Posts Tagged ‘Cybersecurity’
Data Compromise with Phishing Attack
In another case of cyber theft, Gannett warns employees of a possible data breach. We learned of this from Kalb in their article, “USA Today owner Gannett warns workers of possible breach.” Gannett is the publisher of USA Today and many other newspapers across the country. Their employees have been warned that about 18,000 current…
Read MoreCyber Security a Concern in All Organizations
A hacker claims to have followed through on a threat to release several episodes from an upcoming season of Netflix’s hit series Orange Is The New Black, after a production vendor suffered a breach. This interesting news came to us from The Associated Press in their article, “Hacker Claims Release of Stolen Copies of Netflix Series.”…
Read MoreSecurity Concerns Drive Development
The fear of data breaches is constant for most information management professionals. Staying compliant and keeping data secure drive their day-to-day. CMS Wire brought this news to our attention in their article, “Data Breaches, Security Fears Drive Information Management Policies.” Those same concerns are key drivers for information management initiatives in enterprises. A recent study by the Association of…
Read MoreStaying Alert
It seems like data security, ransomware, and insider threats have been in the headlines for the past year. Will that remain true for 2017? This interesting information was brought to our attention by Nextgov in their article, “Why Machine Learning Will Help Improve Government Cybersecurity in 2017.” It’s clear hackers have polished their art and are overcoming the…
Read MoreThe Future of Cybersecurity
The future is becoming increasingly connected to the web. Some techniques, such as data mining, are being used to harness this raw information to give insight into the future of cybersecurity. CIO brought this information to our attention in their article, “How big data can drive the future of cybersecurity.” Big data has the potential to give us…
Read MoreThe Biggest Risk is Inside
Data security for any organization is of great importance. Keeping hackers out of their systems and data is a huge part of their information management plans. But what about the employees? What measures are in place to protect the data from staff? This interesting information came to us from DARK Reading in their article, “60% of…
Read MoreFinding a Safe Place
With all the fear of data security lapses and breaches, it is surprising to find that data on a mobile device is quite possibly the safest. This interesting information came to us from InfoWorld in their article, “Mobile is still the safest place for your data.” We have heard many times from IT professionals and…
Read MoreProtecting Data
All businesses are on alert for cyber attacks, regardless of their size. No business is too small to be a victim, so all businesses should carefully review their cyber security efforts. Cyber Law Monitor brought this topic to us in their article, “Protect Against Cyber Attacks: A New Guide to Help Small Businesses.” Larger companies naturally invest…
Read MoreProtecting Data and Users
Data breaches and security has never been more of a focus for most organizations. It’s not just hackers or rogue employees that are causing worries. Financial Planning brought this to our attention in their article, “Don’t let this data breach threat end your business.” Organizations are building processes and protocols for “when” they are victims of…
Read MoreCyber Attacks Are Everywhere
Cyber attacks are of concern to every type of organization – even the national government. Reuters (along with many, many others) reported on the growing concern around cyber attacks affecting the recent national elections in their article, “Obama orders review of 2016 election cyber attacks.” U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence agencies to review…
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