Resources for managing your enterprise security and privacy risk in the new year
Posted on Jan 03 2012 by tbowers
Here’s a look at some of the resources I find useful in testing and training for a data breach.
Data breaches don’t take a holiday at the arcade
Posted on Dec 27 2011 by ofonseca
A recent data breach discovery serves as a reminder that even when you’re on vacation, cyber criminals never sleep.
Year of the breach: 2011 in review
Posted on Dec 20 2011 by kbarney
Several high profile events throughout the year have kept the spotlight on the issue of data exposures, especially those where millions of consumers information was obtained by malicious hackers. Although the information involved, emails and passwords, does not rise to the level of a “personal identifying information” (PII) breach, it is definitely troubling that such a large number of consumers may become targets of phishing and related attacks, which do attempt to get consumers PII.
Holiday travel without data leaks
Posted on Dec 13 2011 by bkrenek
The average value of a lost laptop is $49,246, a number based on several factors: replacement cost, detection, forensics, data breach, lost intellectual property costs, lost productivity and legal, consulting and regulatory expenses.
Avoiding holiday scams
Posted on Dec 06 2011 by ofonseca
With the flood of online shoppers comes the accompanying tidal wave of fraudsters washing over the cheerful holiday landscape. Hidden behind the online mistletoe, cyber-thieves lurk with seasonal scams, virtual Scrooges with plans to spoil holiday shopping for consumers and retailers.
Data breaches make the hospitality industry less hospitable
Posted on Nov 16 2011 by bkrenek
According to a new report by British insurance firm Willis Group Holdings, insurance claims for data theft worldwide jumped 56% last year, with the largest share of those attacks - 38% - targeting hotels, reports and tour companies.
Why are hackers increasingly making themselves at home in the hospitality sector?
Honoring veterans by protecting their identities
Posted on Nov 10 2011 by ofonseca
It is a cruel irony that service members who defend our country by fighting abroad are often most at risk from the threat of identity theft at home. Frequent deployments, relocation and the unique demands of military life create vulnerabilities for fraudsters to exploit, and military personnel can remain unaware that they have been targeted long after a crime has been perpetrated.
What consumers should know about data breach notification
Posted on Nov 02 2011 by kbarney
It can be unnerving to be told that your information has been compromised in a data breach. The uncertainty of not knowing all the details and the anxiety over what information has been exposed is deeply troubling to many consumers. A breach notice makes us aware of a new risk to our lives that we can’t measure easily.
Your biggest data breach risk may be on your payroll
Posted on Oct 25 2011 by bkrenek
Data breaches may conjure images of malicious hackers and global cyber gangs, but often the worst breaches come at the hands of a company’s own employees.
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