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16.6 Million People Experienced Identity Theft in 2012

admin — Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:15:24 +0000

Financial losses due to personal identity theft totaled $24.7 billion, over $10 billion more than the losses attributed to all other property crimes measured in the National Crime Victimization Survey. More>>

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Why the CDO may steal the CIO’s lunch

admin — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 10:29:13 +0000

Bad news, CIOs: Businesses continue to hire chief digital officers and chief data officers to solve two imperatives: creating new value from data and managing data risk. Beware this power shift. More>>

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Security of data is consumers’ biggest fear

admin — Mon, 18 Nov 2013 10:22:30 +0000

In the week when Ireland experienced its biggest ever data hacking breach, a new survey obtained by the Irish Independent reveals that security concerns dwarf all others for consumers. More>>

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How to Stop the In-House Data Thief

admin — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 10:15:24 +0000

The threat of information theft by company insiders is growing. However there are ways to reduce the risks. More>>

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Find out Where Your Data Center Is At: Lessons Learned from the NSA Scandal

admin — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 09:48:30 +0000

As Cloud Computing grows progressively and continues its triumphant journey, there is one issue that has unfortunately and undeservedly attained very little attention. It is the Geographic location of the data and the fact that where is its habituate data center.

Though cloud computing provides hassle-free sources which users can use irrespective of the location of data, the recent NSA scandal is finally shedding light to one aspect that how critically important has the physical location of the digital data become. More>>

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Six data loss prevention strategies for mobile environments

admin — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 11:21:08 +0000

Establishing a proactive set of data loss prevention strategies and policies can be an IT departments’ best insurance against a disaster. Here are six recommended strategies. More>>

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Top 6 Threats to Enterprise Security

admin — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 07:29:46 +0000

With “cyber espionage” making headlines, enterprises are buttering their security taking a closer look at threats that can impact their business and ultimately their bottom line. McAfee Labs has analyzed the threats of the past quarter for emerging trends, which center on mobile and overall malware.

With BYOD becoming common across many enterprises, threats that once considered consumer problems are now becoming issues for the enterprise as well. Targeted Trojans, Mobile Spyware, Ransomware, Phishing, Database Breaches, and Browser-based Threats seem to be the top six threats to enterprise security. More>>

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5 Ways to Prevent a Catastrophic Data Loss in Your Business

admin — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 07:00:19 +0000

It’s a known fact that data is the precious asset of any business. When data is lost, everything is lost. It affects an organization’s reputation apart from the huge financial loss. According to a study conducted by Symantec and the Ponemon Institute, data breaches cost companies an average of $214 per compromised record, and the average organizational cost was approximately $7.2 million.

A data catastrophe can strike when there’s a sudden hardware failure or when there’s a data theft that lands sensitive information of customers in unknown hands. To prevent a catastrophic data loss, company need solutions that effectively address the challenges faced in the IT environment. Here are some best practices that can help companies avoid data loss. More>>

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Creative methods to protect your data

admin — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 09:43:31 +0000

At a time when information is power and everyone is trying to protect it, data thefts and hacking attacks are also becoming common. Users can beef up their data security by setting creative passwords that cannot be easily cracked. This article looks at some of the unorthodox methods to protect data using an USB Lock, Wireless PC Lock, Swiss Army USB, USB Port Blocker, and a Peeping Tom. More>>

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Personal data of 4M patients at risk after Advocate burglary

admin — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 09:40:22 +0000

Personal information for more than 4 million patients of Advocate Medical Group may be at risk after four computers were stolen in a July 15 burglary of an administrative building. More>>

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