Tiger Woods and Mitt Romney are the latest in a growing list of celebrities to have their personal financial records hacked. Cyber criminals apparently accessed files at Equifax, one of the big three credit reporting agencies. First Lady Michelle Obama has also been...
Hackers are smart and clever. They have to be to undo the intricate security measures many businesses put in place to protect proprietary and customer data. A prison in England discovered this fact first hand when it allowed an inmate who had been convicted of a...
Can you explain an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT)? Probably not, if you’re like most folks. But you should at least know what an APT is if you are even remotely responsible for your company’s data security, because it is one of the techniques hackers use to break...
It appears that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is getting more aggressive in enforcing HIPAA regulations. Recently a hospice facility in Idaho was fined $50,000 for a breach involving 441 patients. It was the first settlement by HHS for a HIPAA...
Breaches happen every day, to small and large businesses, as well as non-profits and government entities. It is important to always be on your guard and use best practices in the battle against cyber theft. There were several mistakes the South Carolina Department of...
Security flaws in the popular Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) standard have prompted the Department of Homeland Security to warn individuals and businesses of the danger in leaving UPnP features activated. Many devices use UPnP to help them easily connect to a network,...
