B. Johnson Mar 20, 2019 7 min read