Follow these password best practices to keep personal and professional accounts safe and secure. A password is the key to your accounts—both at home and at work. Choosing the wrong password puts your information at risk. Why do so many people choose 123456 as their password? Or their dog’s name or their birthday or even…
A shipping giant is likely to run up in millions of dollars of additional costs after a ransomware attack apparently crippled its US network. The attack was against COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company), which is a Chinese owned shipping giant. It comes after its larger shipping rival Maersk admitted in August 2017 that its operations…
When it comes to responding to a data breach, time is of the essence. The world’s standards for privacy protection continue to rise. For our organization to meet these standards, we rely on you. You keep us on the right track by making privacy your responsibility, and reminding your peers to do the same. It…
Around the world, citizens are making their voices heard: the right to privacy isn’t something that can be disregarded. Governments and businesses must work together to create the conditions that safeguard personal information from accidental exposure, loss, or theft. But there’s no such thing as a “one-size-fits-all” solution. Nations have unique customs and laws that…
Follow these best practices to assure your customers that you care about the security of their personal information. If you work at the point of sale, you’re on the front lines of the battle against identity theft. After all, credit card fraud is the most common form of identity theft. According to the Federal Trade…
Wi-Fi snooping is no longer a rarity: in one three-month period over a million hackers recently downloaded a program that probes unsecured Wi-Fi connections. Enjoying that free Wi-Fi at the corner café? You might have second thoughts if you knew that there could be a hidden cost. Cyber snoops and hackers enjoy preying on people…
Sometimes just trying to be friendly can get you into trouble. “Insiders” aren’t just CEOs, COOs, financial officials, and other major shareholders. In most jurisdictions, an insider can be anyone who has access to material non-public information. Even you! You know things about your company that outsiders don’t. Whether it is new product launches, new…
