In an effort to make data breaches even more unpalatable and motivate companies to strengthen their security practices, the Federal Trade Commission is beginning...
In a recent report, Ernst and Young noted that stronger breach notification requirements are among the top privacy trends for 2011. Governments around the...
According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, there were 54 banking-related data breaches in 2010, down from the 62 breaches reported in 2009 but...
More than 1500 tax scams reportedly target consumers and businesses through hundreds of thousands of scam emails; many use phishing to fool anxious taxpayers...
Gift cards are a growing market for businesses and should be treated as valuable sales currency, with the same risks of consumer fraud and...
For businesses that don’t comply with these new regulations, stiff penalties will be added to the burdensome costs of breaches (and how can you...
The point of sale chip and PIN payment technology is believed to be a safer form of payment than the common magnetic striped credit...
The Holiday Season is one of the busiest times of year for consumer-facing businesses. While Holiday sales can help improve a bottom line, the...
Consumers who are part of a data breach may be more likely to experience identity theft. Learn about sources and consequences of identity theft...
Mobile devices are important tools to efficiently manage a business and to quickly meet the needs of a customer. Think about the hit in...
A majority of the media attention has focused on the sharp increase of personal identity theft or on the loss of customer data by...
A recent study by Trend Micro indicates data loss is a growing concern for small businesses. The 2010 Corporate End User Study found that...