Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “data breach”
Chances of being the victim of a cyber attack continue to rise While the military has had its share of web issues, it’s still safe to say that its official websites are more secure than your average page. Although there’s no way to keep 100% of hackers out of any …
Identifying the biggest threat to financial firms’ reputations Reputation is your most valuable asset, and today there are more threats to reputation than ever before. One of the fastest-growing and most impactful issues is information security, and the results of the 2015 Makovsky Wall Street Reputation Study show why. According …
A look at an all-too-common cause of crisis Whether it’s exposing client data or losing corporate secrets to unknown competitors, failing to secure sensitive information can quickly create a crisis. But, despite the high profile examples we’ve seen over the past couple years, an “it won’t happen to me” attitude …
Watching what you post is a must for both personal and business crisis management Sharing on social media seems innocent enough to most, but it can create all sorts of issues. One of the most common, and most damaging, is oversharing of personal info. As you can see in this …
It doesn’t take a hardened criminal to steal your data Public wi-fi networks are everywhere, from coffee shops to entire metro areas. They’re also astoundingly easy to hack. In an eye-opening experiment out of the UK, one security researcher turned a 7-year-old loose on a hotspot with nothing but a …
[Editor’s note: The below article, originally published in the Managing Outcomes newsletter, is an excellent look at the hot topic of cybersecurity from our colleague and frequent contributor Tony Jaques.] 2014 was a landmark year for cybersecurity, which saw a real change in reputational risk for corporations and other organisations. …
Are the programs you use to work leaving you vulnerable to attack? Publicly held companies are being ranked, both by stakeholders and the SEC, on their ability to prevent and withstand cyber attacks. Although most have put some form of security measures in place, the experts at Veracode say software …
The prevalence and constant use of web browsers makes then an ideal point of entry for malicious hackers In case the many recent posts to this blog covering cyber crimes haven’t made it clear, at this point it’s not a question of whether you’ll be attacked, but when. A new …
U.S. Cyber Command a solid model for businesses to follow The hacks and breaches of the past several years have made clear to us that cyber crime is here to stay, and that plans to prevent and mitigate the damage from these attacks is an absolute must for crisis management. …
Can the movie studio recover, and if so, how? The Sony Hack is an unprecedented event that could very easily become the new norm. After all, hackers have proven their ability to penetrate just about any system they want time and time again over the past couple of years, and …
More data from IBM researchers on the current state of system security The past several years have seen a near-constant stream of data breaches, hacks, and other cyber-intrusions that have left individuals and organizations in some seriously sticky spots. While awareness, preparation, and responsiveness has improved significantly over those years, …
Losing trust before you get off the ground can be devastating Mobile payment is a hot field right now, and it looks like whoever comes out as the clear favorite is going to reap serious benefits. One newcomer to the field, CurrentC, has already encountered a major hurdle in the …
You didn’t really think we’d get through a full week without a data breach story, did you? Yesterday saw Sears Holdings Corp. announce a data breach at its Kmart stores with the statement below, posted to the Kmart website: Did you spot the element that was missing from this message? …
Should you be trusting cloud storage with valuable data? Storing data in “the cloud” has become enormously popular, yet a lack of understanding about exactly what is okay to store there, and how secure cloud services are, has led to massive security threats becoming commonplace. We would even go so far …
Data thieves find a new angle of attack The message that downloading suspicious apps can land with you a phone full of malware is finally gaining ground, but what if your phone comes straight from the factory with nasty software already installed? Well, if you ordered a Star N9500 Android …
