On February 1, 2013, the micro-blogging service revealed that approximately 250,000 users’ account information – including usernames, email addresses, and passwords – was potentially compromised. If you use Twitter and your account was among those the hackers could...
Smart phones present all kinds of security challenges for organizations, as data can be stolen from them and criminals can use them to capture and transmit private information. Jackson Health System in Florida has decided to ban cell phone use by volunteers, after it...
Hacking continues to be a costly problem for US businesses, according to a Ponemon Institute report released in October 2012. For each the businesses and organizations studied, the average cost of cyber crime is $8.9 million annually, an increase of 6% from last...
The White House was the victim of a cyber attack last month, but the perpetrators apparently failed to extract any information. A conservative news web site, the Washington Free Beacon, broke the story, reporting that hackers linked to the Chinese government...
As the nation’s baby boomers age, retirement communities and nursing homes are expanding. These senior living facilities often emphasize physical security as one of the main benefits they can provide to potential residents and their concerned families. Frequently,...
As you may have heard by now, LinkedIn notified its users last week that it had been hacked. Out of about 150 million users, approximate 6 million had their passwords stolen and posted on a hacker web site. The breach of the social networking giant should come as no...
