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Emails may not be safe due to encryption flaw

July 3, 2018 By Kelsy Ketchum Leave a Comment

Two email encryption tools may expose info to attackers. Read on for more info.

Malware attack hits Atlanta’s government

April 17, 2018 By Kelsy Ketchum Leave a Comment

Hackers held Atlanta’s computer systems hostage for a week, hamstringing the ability of employees to get work done.

In Apple v. the government, most IT pros side with Apple

March 16, 2016 By David King Leave a Comment

Two-thirds of information technology professionals are on Apple’s side in an ongoing dispute over whether encryption should be broken to aid in law enforcement. 

7 common mistakes that let hackers steal data

December 29, 2015 By Sam Narisi Leave a Comment

Businesses are leaving a lot of information open to cyber attackers. And that’s leading to IT security incidents with some serious financial consequences. 

Encryption isn’t the answer: It’s part of the answer

September 16, 2015 By David King 1 Comment

Yet another lesson from the Ashley Madison hack: If you’re counting on encryption of sensitive data to save the day, you may wind up regretting that decision. 

Huge SSL flaw puts millions at risk: What you need to know

April 8, 2014 By David King Leave a Comment

The OpenSSL library, a cryptographic service for up to two-thirds of the web, has recently patched a serious and far reaching vulnerability that could allow a hacker to snoop on your files completely undetected. 

The biggest barriers to data encyrption

February 12, 2014 By David King 1 Comment

Data encryption is on a lot of IT pros’ minds these days. It’s also on a lot of their to-do lists. But when push comes to shove, far too few have taken the plunge and made it a priority. 

3 key steps for website security

November 20, 2013 By Guest Author Leave a Comment

Part of an effective IT security program for most businesses should be protecting online transactions with customers. In this guest post, Anand Srinivasan describes some of the website security keys businesses should keep in mind. 

FTC: Company kept too much data, failed to secure it

February 1, 2013 By Sam Narisi 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. 

IT’s guide to cloud computing security

December 19, 2012 By Sam Narisi Leave a Comment

Despite some significant cloud security concerns, many businesses are going forward with their plans to adopt cloud computing services — even when it requires uploading sensitive data to the Cloud. 

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