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LinkedIn Lawsuit: Courts Catching Up with Tech
Insurance Journal reports that tech companies may be on the hook for more lawsuits as a federal judge ruled that LinkedIn can be sued for its email and data collection policies. A lawsuit against a...
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Do We Need a Miss Manners of Data Breaches?
At her peak, Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners, wrote a popular advice column that was featured in over 200 newspapers. She helped guide many hapless people through difficult social situations – and some...
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Need a Revenue Boost? Think Hedge Funds
According to Digital Journal, hedge funds – the high-profile investment firms – are the latest industry to recognize their cyber exposure and could be a great source of new clients for IT...
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Defense Against the Hacking Arts Requires CONSTANT VIGILANCE
According to ThreatPost, researchers have found a way to bypass PayPal's two-factor authentication an enhanced security feature recommended by many security experts. This proves – much like in the...
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Data Security Turbulence: New Attacks Target Airport Security
The security and risk management site CSO Online reports that 75 U.S. airports have been affected by cyber attacks, and four airports received "advanced persistent attacks" – a sign that hackers are...
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Terrifying New Android Malware Is Basically a Brain Parasite for Smartphones
It's easy to overreact about new cyber threats, but as ThreatPost reports, a piece of fledgling Android malware is pretty much a brain virus that might create an army of infected zombie smartphones...
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How Florida's New Data Breach Law Could Cost Tech Businesses
As the federal government hems and haws its way through new data breach legislation, states are springing into action to pass their own, tougher data breach laws – it’s just happened in Florida where...
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Hotel Hippo Closure Would Be a Wakeup Call for Small Businesses (If Anyone...
SCMagazine reports that hotelhippo.com, a hotel reservation site, has shuttered after poor security led to a data breach.Though the company was small and only 24 customers were affected, the data...
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Schnucks Settlement Breaks Down Why Data Breaches Are So Expensive
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that more than a year and a half after its customers were first affected, the Midwestern grocery store Schnucks has settled its data breach lawsuit and will pay...
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How Much Does a Data Breach Cost?
The final cost of a data breach can be hard to pin down. Dozens of factors affect the cost of a breach, and you can’t know what the total price tag will be until the dust settles. Sometimes, that takes...
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Defense Against the Hacking Arts Requires CONSTANT VIGILANCE
According to ThreatPost, researchers have found a way to bypass PayPal's two-factor authentication an enhanced security feature recommended by many security experts. This proves – much like in the...
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Data Security Turbulence: New Attacks Target Airport Security
The security and risk management site CSO Online reports that 75 U.S. airports have been affected by cyber attacks, and four airports received "advanced persistent attacks" – a sign that hackers are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Terrifying New Android Malware Is Basically a Brain Parasite for Smartphones
It's easy to overreact about new cyber threats, but as ThreatPost reports, a piece of fledgling Android malware is pretty much a brain virus that might create an army of infected zombie smartphones...
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How Florida's New Data Breach Law Could Cost Tech Businesses
As the federal government hems and haws its way through new data breach legislation, states are springing into action to pass their own, tougher data breach laws – it’s just happened in Florida where...
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Hotel Hippo Closure Would Be a Wakeup Call for Small Businesses (If Anyone...
SCMagazine reports that hotelhippo.com, a hotel reservation site, has shuttered after poor security led to a data breach.Though the company was small and only 24 customers were affected, the data...
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Schnucks Settlement Breaks Down Why Data Breaches Are So Expensive
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that more than a year and a half after its customers were first affected, the Midwestern grocery store Schnucks has settled its data breach lawsuit and will pay...
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How Much Does a Data Breach Cost?
The final cost of a data breach can be hard to pin down. Dozens of factors affect the cost of a breach, and you can’t know what the total price tag will be until the dust settles. Sometimes, that takes...
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Give This to Your Clients, Cut Your Cyber Exposure
One of the biggest challenges an IT consultant faces is getting clients to adopt basic data security measures that will protect their company from data breaches, accidental data leaks, and other data...
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Why 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...
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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...
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