Learning from the Big Data Breaches of 2018
Guest article by Cybersecurity Professionals What can we learn from the major data breaches of 2018? 2018 was a major year for cybersecurity. With the introduction of GDPR, the public’s awareness of their cyber identities has vastly increased – and the threat of vulnerability along with it. The Information Commissioner’s Office received an increased number of complaints this year and the news was filled with reports of multi-national and multi-millionaire businesses suffering dramatic breaches at the hand of cybercriminals. 2018 Data Breaches Notable breaches last year include: 5. British Airways The card details of 380,000 customers were left vulnerable after a hack affected bookings on BA’s website and app. The company insists that no customer’s card details have been used illegally but they are expected to suffer a major loss of money in revenue and fines as a result of the attack. 4. T-Mobile Almost 2 million users had their personal data, including billing information and em...