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Nude Photo Leak Raises Question of What a Data Breach Is
While the hacking of Jennifer Lawrence, Kate Upton, and other celebrities' iCloud accounts has produced endless commentary, there's a big issue that IT professionals should be paying attention to: what...
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New Cold War Being Played Out in World of Data Breaches
The New York Times reports that Home Depot's data breach could affect 60 million users – 20 million more than the Target attack – which brings up new questions about the nature of these attacks.The...
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Will There Be Unforeseen Security Issues with Apple Pay?
As news swirls that Dairy Queen and Home Depot's point-of-sale systems were hacked, Apple has announced its new mobile payment service, “Apple Pay,” claiming that it will replace outdated credit card...
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Home Depot Data Breach Lawsuit Raises Question: What Are "Reasonable"...
According Insurance Journal, only one day after Home Depot acknowledged that a data breach had exposed millions of its customers' credit and debit card information, a customer had already filed a...
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The Latest Oxymoron: Android Security
Maybe you weren't surprised when researchers at the University of New Haven posted a series of videos showing that many common Android apps contained serious data privacy flaws that could allow cyber...
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Adobe Update Part 2: A Look at Professional Liability for Software Developers
The backstory behind Adobe's latest patch shows hazards that all software and app developers face. According to a ThreatPost article, Adobe was about to release updates to its Reader and Acrobat...
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Privacy Policy, No Cloud Storage for Apple's Fitness Apps
While the tech media was intrigued by wearable technology and the growth of fitness and health apps, many savvy IT minds had serious doubts about how these devices would secure the massive amount of...
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Antique Data Netting Canadian Man Thousands (So He Says)
This has been a huge year for data breach news – some of it was the "strange but true" variety. For example, take the recent story posted on Sophos's data security site Naked Security. Apparently, one...
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Phishing 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...
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This 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...
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19-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...
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Why 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 –...
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Is 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...
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Home Depot Data Breach Lawsuit Raises Question: What Are "Reasonable"...
According Insurance Journal, only one day after Home Depot acknowledged that a data breach had exposed millions of its customers' credit and debit card information, a customer had already filed a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Latest Oxymoron: Android Security
Maybe you weren't surprised when researchers at the University of New Haven posted a series of videos showing that many common Android apps contained serious data privacy flaws that could allow cyber...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Adobe Update Part 2: A Look at Professional Liability for Software Developers
The backstory behind Adobe's latest patch shows hazards that all software and app developers face. According to a ThreatPost article, Adobe was about to release updates to its Reader and Acrobat...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Privacy Policy, No Cloud Storage for Apple's Fitness Apps
While the tech media was intrigued by wearable technology and the growth of fitness and health apps, many savvy IT minds had serious doubts about how these devices would secure the massive amount of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Antique Data Netting Canadian Man Thousands (So He Says)
This has been a huge year for data breach news – some of it was the "strange but true" variety. For example, take the recent story posted on Sophos's data security site Naked Security. Apparently, one...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Phishing 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 ArticleClik here to view.
This 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...
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