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...

Published: 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...

Published: 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...

Published: 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...

Published: 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...

Published: 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...

Published: 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...

Published: 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...

Published: 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...

Published: 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,...

Published: September 7, 2010 by ofonseca