Data Breaches
Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance 2018 Cyber Incidents & Breach Trends Report
On Tuesday July 9, 2019 the Internet Society’s Online Trust Alliance (OTA) released its 11th Cyber Incident & Breach...
Customer Data Isn’t Always an Asset: Lessons from the Marriott Data Breach
As data analytics have improved, the massive amounts of data that companies acquire from their customers has only gained...
2017 Cyber Incident & Breach Trends Report
This year marks the Online Trust Alliance’s tenth annual publication related to cyber incidents and breach readiness. Now an...
Online Trust Alliance Reports Doubling of Cyber Incidents in 2017
Skyrocketing ransomware results in 160,000 cyberattacks, yet report finds 93 percent of breaches could have been avoided Reston, VA...
Will Uber Drive Us to Federal Breach Legislation ?
The past six months we have witnessed an un-paralleled level of questionable business practices resulting from data breaches. As...
Best Practices: Botnets
About Botnets A “bot” or “botnet” is a program installed on a system to enable that system to automatically...
Best Practice: Extended Validation Certificates (EVSSL)
We increasingly live, interact, and do business online, making the concept of online trust more important than ever before....
OTA Members Reflect on Accomplishments Driving Online Security & Responsible Privacy
For more than a decade, the Online Trust Alliance has enhanced online trust and is now building for the...
RSA 2017 Internet of Insecurity Presentation – Self Regulation or Regulation
The Internet of Insecurity Can Industry Solve It or is Regulation Required? MODERATOR: Craig Spiezle Executive Director / Online...
2016 Cyber Incident & Breach Readiness Guide
The cyber threat landscape has changed dramatically over the past twelve months, with the definition of incidents expanding significantly...
Consumer Data Breaches Level Off While Other Incidents Skyrocket
Bellevue, Wash. – Jan. 25, 2017 – Today the Online Trust Alliance (OTA), the non-profit with the mission to...
What India's Banking Industry Breach Can Teach Us About the Importance of Collaboration
Towards the end of October 2016, several Indian banks announced they would be recalling millions of debit cards in...