All organizations depend on IT to keep operations up and running. That means tech mistakes – even seemingly minor ones – can have a huge impact on the organization and its bottom line.
When can data breaches get companies sued?
April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
In recent years, many victims of IT security incidents have filed data breach lawsuits. When are companies being held accountable after data is stolen?
Hospital ignores repeated warnings about data breach
March 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
One of the trickiest parts about IT security is recognizing when a breach has occurred so the damage can be mitigated. And that’s especially the case when organizations ignore clear warnings about vulnerabilities.
4 basic keys for database security
February 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Despite hackers’ new sophisticated techniques, many data breaches still occur because of basic IT security mistakes. In this post, guest author Vanessa James lays out four critical steps for protecting databases.
FTC: Company kept too much data, failed to secure it
February 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Allowing users to carry sensitive data on a portable computing device creates a certain amount of risk. But here’s a data breach that occurred because several pieces of IT equipment were stolen from an employee’s car.
10 worst IT security screw-ups of 2012
December 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
This past year was a rough one for IT security. Hackers gained access to billions of sensitive records in 2012, using a mix of sophisticated new attacks and old techniques – as well as exploiting some big mistakes on the part of organizations.
Dropbox drops the ball, becomes latest hacking victim
August 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
It happens – cybercriminals use stolen passwords to hack into other accounts. Despite the warnings, people still reuse passwords across multiple sites. This recent incident is proof.