Posts Tagged ‘ breach prevention ’

Resources for managing your enterprise security and privacy risk in the new year

Here’s a look at some of the resources I find useful in testing and training for a data breach.[ READ MORE ]

Data breaches don’t take a holiday at the arcade

A recent data breach discovery serves as a reminder that even when you’re on vacation, cyber criminals never sleep.[ READ MORE ]

Year of the breach: 2011 in review

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.[ READ MORE ]

Holiday travel without data leaks

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. [ READ MORE ]

Avoiding holiday scams

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.[ READ MORE ]

Data breaches make the hospitality industry less hospitable

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? [ READ MORE ]

Counter competitive intelligence: Combating hackers in 7 steps

After an in-depth analysis on how hackers find their targets, security and risk professionals can learn 7 key ways to strengthen their infrastructure and reduce risk profiles.[ READ MORE ]

How hackers find their targets

The rash of large-scale data breaches in the news this year begs many questions, one of which is this: how do hackers select their victims? [ READ MORE ]

Encryption: Data’s best friend

When considering your company’s full breach prevention strategy, consider encryption a strong bodyguard that can play a big role in protecting data while also shielding your company from embarrassing and costly breaches.[ READ MORE ]