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Over 90% percent of data breaches in first half of 2014 were preventable by Charlie Osborne

13/05/2015 06:50
Summary:The Online Trust Alliance says that a high percentage of data breaches were the result of staff mistakes -- rather than external hacking. Over 90 percent of data breaches in the first half of 2014 could have been prevented if businesses rethought their risk cyberstrategies, according to the...

Data breaches to cost global economy $2 trillion by 2019 by Zack Whittaker

13/05/2015 06:47
Data breaches are set to cost the global economy as much as $2 trillion in the next five years.   Over 90 percent of data breaches in first half of 2014 were preventable Read More New research from Juniper says North America, which houses the bulk of the technology...

90% of firms in this industry were hit by a cyber-attack in past 2 years by Benjamin Lane

13/05/2015 06:40
Nearly 90 percent of US healthcare providers have been hit by a data breach since 2013, costing the industry an estimated $6 billion a year, according to the latest data from the Ponemon Institute. Perhaps even more troubling is the fact that half of these breaches are believed to be criminal in...

Cyber Insurance Offers More Than Just Protection Against External Cyber Attacks by Travis Wall

12/05/2015 14:24
Massive data breaches have become so prevalent that they are no longer big news. The cyber attacks that do grab headlines typically involve banks or large retailers, in which tens or hundreds of millions of records may have been stolen.   Related: 5 Tips to Protect Your Business From...

How to Teach Your Employees to Recognize Hacker Scams by Art Gross

07/05/2015 12:55
  Cyber criminals are on the prowl for business data. Every company, no matter the size, has valuable data that's as enticing as cracking a safe--but with far less risk, because cyber attackers are virtually untraceable. Here's how your employees can learn to recognize hacker...

Health data breaches: Why size doesn't matter by Rick Kam, President and co-founder, ID Experts

05/05/2015 14:07
Big breaches make for big news: Anthem, Heartland Payment Systems, Sony, Target, to name just a few. The causes of these big breaches are numerous: big data and information integration provide a larger attack surface, and criminals are becoming more adept at acquiring and exploiting personal...

Ten Cybersecurity Concerns for Every Board of Directors by John Reed Stark and David R. Fontaine*

02/05/2015 23:11
Every board now knows its company will fall victim to a cyber-attack, and even worse, that the board will need to clean up the mess and superintend the fallout. Yet cyber-attacks can be extraordinarily complicated and, once identified, demand a host of costly responses. These include digital...

Zurich reaches settlement with Sony over PlayStation hack by Caitlin Bronson

02/05/2015 21:37
The coverage dispute over the 2011 hacking of Sony’s PlayStation Network has been settled. According to Thursday reports, Sony Corp. and Zurich America Insurance agreed to settle for an undisclosed amount about two weeks ago. Paperwork in connection with the settlement was submitted this...

Cyber insurance not trusted by business, KPMG claims by Tom Reeve

02/05/2015 21:30
Senior heads of security don't trust cyber-insurance products, viewing with scepticism the chances of getting a payout in the event of a cyber-attack, according to research from KPMG.   Based on a survey of senior information security professionals from organisations which are members of...

Privacy tips for the Internet of Things

01/05/2015 19:16
Worried that your connected devices are collecting too much personal data? Here's what you can do. If you don’t like the idea of being tracked by your devices, you might think you have only two options: Avoid the technology altogether or simply surrender to...
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