In late February, two cybersecurity researchers happened upon one of the largest non-password protected email databases on the web. Bob Diachenko and Vinny Troia of the website SecurityDiscovery.com, found the online database of email addresses and personal information with more than 150GB of data, totaling over 800 million records with limited-to-no security. Their astounding find rooted back […]
Archetype SC’s Paul Cormier and Patrick Nord are heading to Grand Rapids, MI on February 19 for the Construction Technology and Innovation Conference sponsored by Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Western Michigan Chapter and FMI Corporation. FMI Corporation is a trusted advisor in the construction industry, providing management consulting and investment banking to engineering and […]
More than $800,000 was stolen in a hack of the banking account information at Cape Cod Community College in Massachusetts, showing yet again that data breaches happen to businesses of all sizes, not just large enterprises. On Friday, Dec. 7, school president John Cox informed faculty and staff of the breach, saying that many computers […]
On Nov. 21, the United States Postal Service fixed a security hole that allowed for up to 60 million users’ data to be exposed via a breach. The hole, which USPS had been alerted to a year prior, was fixed after a probe by cyber security website KrebsOnSecurity reached out to the government agency upon […]
On Friday, Nov. 30, mega hotelier Marriott announced a massive data breach affecting as many as 500 million guests who made reservations at the company’s Starwood properties since 2014. In one of the largest data breaches on record in which a third party gained unauthorized access to a database which contained guest information such as […]
On Monday, Dec. 3, Quora, a question-and-answer website where users can post and respond to inquiries with other users, announced it fell victim to a data breach where the personal data of up to 100 million users was accessed. The breach follows a string of hacks over the weekend, with Marriott’s Starwood properties being the […]
Users of the Dunkin’ Donuts DD Perks account may have fallen victim to a data breach that was uncovered on Oct. 31 and announced publically Nov. 29. The breach included customer names, email addresses, and DD Perks account numbers or codes for up to 9 million members. DD Perks members whose information fell victim to […]
A weekend full of data breach announcements showed the wide-ranging impact of cyber criminals across industries, as major brands like Marriott, Dunkin Donuts, and the United States Postal Service announced attacks that impacted hundreds of millions of customers in total. The largest of the breaches, Marriott’s Starwood properties, affected more than 500 million guests, with […]
Joseph Bonanno, Archetype SC’s co-founder and president, will take his place on the Technology Advisory Group for the City of Myrtle Beach, with the organization’s first meeting on Oct. 31. Bonanno will join 11 other locals to make up the group, which will serve in an advisory capacity to City Council, city officials, and the Mayor. […]
Patrick Nord, Archetype SC’s Director of Data Analytics, was named a Top 100 Innovator in Data and Analytics for 2018 by Corinium. The list is dedicated to highlighting those who have “accelerated the proliferation and understanding of data and analytics over the last 12 months,” and is comprised of data professionals from across North America. […]
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