Imagine you’re not an employee of our company, and are instead a customer considering doing business with us. Wouldn’t you want to know that we were good stewards of your data? That we respected your choices and offered you control over your personal information? Of course you would—which is why we give our customers the…
Ticketmaster UK have admitted British customers may have had their credit card data stolen in a security breach that could have affected up to 40,000 people. The company says it ‘identified malicious software’ on a third party product on Saturday, but did not reveal the breach until today. The firm said it disabled the software…
An insightful “hacker’s view” of cybersecurity. RSA conference program chair Hugh Thompson, PH.D, recently introduced “Hackernomics,” a social science involving the description and analysis of attacker motivations, economics, and business risk, characterized by “five fundamental immutable laws.” At a recent RSA Conference, Dr. Hugh Thompson presented a “hacker’s view” summary of the dynamics of cybersecurity.…
Learn about the modern ways thieves steal credit card information. A survey released by ACI Worldwide reported that approximately 27% of all consumers have been victims of credit card fraud, with more than 1 in 10 victims experiencing fraud multiple times during a 5-year period. And a skimming scam was reported to be responsible for…
Not all bribes look like bribes. It may seem that you are just making things run more smoothly, but you could be running into trouble—watch for the red flags. Congratulations! You just got the word that your company is positioned to win the deal with a foreign government. All that’s left is for a government…
Using social media for work doesn’t have to land you in a tricky situation at work. By following these five best practices (and utilizing a healthy dose of common sense), you’ll be able to not only master social media, but your job duties, as well. If you’re like most of us, you love social media,…
Knowing what to look for can help keep your computer and our organization’s network safe from spyware. Spyware and other malicious software (malware) costs businesses billions of dollars. Spyware is a type of malicious software (malware) installed on computers and networks that collects information about you and our organization secretly. It’s called “spyware” because if…
