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Following the investigation into a breach, the unraveling of the mess afterward can take months, and even years to resolve. Learn who's liable in this situation by taking a look at the cases of Target and The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA).
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was the target of three separate breaches, according to DarkReading.com and NextGov.com.
According to an analyst at CERT/CC’s Vulnerability Notes Database, certain Netgear switches contain hard-coded passwords that can allow a remote attacker to authenticate to the web server running on the device.
> When it comes to the 2014 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), web application, cyber-espionage and POS intrusions topped off the list of most frequently occurring categories of data breaches.
Breaches of card data and point of sale systems often involve remote access management tools, as attackers scan for remote administration software, then use automated tools to break into weakly protected systems.