Protect your password

Protect Your Password

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…

Global Data Protection

Privacy: A Global Perspective

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…

free wifi

Free Wi-Fi Isn’t Always Free!

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…

Insider Trading

Insider Trading

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…