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Before we look at identifying a breach in data, let us understand what is a data breach.<\/p>\n
A <\/span>data breach<\/b> \/ <\/span>account breach<\/b> is an incident where information is stolen or taken from a system without the knowledge or authorization of the system\u2019s owner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Stolen data<\/a> or data breach may involve sensitive, proprietary, or confidential information such as credit card numbers, customer data, trade secrets, or matters of national security.<\/p>\n A <\/span>data breach <\/b>can cause major damage to the target company\u2019s reputation due to a perceived \u2018betrayal of trust\u2019. Victims may also suffer financial losses depending on the kind of information stolen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Most of the data leakage, data thefts, and account breaches are attributed to incidents of hacking or malware attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, some other methods of data breaches, account breaches that are commonly documented include:<\/p>\n Where data breaches, data leakage and account details are leaked out by someone working inside the company. A trusted individual or person of authority with access privileges steals data.<\/p>\n Use of physical skimming devices to steal Payment card information which is a form of account breach.<\/p>\n Loss or Theft of Physical devices like laptops, desktops, pen drives, and other physical properties, leading to data breach.<\/p>\n \u00a0Done unknowingly through mistakes or negligence. Critical data gets exposed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n In some cases the actual <\/span>breach method is unknown, but causes several account breaches.<\/p>\n Once the types of Data Breaches \/ Account Breaches are identified, they are classified based on the effect they may cause.<\/p>\n Now in the above identified Data Breaches, we can classify them as sampled below:<\/p>\n Insider leak<\/strong> – Reputation<\/span><\/p>\n Payment Card fraud<\/strong> – Financial\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Loss or Theft<\/strong> – Data & Financial<\/span><\/p>\n Unintended Disclosure<\/strong> – Reputation, Financial<\/span><\/p>\n Once these classifications are in place we can identify how to plug each area.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Cyber-attacks<\/a> are known to cause <\/span>data breaches, here are some areas that we need to watch out for.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Engineered to fool you into causing a data leakage and data breach. Criminals are coaxed into handing over access to sensitive information or the data itself.<\/p>\n Enlisting software tools to grab your passwords.<\/span><\/p>\n Flaws or security gaps within the operating systems that are exploited to grab information while being completely undetected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The damage a data breach can do:<\/p>\n For business organizations<\/strong> – it can devastate the organization\u2019s reputation and the financial bottom line.<\/p>\n In future, these organizations will be more known for the data breach, then the actual business operations they are into.<\/p>\n For Government organizations<\/strong> – compromised data can mean data leakage exposing highly confidential information to foreign parties.<\/p>\n Details related to Military operations, financial operations, political dealings, details on the essentials of the government that can lead to a national threat.<\/p>\n For individuals <\/strong>–\u00a0Data leakage can reveal anything from social security numbers, credit card details, banking information and others.<\/p>\n These can result in illegal activities done under your identity.<\/p>\n Prevent being a Data Breach victim.<\/p>\n Data breach prevention<\/span><\/a> needs to include everyone at all levels \u2014 from end-users to IT personnel, and all people in between.<\/span><\/p>\n There are some best practices to be followed to prevent a data breach –<\/strong><\/p>\n One term that we always come across while looking at data breaches is Social Engineering.<\/p>\n This is a manipulation technique that exploits human error to gain private information, accesses or valuables.<\/p>\n Such attacks that cause account breaches, can happen online, in-person, or via any other interactions.<\/p>\n Such scams are always built around how people think and act. Since these are based on Human behaviour, it can manipulate the behaviour into giving away critical information.<\/p>\n The focus of social engineering is:<\/strong><\/p>\n Sabotage<\/strong> – disrupting or corrupting data to create damage or havoc with data leaks.<\/p>\n Data theft<\/strong> – Obtain valuable information and use it against you, exploit your weakness<\/p>\n Related: What is Sabotage in Social Engineering Attacks<\/a>?<\/p>\n What should concern you the most is account breach? There are certain sites that will let you check if your identity has been stolen \/ compromised.<\/p>\n One such site is the f-secure one, where you can place your email account and a complete report will be sent based on your email address exposure and data leakage.<\/p>\n The best way to protect your identity online is to secure your private information by using strong passwords<\/strong> and being careful what you share across different services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n When passwords are compromised, it means that the services you use with the passwords are all exposed.<\/p>\n In many cases, users can go on for years without realizing that their passwords are compromised and private stuff made public.<\/p>\n A strong password<\/a> is a long one, making it difficult to guess. It is important to have separate passwords for each service. <\/span><\/p>\n Thereby, if one service is a victim, the other services are not affected.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This will help against data leakage.<\/p>\n Now, the question is how would you detect an account breach?<\/strong><\/p>\n Always look for the below to detect an account breach or data breach<\/p>\n There are sites that will let you know if your email addresses have been pawned and data leakage. You can check for both email addresses and international phone numbers.<\/p>\n Here you can get complete information if your email address has been used elsewhere, or even copy and pasted.<\/p>\n So the primary goal is to ensure that you do not share your email addresses, phone numbers, or contact details with people whom you do not trust.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For more information of the areas of focus, do visit us at the page: Acronis Cyber Protect<\/a><\/p>\n On our side, we have a single solution to protect your data: Acronis Ransomware Protection<\/a><\/p>\n If you would like to know what more can be done about your data and your websites \/ applications, do connect with us at here.<\/p>\n Contact Us<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Related articles:<\/p>\nHow Account Breaches Happen<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
Insider leak<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Payment Card fraud<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nLoss or Theft<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Unintended disclosure<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
Unknown<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
How Data Breaches Happen<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
Few Examples of <\/strong>Cyber-Attacks\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
Phishing<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nBrute Force Attacks<\/strong><\/h3>\n
Malware<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
The Impacts of Data Breaches<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
How To Prevent Data Breaches<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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What Makes a Strong Password?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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