Cybersafety Sentinel September 2022 Week 2 | Informatica
Weekly Insights from Cybersafety Sentinel
Stay updated with Informatica’s Cybersafety Sentinel’s September 2022 Week 2 edition. This week, we cover critical topics such as the ethical concerns of data brokers, Instagram’s child privacy fines, DoorDash’s data breach, the cyberattack on LAUSD, and the InterContinental Hotels Group cyberattack. Gain expert strategies to enhance your cybersecurity measures and protect your digital assets.
Featured Cybersafety Sentinel Posts
Check out our featured posts below for the latest insights from Cybersafety Sentinel.
Claudiu’s Top Post
With the Age of the CISO upon us, I see many young security professionals eagerly applying for the top job in their field. But they all need to think twice before taking on the complex responsibilities of a role that increasingly comes preloaded with a package of accountability previously reserved for the C-suite and board-level directors. Read more
Inside Fog Data Science
This article is part of EFF’s investigation of location data brokers and Fog Data Science. A data broker has been selling raw location data about individual people to federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, EFF has learned. Read more
Instagram Fined: Child Privacy
The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) issued a 405 million Euro fine to the social media platform Instagram for breaching EU data protection rules concerning the privacy of minors. The fine is the third that the Irish regulator has delivered to a Meta-owned platform. Read more
DoorDash Data Breach
Food delivery giant DoorDash has confirmed a data breach that exposed customers’ personal information. DoorDash said the attackers accessed names, email addresses, delivery addresses and phone numbers of DoorDash customers. Read more
LAUSD Cyberattack Probe
Besides taking the district website offline, the attack resulted in staff and students losing access to email. In another episode, a new student information system made students’ academic records and class schedules unavailable. Read more
InterContinental Cyberattack
The IT systems of InterContinental Hotels Group, the massive hospitality organization that operates 17 hotel brands around the world, have been compromised, causing ongoing disruption to the corporation’s online booking systems and other services. Read more
