Detailed information on more than 120 million American households was recently found unprotected online. This is the latest in a string of instances highlighting…
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Data Breach Cost: When You Lose Your Customers
While the average total cost of a data breach may be trending downward, the average cost of $3.62 million remains a hefty price tag.
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Uber Data Breach: Many Costs of a Breach
We’ve written about the details and lessons learned from the Uber data breach. The most recent news in the aftermath highlights the various cost…
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Ensuring Customer Data Security Through Encryption
Confidential data must be securely stored, and customers (and consumers) are increasingly concerned about privacy. Why is this? The events of the past 12-18…
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German Officials: China Is Using LinkedIn to Collect Personal Info
Germany’s intelligence agency, the BfV, is accusing China of using fake social media accounts to collect personal information from politicians and other high-ranking government…
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Uber Data Breach: Hacker Paid via Bug Bounty Program
More news has surfaced regarding the data breach at Uber. And the news again focuses attention on the negatives regarding the actions taken by…
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Five Tips to Keeping Millennials Cyber Safe This Holiday Shopping Season
With more and more people over the age of 15 purchasing online, it’s clear millennials are very comfortable with the digital age.
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PayPal Announces Details of Breach at Recent Acquisition
Several months after acquiring TIO Networks in July of this year, PayPal suspended the acquisition’s operations after it discovered security vulnerabilities on the TIO…
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New Details Emerge on Insider Breach at NSA
Recent news provides details on the identify of the latest insider removing data from the National Security Agency (NSA) - joining other insiders who…
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Clarksons Data Breach: Saying No to Ransom
Clarksons PLC, a 165-year old giant in the shipping world, just announced that a malicious hacker stole sensitive data and is threatening to release…
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NSA Data Leak: More Exposure of Classified Data
Data leaks from within the National Security Agency (NSA) have made news before, going back to Edward Snowden in 2013, and continuing more recently…
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Look, Your Data Is Going To Be Stolen
In 2016 we saw a 40% increase in data breaches and things are not looking much better for 2017; with at LEAST one major…