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A data privacy audit should include the following areas and best practices, according to the ISACA.

Dow Jones confirms data leak involving misconfigured Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud account. Verizon & WWE suffered similar AWS cloud security errors.

U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) may spin off from the NSA (National Security Administration) to help the United States wage digital cyberwars.

Ruby Corp., which owns the Ashley Madison adultery website, will pay $11.2 million to settle U.S. litigation from a July 2015 data breach, Reuters says.

The top 10 phishing email subject lines for Q2 2017, from KnowBe4, can open the door for malware, ransomware, cyberattacks, viruses & more. Here's the list.

AWS S3 cloud data leaks involving Verizon, WWE & Scottrade each involve users who expose sensitive information via mismanaged cloud servers, Dome9 says.

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) & the Health Care Industry Cybersecurity Task Force publish materials addressing cybersecurity for health care industry.