Secure Message Scorecard: How Do Your Favorite Apps Measure Up?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is reviewing messaging apps and scoring them for security. You can see the results on a new Secure Messaging Scorecard posted on the group's website.The first...
View ArticleWhy the 31% of Businesses without Cyber Insurance Should Scare You
Insurance Journal reports on a study that shows 60 percent of businesses think cyber risks are very high for them, but 31 percent still have no Cyber Liability Insurance whatsoever.You might be...
View Article19-Year-Old Windows Bug and WinShock Are a Lesson in IT Liability
Last week, Microsoft issued its usual monthly patches, but there were two interesting vulnerabilities making data security news. Let's look at each bug and see the ripple effects they can have for an...
View ArticleWhy You Should Care that the Average DDoS Attack Costs $500,000
Incapsula conducted a survey of IT professionals and found the average distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack cost their clients $500,000. The survey focused on mid- and large-size clients (250 –...
View ArticleIs Data Breach Fatigue Good for Tech Businesses?
While you might be tired of seeing sensationalist stories about new vulnerabilities and data breaches, the cyber liability firm Advisen reports that there's some good news to come out of the Home Depot...
View ArticleData-Breach-Related Lawsuits Show the Benefits, Limitations of Insurance
How much do data breaches cost? That's the million-dollar question – literally. And to answer it, we'll look at two recent data breaches:Home Depot: 56 million stolen credit and debit cards.University...
View ArticleHigher Tech Security Budgets Predicted for 2015
Corporate research firm Forrester predicts big changes for cyber security in 2015, including an increase in businesses looking to spend money on data security. But not all of it is good...
View ArticlePhishing by the Dock of eBay
CIO Today reports eBay was hacked…again. Over the summer, nearly 145 million passwords were exposed, but this time hackers used a different approach to harvest data.Because eBay allows JavaScript and...
View ArticleThis Is What We Mean by "Reputational Damage"
Last week, a group of retailers known as MCX (Merchant Customer Exchange) made news when two members – CVS and Rite Aid – ditched their plan to use Apple Pay in favor of MCX's own mobile payment...
View ArticleThe Least Fun Way to Spend that Extra $9,000
As an IT professional, you've undoubtedly worked with clients who won't commit an adequate amount of resources to data security. Many small-business owners simply don't think it's worth the extra money...
View ArticleSecure Message Scorecard: How Do Your Favorite Apps Measure Up?
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is reviewing messaging apps and scoring them for security. You can see the results on a new Secure Messaging Scorecard posted on the group's website.The first...
View ArticleWhy the 31% of Businesses without Cyber Insurance Should Scare You
Insurance Journal reports on a study that shows 60 percent of businesses think cyber risks are very high for them, but 31 percent still have no Cyber Liability Insurance whatsoever.You might be...
View Article19-Year-Old Windows Bug and WinShock Are a Lesson in IT Liability
Last week, Microsoft issued its usual monthly patches, but there were two interesting vulnerabilities making data security news. Let's look at each bug and see the ripple effects they can have for an...
View ArticleWhy You Should Care that the Average DDoS Attack Costs $500,000
Incapsula conducted a survey of IT professionals and found the average distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack cost their clients $500,000. The survey focused on mid- and large-size clients (250 –...
View ArticleIs Data Breach Fatigue Good for Tech Businesses?
While you might be tired of seeing sensationalist stories about new vulnerabilities and data breaches, the cyber liability firm Advisen reports that there's some good news to come out of the Home Depot...
View ArticleData-Breach-Related Lawsuits Show the Benefits, Limitations of Insurance
How much do data breaches cost? That's the million-dollar question – literally. And to answer it, we'll look at two recent data breaches:Home Depot: 56 million stolen credit and debit cards.University...
View Articlehttp://www.techinsurance.com/blog/consultant-liability/higher-tech-security-b...
Corporate research firm Forrester predicts big changes for cyber security in 2015, including an increase in businesses looking to spend money on data security. But not all of it is good...
View ArticleHigher Tech Security Budgets Predicted for 2015
Corporate research firm Forrester predicts big changes for cyber security in 2015, including an increase in businesses looking to spend money on data security. But not all of it is good...
View Articlehttp://www.techinsurance.com/blog/data-breach/why-the-target-data-breach-ruli...
The New York Times reports that almost a year after the Target data breach was discovered, a federal judge has ruled that banks, lenders, and credit card companies can move forward with their lawsuits...
View ArticleWhy the Target Data Breach Ruling Matters for IT Contractors
The New York Times reports that almost a year after the Target data breach was discovered, a federal judge has ruled that banks, lenders, and credit card companies can move forward with their lawsuits...
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