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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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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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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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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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Why 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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TechRadar suggests an interesting data security thought experiment: imagine that you actually had to pay more money to store protected personal information. In other words, if you wanted to store...
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Why Your Clients' Marketing Department Could Be Your Biggest Professional...
TechRadar suggests an interesting data security thought experiment: imagine that you actually had to pay more money to store protected personal information. In other words, if you wanted to store...
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An IT consultant can install the same software for two different clients but have completely different professional liabilities for each. That's because your risk isn't determined solely by your work;...
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3 Client Risk Factors that Increase Your Professional Liability Exposure
An IT consultant can install the same software for two different clients but have completely different professional liabilities for each. That's because your risk isn't determined solely by your work;...
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When it comes to data security, Sony would rather forget the last few months ever happened. Not only was Sony Pictures hacked, but a DDoS attack overwhelmed the company's servers in the days around...
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Data Breach Costs Your Insurance Won't Cover
When it comes to data security, Sony would rather forget the last few months ever happened. Not only was Sony Pictures hacked, but a DDoS attack overwhelmed the company's servers in the days around...
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Before we talk about a new malware threat that targets WiFi users, let's discuss IT contractor liability. To do so, we'll use a metaphor. Let's imagine you're an electrician.You're hired to wire a new...
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How Crowdsourced Hacking Poses a Professional Liability Threat
Before we talk about a new malware threat that targets WiFi users, let's discuss IT contractor liability. To do so, we'll use a metaphor. Let's imagine you're an electrician.You're hired to wire a new...
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Congress Looks at Data Breach Notification Legislation
Advisen reports that Congress is currently evaluating President Obama's recent data breach notification proposal and is meeting with retailers to gather their feedback on the proposed regulations.The...
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In the pantheon of lame data security excuses, "we grew too fast" ranks near the top. Advisen reports that Uber is falling back on this excuse to explain some of its questionable practices in data...
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When Rapid Growth Is an Excuse for Poor Data Security, It's Time for a Change
In the pantheon of lame data security excuses, "we grew too fast" ranks near the top. Advisen reports that Uber is falling back on this excuse to explain some of its questionable practices in data...
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With the data breach at Anthem exposing health records for 80 million people, IT departments around the country got a gut check. Despite high data security standards and increasing awareness of cyber...
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3 Takeaways from the Anthem Data Breach
With the data breach at Anthem exposing health records for 80 million people, IT departments around the country got a gut check. Despite high data security standards and increasing awareness of cyber...
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How Much Cyber Liability Insurance Is Enough?
US health insurance provider Anthem has a $100-million Cyber Liability Insurance policy, but with 80 million people affected by the breach, that limit might not be enough to notify every customer,...
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