Posts Tagged ‘Cybersecurity’
How Secure is Your Data?
A number of massive consumer information leaks occurred over the past year. The data breach headlines of 2017 included many known giants in technology and retail. DATAVERSITY brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Data Risk in 2018: Data Management and Data Integrity Necessities.” Cybercrime is expensive and the damage is far-reaching. This…
Read MoreData Breaches Should Not Be Common
There are no longer any surprises when it comes to the latest data breach announcements hitting the headlines. Is the commonality of this event not only softening our surprise, but also softening our resolve to fight cyberattacks? Krebs on Security brought this news to our attention in their article, “Panerabread.com Leaks Millions of Customer Records.”…
Read MoreA Fox in the Hen House
If the trends tell us anything, data breaches are all but inevitable at every company, no matter how small they may actually be. It seems the only choice for companies at this point is to be prepared for what’s coming – or what is already there. Housing Wire brought this interesting information to our attention…
Read MoreLegislation on Data Privacy Impacts AI
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation in European Union (EU) law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union and the European Economic Area (EEA). It also addresses the export of personal data outside the EU and EEA. Primarily it aims to give control to citizens and residents over their personal data and to simplify the regulatory environment for international…
Read MoreLeading in a Crisis
We speak frequently about data hacks, cyber attacks and breaches. Most of the content is about how to protect your organizations data and how to retrieve/restore after the fact. What we speak about much less frequently is the communication side of a data breach situation. Outsell brought this topic to our attention in their article,…
Read MoreDigital Processing and Data Management
Managing education records may get easier with blockchain technology. Sony has developed a new digital system for storing and managing education records that not only keeps them safe, but also makes it easier for them to be accessed by third parties. This topic came to us from GOOD Education in their article, “Sony Looks To Improve…
Read MoreMore Data Breaches Reported
Data breaches are all too common and for those whose lives and livelihoods are affected, they can be scary. We understand that there are nefarious characters out there; thieves who will do what they can to fraudulently steal information. But when their actions are compounded by cover-ups and falsehoods, who are the victims and who…
Read MoreThe Many Faces of Cyber Attacks
Cyber attacks come in all shapes and sizes. It can be as simple as an email that looks like it comes from your bank and includes an urgent link for you to click or a more obvious scam asking you to send money upfront to receive an unclaimed inheritance. It is important to take a…
Read MoreSafeguarding the Data
The upsurge of digital transformation is creating a greater cyber threat for India. To safeguard its critical assets from perilous cyber attacks, India needs to robustly upgrade its cyber architecture. This interesting topic came to us from DNA India in their article, “Make allocation for cybersecurity.” 2017 brought a plethora of cyber attacks and data breaches. With…
Read MoreProtecting Data Through Cloud Security
Data breaches might quickly become one of the most commonly used word in the news if we continue at our current pace. The battle for cybersecurity continues but at times feels like failure is gaining. Forbes brought this interesting news to our attention in their article, “The Cloud Is Rising To The Cybersecurity Challenge.” Smaller businesses…
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