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Employee Data Access Behaviors Hurting Australian Employers
More than 60% of Australian employees admit to bypassing their employer’s cybersecurity policies for convenience, according to identity security vendor CyberArk. Many also access workplace applications with non-secure personal devices. The CyberArk 2024 Employee Risk Survey, which polled 14,003 workers across the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Australia, and Singapore in October 2024, revealed that Australian employees generally comply more with…
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Employee accuses Apple of surveilling staff using iCloud
Apple faces claims it monitors employee iCloud, email, and other accounts following a lawsuit by one of its own employees – who still works for the company. Digital advertising staffer Amar Bhakta filed the complaint in California, alleging that Apple actively discourages employees from using non-Apple products and requires them to use Apple devices for all work tasks. The filing…
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A CIO’s perspective on enterprise AI strategies and the importance of freeing up employee time
The role of the chief information officer (CIO) has undergone radical changes with continuous upgrading of IT-driven business processes. As a CIO, I faced rapid changes that drove artificial intelligence (AI) from a fad to a predictable certainty. No longer are leaders asking if it is a good idea. Today, C-suite leaders ask what, when, and how AI will be…
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US space tech giant Maxar discloses employee data breach
Hackers breached U.S. satellite maker Maxar Space Systems and accessed personal data belonging to its employees, the company informs in a notification to impacted individuals. The threat actor compromised the company network about a week before the discovery of the intrusion. Immediately after discovering the unauthorized access, the company took action to prevent the hackers from reaching further into the…
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1.1 Million UK NHS Employee Records Exposed
Over a million NHS employee records — including email addresses, phone numbers, and home addresses — were exposed online due to a misconfiguration of the low-code website builder Microsoft Power Pages. In September, researchers with the software-as-a-service security platform AppOmni identified a large shared business service provider for the NHS that was allowing unauthorised access to sensitive data through insecure…
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Why you should always offboard outgoing staff: A disgruntled ex-Disney employee targeted former colleagues with DDoS attacks and hacked its menu system to change peanut allergen information
A former Disney employee faces federal cyber crime charges after being accused of hacking into the entertainment giant’s menu system. The disgruntled ex-menu production manager, Michael Scheuer, was fired in June for alleged misconduct, but is now charged with attempting to mislabel menu items, hiding the fact they contained peanuts. “The threat actor manipulated the allergen information on menus by…
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Amazon confirms employee data compromised amid 2023 MOVEit breach claims – but the hacker behind the leak says a host of other big tech names are also implicated
Amazon has confirmed that a security incident affecting a third-party vendor has exposed employee information. The incident saw data allegedly belonging to employees at a host of major tech firms leaked, with the data believed to have been stolen during the 2023 MOVEit breach. An Amazon spokesperson told TechCrunch its internal systems remain secure, insisting the incident was isolated to…
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US consumer protection agency bans employee mobile calls amid Chinese hack fears
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued an urgent directive barring employees and contractors from using mobile phones for work-related calls, following a major breach in US telecommunications infrastructure attributed to Chinese-linked hackers. According to an internal memo, CFPB’s chief information officer advised staff to move sensitive discussions to secure platforms like Microsoft Teams and Cisco WebEx, reported…
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Why climate perks should factor in your employee benefits package
New research from Deloitte shows that 72% of Gen Z and 71% of millennial workers take into account an employer’s environmental impact and policies before accepting a job from them. Furthermore, 54% of Gen Z and 48% of millennials are asking their employers to take more action on climate change. They would be willing to leave their job, and even…
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Slashing staff attrition in healthcare through digital employee engagement
A Californian ambulance service has cut operational costs and significantly reduced its employee attrition by rolling out a new employee engagement app. Lifeline Ambulance provides critical emergency medical services and patient transport and has 22 locations and around 500 employees, providing services to the communities of Los Angeles, Orange County, and the San Gabriel Valley. The company faced high operational…
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