On March 29, 2024, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will come into effect, marking a new era of data privacy requirements for businesses operating in California. The CPRA aligns California’s data privacy regulations more closely with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), putting stringent expectations on companies regarding how they collect, use, […]
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Millions of Instagram accounts subject to potential data breach
by Yasir Ali | January 26, 2026 | Blog, Breach, Insider Threat, Training | 0 Comments
In early January 2026, millions of Instagram users around the world woke up to unrequested password reset emails. This wave of notifications, which came directly from the...
Update: LastPass fined £1.2 Million: A costly reminder to strengthen security
by Allison Marrero | December 16, 2025 | Blog, Breach, Insider Threat, Training | 0 Comments
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined LastPass £1.2 million for security failures tied to its 2022 breach—nearly three years after attackers first gained...
How email became the weakest link in enterprise security
by Allison Marrero | November 15, 2025 | Blog, Data Privacy | 0 Comments
If you wanted to steal from a company today, you wouldn’t start in the data lake—you’d start in the inbox. Email is where work actually happens, which now makes it the ideal...
Update: Qantas breach escalates as hackers leak stolen customer data
by Yasir Ali | October 13, 2025 | Blog, Breach, Insider Threat, Training | 0 Comments
When we first covered the Qantas data breach in July—in which up to six million customer records were accessed via a third-party contact center platform—it was not yet clear...
Polymer brings runtime security for AI to Google Cloud Marketplace
by Allison Marrero | September 30, 2025 | Blog, Cloud Security | 0 Comments
Data security leaders are navigating a new era. Digital transformation, SaaS adoption, and the rise of AI have dramatically expanded the enterprise attack surface. Sensitive data...
