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Personal Data Theft Up 82% in the Last 6 Months
According to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in January, nearly one in five Americans reported that they have had private information (such as such as social security and credit card numbers)...
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IBM’s Newest Services Reflect Data Security Fears
A recent TechCrunch article details how IBM is shaking things up in the cloud-security world by offering a way for its clients to be more involved in their security and expanding data backup.Many...
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33% of Businesses Don’t Consult with IT about Their Cyber Insurance Needs
In the aftermath of the Target data breach and OpenSSL Heartbleed security flaw, many clients will want their IT consultants to make sure their data is protected. However, according to research from...
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Study: You Can Probably Talk Your Clients into Buying Cyber Liability Insurance
A new study from the Ponemon Institute shows that many companies are ready to invest in a Cyber Liability Insurance policy, but may need a push from their IT consultants. According to the research, 39...
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Good News: Data Breach Insurance Is Going Mainstream
CNBC reports that from 2012 to 2013, there was a 20 percent increase in businesses investing in Cyber Liability Insurance (aka “Data Breach Insurance” or “Cyber Risk Insurance”). The reasons for this...
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Johns Hopkins Researchers: The Cloud Isn’t Safe Yet!
ScienceDaily reports that a new study from Johns Hopkins University should have IT professionals worried about cloud security. Researchers found that the methodologies that common cloud storage...
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These 9 Mistakes Cause 94% of Data Breaches
Every year, Verizon performs an exhaustive study of the last 12 months of data breaches, looking for trends and patterns that will help data security professionals better protect their clients' data....
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2014 Cost of a Data Breach: 15% Higher
This time of year is an important one for data security research. Verizon publishes its review of the past year's data breaches, and the Ponemon Institute, a tech research organization, publishes its...
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DDoS Attack Shuts Down Salesforce, Exposes IT Department to Liability
In the last two weeks, we've read about a number of high-profile DDoS attacks.A blog at the IT performance solution company ThousandEyes profiles how a recent DDoS attack brought down a few of...
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Data Breach vs. Identity Theft: Help Your Clients Understand the Difference
What is the difference between a data breach and identity theft? In the media, many people toss around these terms willy-nilly. They are connected, of course, but understanding the difference is...
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Courts Slowly Build Tech Case Law: App Thieves Punished
Political news site The Hill reports good news for mobile app developers: the Justice Department has officially convicted its first mobile app pirates. These criminals set up app piracy sites called...
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Survey: 28% of U.S. Companies Have No Mobile Strategy. Make Them Your Clients
Broadband and telecom news site Telecompetitor reports on a new survey that says more than a quarter of companies lag behind the times and don't have a mobile marketing strategy. This news means...
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The Next Generation of Business Data Breach: IP Theft
What is IP theft? It's the stealing of intellectual property, designs, patents, code, and other intangible assets. IT theft is becoming more and more common and costly – and even small IT firms can end...
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Survey Shows Muggles Still Don’t Get Data Breaches
People outside of the tech industry get more than a little confused when you talk about data breaches, identity theft, and pretty much any of the technical aspects of data security. Unfortunately, this...
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Java Update Reveals Why Business Software Is More Vulnerable than Consumer...
Security researcher Brian Krebs reports on the Java 7 and Java 8 updates that Oracle pushed out last earlier this month to fix 37 bugs and some major security issues in the Java SE platform.Among the...
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Web Host Liabilities: How Hackers Can Shut Down Your Clients’ Website
Many of your clients use web hosts and kits (like those offered with WordPress), which could expose your clients to data breaches and downtime – and ultimately lead to a lawsuit filed against your...
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Client Education: Best Ways to Invite a Data Breach
A Business News Daily article profiles the problems IT professionals face when trying to find efficient and safe file-sharing solutions for their customers. As it points out, finding an IT solution is...
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OpenSSL Made Less Than a Part-Time Fast Food Worker
If there's an upside to the whole Heartbleed debacle, it's that the media drew attention to an incredible disparity: the group that works on OpenSSL gets less than $2,000 dollars a year to maintain the...
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Good News for Your Clients: Cyber Coverage Is Expanding
Insurance Journal reports that some insurers are beefing up their Cyber Liability Insurance in order to offer coverage for physical damage and injuries caused by cyber attacks.The news is important...
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Don’t Forget to Floss Your Passwords: “Cyber Hygiene” Is the Latest in Data...
The former head of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff knows a thing or two about security. So when he says that cyber attacks are occurring at "unprecedented" levels, our ears perk up.In a recent...
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