Posts Tagged ‘Data security’
Data Breaches Are On the Rise
In yet another headline reporting yet another data breach, Quora has announced that it has been attacked by hackers. NPR brought this news to us in their article, “100 Million Quora Users Affected By ‘Malicious’ Data Breach.” Quora, the question-and-answer website, reported that a malicious third party may have lifted the account information of some 100 million…
Read MoreSearch in the Web 3.0
The evolution of the Web began in 2001 with the Semantic Web. The evolution has moved through two stages so far. Web 1.0 was basically a set of static pages. The Web we know today is often described as Web 2.0. It is a tool that consumers and businesses use every day. This interesting information came to…
Read MoreData Security and AI
R9B is a provider of cybersecurity products and services. Recently, they announced a strategic partner investment into Champion Technology. PRNewswire brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “R9B Introduces Artificial Intelligence-Based Expert System to HUNT Operations.” The companies will form a technology partnership to leverage DarkLight’s knowledge framework to optimize and cross-correlate data…
Read MoreThe Worst of the Worst
There are many things weighing heavy on the minds of hospital leaders. It might surprise you to find the top two are severe weather and cyberattacks, based on a recent survey. Becker’s IT & CIO Report brought this interesting topic to us in their article, “Severe weather, cyberattacks top list of hospital safety concerns.” Rave Mobile…
Read MoreA Dark Place For a Taxonomy
In an effort to establish better security, one dark web intelligence company has called for an industry-wide, standardized framework for evaluating and describing goods and services for sale on underground forums. This interesting and somewhat concerning topic came to us from Info Security in their article, “Researchers Call for a Shared Dark Web Taxonomy.” The dark…
Read MoreLooking for Security in AI
The government continues to increase its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI), but they should be sure to take the time to train the technology for agencies and maximize the potential of this powerful technology. This information came to us from Fed Scoop in their article, “Feds need to ‘raise’ AI with better data, report says.” With…
Read MoreSafety in Numbers
There is much discussion in the news about the safety of your personal data. Do you know how safe your data might be? Do you know all the locations that hold your data? Don’t worry, few people do. Protecting your personal data has never been more important. In a post-Cambridge Analytica world, the followup question is whether…
Read MoreAnthem Pays for Data Breach
The 2015 cyberattack at Anthem is by far one of the largest data breaches to date. As a result, Anthem recently agreed to pay $16 million to the Federal government. Modern Healthcare brought this interesting information to our attention in their article, “Anthem to pay $16M in record data breach settlement.” The data breach affected nearly…
Read MoreData Breach at the Highest of High
In a recent hack of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) automated booking and travel site, the travel records and credit card information of as many as 30,000 military members and government civilian employees were stolen. This interesting information came to us from Forbes in their article, “Department of Defense Data Breach Exposes 30,000 Employees.” As…
Read MoreData Governance Provides Consistency
Data governance is the overall management of the availability, integrity, and security of data used in an enterprise. At its core, data governance is corporate data policy compliance. This interesting information came to us from Tech Target in their article, “How data lineage tools boost data governance policies.” Data policies can span an array of intents, including directives…
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