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Are Companies Too Focused on Cybercrime? by Judy Selby

23/12/2014 06:36
Companies are not paying enough attention on errant employees, and will pay the price in 2015.   As we come to the end of a tumultuous year where "data breach" became a household term, Experian Data Breach Resolution has published its 2015 Second Annual Data Breach Industry Forecast, outlining...

Cyberattack on German steel factory causes 'massive damage by Loek Essers

21/12/2014 09:02
A German steel factory suffered massive damage after hackers managed to access production networks, allowing them to tamper with the controls of a blast furnace, the government said in its annual IT security report. The report, published Wednesday by the Federal Office for Information Security...

The Internet of Things to bring a new economic boom by Patrick Thibodeau

20/12/2014 07:54
The Internet of Things (IoT) may be more significant in reshaping the competitive landscape than the arrival of the Internet. Its productivity potential is so powerful it will deliver a new era of prosperity. That's the argument put forth by Michael Porter, an economist at the Harvard Business...

Should Your Company Get Cybersecurity Insurance? by Will Yakowicz

19/12/2014 18:18
The recent Sony breach was epic--more than 100 terabytes of data was compromised, including company employees' personal medical records, embarrassing email correspondence, and unreleased films.  To top it all off, the breach leaked Sony's internal IT assessment--a report that...

10 Worst Data Breaches of All Time By Elizabeth Palermo

17/12/2014 06:45
You probably heard about the Target data breach that put the credit-card numbers and personal information of millions of the retail giant's customers into the hands of cybercriminals in late 2013. But Target's security nightmare wasn't the worst data breach in history. Here are the 10 worst data...

Websense 2015 Security Predictions Report

16/12/2014 20:18
Websense Security Labs has a proven track record of accurately predicting the threats that will face cybersecurity professionals over the next year. In 2014, seven of the eight forecasts were right on the money and gave a valuable insight into preparations to pro-actively support security...

A.M. Best Special Report: A.M. Best Fall 2014 Insurance Industry Survey Focuses on Cyber Risk

16/12/2014 19:29
OLDWICK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cyber risk remains a fast-growing emerging risk for the insurance industry. Similar to other financial services sectors, the insurance industry is vulnerable to potential attacks on its vast amount of policyholder data. A.M. Best’s fall survey focused...

Hacking after Sony: What companies need to know by Amanda Schaupak

14/12/2014 18:14
The massive breach at Sony Pictures has raised fears that cyber crime is outpacing corporate security and that hackers have achieved a new height of technical ingenuity in their attacks. But experts tell CBS News there's more to the story -- and that while not every hack can be...

Cyber Security Practices Insurance Underwriters Demand by Natalie Lehr

13/12/2014 04:44
Insurance underwriters aren't looking for companies impervious to risk. They want clients that understand the threat landscape and have demonstrated abilities to mitigate attacks. With security breaches on the rise, IT professionals spend a lot of time questioning what kinds of cyber risk their...

Managing cyber risks with insurance by PWC

11/12/2014 21:07
Key factors to consider when evaluating how cyber insurance can enhance your security program Managing cyber risks to sensitive information assets and systems is a top priority for most companies. That’s because the scope, severity, and costs of cyber-attacks are increasing, whether these attacks...
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