Posts Tagged ‘ data privacy ’

7 Things you should think about when you audit your response plan

Now that your data breach response plan is in place and you’re confident that your company is safeguarded from malicious  data breach attempts, what can possibly be still the biggest threat to your data breach protection plan?  Answer: the plan itself. All the planning and preparation in the world won’t protect your business from a [...][ READ MORE ]

The next big cyber security threat: Your fingers

We’re all familiar with well-known causes of data security breaches and identity fraud; phishing, malware attacks, and lack of cyber security protection are some of the most popular.  A lesser-known but just as lethal culprit in the world of data breaches is surprisingly, a person’s typing skills due to the fact that a simple typo [...][ READ MORE ]

Three tips for choosing a cloud provider

To cloud or not to cloud? That is the question. And while there’s no questioning the convenience and benefits of cloud storage – you can access your data from multiple devices and save space on your own servers – there are questions regarding how secure cloud storage really is. Given recent hacking incidents at bigger-than-big [...][ READ MORE ]

‘Tis the season for data privacy

As our world becomes ever smaller and more networked, Data Privacy Day provides information to consumers about the ways in which personal information is collected, stored, used and shared. The international privacy promotion also helps businesses understand the laws and regulations to which they’re subjected and offers guidance about how to best shield themselves from risks. [ READ MORE ]

How data breaches harm reputations

The Ponemon study clearly shows that when data breaches occur, the collateral damage of a company’s brand and reputation become significant hard costs that must be factored into the total financial loss. [ READ MORE ]

Quick glance: data breach litigation & legislation in 2012

With the recent spate of data breaches and accompanying class action lawsuits, businesses have constant reminders that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. The best way to protect your business against the high costs of data breaches is to ensure your security practices and fraud resolution plans are strongly built to ward off malicious attacks and the complications that follow.[ READ MORE ]

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 ]

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 ]