With data breaches increasingly more common, more consumers are exposed to the risk of identity theft and other fraud, according to a study. More>>
Tag: Data Breach
Assumption of breach: How a new mindset can help protect critical data
Business Lessons From the Bloomberg Terminal Scandal
Identity Theft: How thieves steal your identity
Identity theft is everywhere. It happens at stores, ATMs, and online. Thieves get access to your personal data and get away with this crime. Do you know something as simple as Facebook can start the ball rolling for someone looking for your info? More>>
Why LivingSocial’s 50-million password breach is graver than you may think
LivingSocial.com, a site that offers daily coupons on restaurants, spas, and other services, has suffered a security breach that has exposed names, e-mail addresses and password data for up to 50 million of its users. If you're one of them, you should make sure this breach doesn't affect other accounts
Top 10 Hacking Countries
When it comes to computer-attack traffic, China deserves the bulk of the blame, but not all of it. Ten countries including China accounted for three-quarters of the world's cyber-assault traffic during the last quarter of 2012, according to Akamai Technologies, which helps companies speed the delivery of online content. While detecting the
One in five data breaches are the result of cyberespionage, Verizon says
Choosing Security Products: DLP Technology
Data leakage can be simply defined as the accidental or intentional exposure of sensitive information. To counter this ever-present threat, data loss prevention (DLP) products have become a critical technology to many enterprises. Even though many purchases are driven by regulatory compliance or the desire to avoid negative ramifications associated
How businesses can safeguard the security of their data
Employees accessing multi devices—such as laptops, tablets, mobile phones—are making it difficult to safeguard their confidential information. The staff at the BBC had £750,000 worth of gadgets lost or stolen since 2010. This highlights the growing `data security’ issue many companies are facing. While the cost of replacing these expensive