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Activision Hack Exposes Employee Data and 'Call of Duty' Information

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It reported that hackers gained access to Activision's network by successfully phishing a privileged user on the network on December 4, 2022. vx-underground also reported that a hacker managed to break into an Activision Slack channel, post offensive messages, and steal information related to upcoming "Call of Duty" releases.

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Moving beyond usernames and passwords

CIO Business Intelligence

In recent months, you may have noticed an uptick in two-factor and multi-factor authentication prompts, which are being used to verify consumer and business accounts. The ITRC stats also show that in Q1 2022 alone, nearly half (154 of 367) of data breach notices didn’t include the nature of the breach and were designated “‘unknown”.

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Randy Raw

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He is the Chief Information Security Officer at Veterans United Home Loans in Columbia, Missouri. He has more than 25 years of experience in both public entities and private industry, having built several Information Security programs from the ground up. In this installment, we introduce you to Randy Raw.

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How to gain a five star security reputation in hospitality

CIO Business Intelligence

See the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC) Requirements and Testing Procedures , Version 4.0 March 2022.) March 2022: 12.1 A comprehensive information security policy that governs and provides direction for protection of the entity’s information assets is known and current. PCI DSS compliance is managed.

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: William Lidster

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W illiam Lidster has been with AAA Washington since August of 2017, serving as the leader of its information security an d compliance efforts. He is responsible to establish a responsive, dynamic, and flexible cybersecurity program to meet continually changing information security, regulatory, and compliance needs in the organization.

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Zero Trust Security for NIS2 compliance: What you need to know

CIO Business Intelligence

Over 100,00 organizations are expected to be impacted by Network and Information Security Directive (NIS2) cybersecurity standards that European Union (EU) member states must implement by October 2024. [i] Are you enforcing security policies consistently everywhere throughout the network? European Union.

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Spotlight on Cybersecurity Leaders: Women in Cybersecurity Delaware Valley

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After spending 25 years of her career in IT, including more than 17 years in information security, Nancy considers joining the Federal Reserve Bank in 2017 as the highlight of her career. At Comcast as a DevSecOps Transformation Coach, she fosters continuous improvement and sustained adoption of Secure Development Lifecycle practices.