Breach Prevention
Preparedness, planning, and strategies for execution
In an effort to make data breaches even more unpalatable and motivate companies to strengthen their security practices, the Federal Trade Commission is beginning...
These days, the fraud economy has matured to a point where it is run like a global marketplace, with specialists for every aspect of...
All data breaches have two things in common: the need for prompt resolution and the need for a robust preparedness plan....
In a recent report, Ernst and Young noted that stronger breach notification requirements are among the top privacy trends for 2011. Governments around the...
According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, there were 54 banking-related data breaches in 2010, down from the 62 breaches reported in 2009 but...
According to Ponemon Institute’s Second Annual Survey on Medical Identity Theft, we estimate that more than 1.49 million Americans have been targeted by this...
More than 1500 tax scams reportedly target consumers and businesses through hundreds of thousands of scam emails; many use phishing to fool anxious taxpayers...
Gift cards are a growing market for businesses and should be treated as valuable sales currency, with the same risks of consumer fraud and...
With some precautions, your business can safely navigate through hazardous shipping channels without fear of data...
The proliferation of state data breach notification laws, substantive state information security laws (such as the Massachusetts data security standards), and FTC and private...
Don’t let your bottom line go up in flames: understand how security breaches impact your business and take aggressive action to avert d...
The point of sale chip and PIN payment technology is believed to be a safer form of payment than the common magnetic striped credit...