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15 Things That Businesses Should Be Thankful For

15 Things That Businesses Should Be Thankful For
  • Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States and I was thinking about some of the things I’m thankful for when doing business everyday.  Of course I’m thankful for the great people I work with, my family for putting up with me and for all the customers I can help.  But I’m also thankful for all the technology I use. Sometimes using technology can be a real headache, especially when something doesn’t work and...
  • Today is Thanksgiving Day in the United States and I was thinking about some of the things I’m thankful for when doing business everyday. ...
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5 Steps To Protect Your HR Data

5 Steps To Protect Your HR Data
  • I recently wrote an article about the security of sensitive information in the HR department.  While everyone interacts with the people in human resources, most of us don’t think about all the sensitive information they have. Most of us think about benefits and our 401K when we think about dealings with HR, but there is a lot more sensitive data that is under their control.  They also deal with your healthcare information, information about...
  • I recently wrote an article about the security of sensitive information in the HR department.  While everyone interacts with the people in human resources,...
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Stop Accidental Data Breaches Through Errors

Stop Accidental Data Breaches Through Errors
  • “Clerical Error” in Georgia Results in Data Breach of 6 Million Voters A class action lawsuit was filed by two Georgia women alleging a massive data breach when Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s office released personally identifiable information (PII) of voters, including Social Security numbers, to the media, political parties and other paying subscribers. Allegations include that the unauthorized information released in October in the voter lists also contained dates of birth and drivers’...
  • “Clerical Error” in Georgia Results in Data Breach of 6 Million Voters A class action lawsuit was filed by two Georgia women alleging a...
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10 Tips To Make You A Cyber Smart Holiday Shopper

10 Tips To Make You A Cyber Smart Holiday Shopper
  • As we move into the week of Thanksgiving in the US, some of us start thinking about eating, family and football; not necessarily in that order.  Others start thinking about shopping for the holidays. Next week is Cyber Monday and I think it’s a little easier on the feet and constitution than Black Friday.  I would rather go online and go after all the bargains, rather than waiting in line and fighting all the...
  • As we move into the week of Thanksgiving in the US, some of us start thinking about eating, family and football; not necessarily in...
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Bill Blake Presents to Institute of Internal Auditors on Fraud Prevention

Bill Blake Presents to Institute of Internal Auditors on Fraud Prevention
  • Bill Blake, President of Fasoo, Inc., presented “Closing the Threat Gap: A 21st Century Approach to Minimizing Risk” at the Rochester Institute of Internal Auditors 2015 Fraud Event at Mario’s Restaurant in Rochester, NY on November 20, 2015. The conference focused on how to detect and prevent fraudulent activities in companies regardless of size.  In today’s high-risk environment members of finance departments need to be vigilant to detect suspicious activities from both inside the...
  • Bill Blake, President of Fasoo, Inc., presented “Closing the Threat Gap: A 21st Century Approach to Minimizing Risk” at the Rochester Institute of Internal...
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Are You Turning a Deaf Ear To Employee Data Theft?

Are You Turning a Deaf Ear To Employee Data Theft?
  • As we have progressed to a near full digital work environment through advancements in technology, today’s business documents are portable, easy to copy and more prone to employee data theft and data breaches.  Gone are the days when businesses locked sensitive paper data in file cabinets. Today a significant portion of highly sensitive data is stored electronically.  Highly confidential information is now saved in multiple locations beyond the employer’s control and on devices unknown...
  • As we have progressed to a near full digital work environment through advancements in technology, today’s business documents are portable, easy to copy and...
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What Are Privileged Users Doing With Your Data?

What Are Privileged Users Doing With Your Data?
  • Data breaches caused by internal users resulted in 43 percent of the data loss in organizations, with half of those breaches intentional, according to a new study on data exfiltration from Intel Security.  Internal users include employees, contractors, and third-party suppliers.  Many of these people are privileged users who have legitimate access to sensitive information. Customer information, employee information and intellectual property were the top targets for internal users; they were also the top...
  • Data breaches caused by internal users resulted in 43 percent of the data loss in organizations, with half of those breaches intentional, according to...
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It Really Is About Protecting The Data

It Really Is About Protecting The Data
  • Information security is a top concern of all organizations.  According to IBM, 83% of CISOs say that the challenge posed by external threats has increased in the last three years.  They worry about the legal and financial risks associated with data loss, privacy breaches and not complying with regulations. Daily stories in the news show examples of organizations that failed to implement sufficient security measures to protect themselves from hackers and authorized internal people...
  • Information security is a top concern of all organizations.  According to IBM, 83% of CISOs say that the challenge posed by external threats has...
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Stop Confidential Data Theft through Paper Printouts

Stop Confidential Data Theft through Paper Printouts
  • Massive PHI Breach at Children’s Medical Clinics of East Texas An employee of the Children’s Medical Clinics with a retaliatory agenda to cause damage to the clinic’s reputation, stole and improperly disclosed the confidential data of 16,000 patients. Notification letters were sent to affected people to inform them that an employee took paper records from the facility and sent screenshots of electronic patient records to a former clinic employee. The Office for Civil Rights...
  • Massive PHI Breach at Children’s Medical Clinics of East Texas An employee of the Children’s Medical Clinics with a retaliatory agenda to cause damage...
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Is There a Sure Fire Way to Restrict Access to Employee PII?

Is There a Sure Fire Way to Restrict Access to Employee PII?
  • I recently wrote an article about protecting confidential data that flows through the HR department.  This is an area that many people forget when thinking about the most sensitive information in an organization. Everyone thinks about the obvious, like maintaining information about current employees.  But there are many other pieces of sensitive data flowing through HR. Resumes and personal information about potential employees come into the HR department as managers post job requisitions.  In...
  • I recently wrote an article about protecting confidential data that flows through the HR department.  This is an area that many people forget when...
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