Tag: Data Breach

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In an effort to make data breaches even more unpalatable and motivate companies to strengthen their security practices, the Federal Trade Commission is beginning...

May 31, 2011 by ofonseca

The proliferation of state data breach notification laws, substantive state information security laws (such as the Massachusetts data security standards), and FTC and private...

February 22, 2011 by rfreeman

The point of sale chip and PIN payment technology is believed to be a safer form of payment than the common magnetic striped credit...

February 7, 2011 by ofonseca

Mobile devices are important tools to efficiently manage a business and to quickly meet the needs of a customer.  Think about the hit in...

December 21, 2010 by ofonseca

A majority of the media attention has focused on the sharp increase of personal identity theft or on the loss of customer data by...

December 7, 2010 by ofonseca

A recent study by Trend Micro indicates data loss is a growing concern for small businesses. The 2010 Corporate End User Study found that...

December 1, 2010 by ofonseca

Phishing attacks are on the rise. According to a Panda Security investigation, scammers are creating 57,000 fake websites a week to falsely represent 375...

November 16, 2010 by bkrenek

Unfortunately, data breaches are not specific to just one type of company in a particular industry. Breaches occur in companies both large and small...

November 9, 2010 by ofonseca

A big fear of business leaders and privacy professionals alike is the accidental breach of customer personally identifiable information (PII) either through the loss...

September 7, 2010 by ofonseca

As more business users work remotely and travel the use of wireless devices has become a necessity in the workplace to access data. However,...

September 7, 2010 by ofonseca