{"id":3217,"date":"2020-11-09T17:51:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T21:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/security-information-event-management\/?p=3217"},"modified":"2020-11-09T17:51:14","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T21:51:14","slug":"what-the-mashable-data-breach-can-teach-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solutionsreview.com\/security-information-event-management\/what-the-mashable-data-breach-can-teach-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"What the Mashable Data Breach Can Teach Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"What<\/p>\n

Recently, multi-platform media and entertainment company Mashable reported it suffered a data breach; leaked readers\u2019 information was discovered in a leaked database posted online. The information appears to have been stolen from social media sign-in features.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The leaked information contains full names, locations, email addresses, genders, IP addresses, and links to social media profiles. While the company appears to have some idea of the identity of its attacker, it did not disclose their suspicions in a public statement. According to Mashable, no password information nor financial information was stolen, and all affected accounts were disabled as a precaution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Mashable Data Breach can teach enterprises quite a bit. Here\u2019s what the experts had to say.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ALERT: Our Buyer\u2019s Guide for SIEM<\/a> helps you evaluate the best solutions for your business use case and features profiles of the leading profiles, as well as a category overview of the marketplace and Bottom Line Analysis.<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n

What the Mashable Data Breach Can Teach Us<\/b><\/h2>\n

Saryu Nayyar<\/b><\/h3>\n

Saryu Nayyar is the CEO of <\/span><\/i>Gurucul<\/span><\/i><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mashable breach represents another case where potentially important data has fallen into the attacker’s hands.\u00a0 While there were apparently no passwords or financial information revealed, the personal information such as email address, names, locations, etc., could be very useful for an attacker looking to do targeted phishing emails or social engineering attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cThere is always a lot of attention on breaches that reveal passwords or financial information, but there is a lot of other personal information an attacker can leverage, especially when they take the time and effort to engage in social engineering attacks.\u00a0 That’s why even organizations that don’t hold confidential PII need to keep their cybersecurity stack up to date, including behavioral analytics, to identify novel attacks before they turn into major data breaches.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dan Piazza<\/b><\/h3>\n

Dan Piazza is the Technical Product Manager of <\/span>Stealthbits<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough it took Mashable a few days to confirm the breach, their straightforward response is commendable. They confirmed the breach, outlined what data was stolen, stressed that Mashable doesn’t store financial data, and offered comfort that they don’t believe any password data was breached. If these details remain the extent of the breach, and additional concerns don’t come to light later, then this is a good example of how organizations should handle PR in the event of a data breach.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Thanks to the experts for their time and expertise. Learn more about securing your own business in our SIEM Buyer’s Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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