How Data Breaches Occur

Whether your data is sitting in your data center on a server or in a service provider’s data center in the cloud, making sure it’s safe is critical to your business surviving. I’m not talking about public information, like your marketing brochures or press releases, but about sensitive and confidential information. Some people believe that your data is safe if it’s inside your own datacenter. You have firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus and a...

Whether your data is sitting in your data center on a server or in a service provider’s data center in the cloud, making sure...

The phones are coming, the tablets are coming! What can we do? Our network is being overrun and there’s nothing we can do about it. When will the insanity stop????? You may be getting this feeling as more people bring smart phones and tablets to work. What was once a citadel of security and order has now become a free for all as new devices emerge everyday and threaten the nice controlled world of...

The phones are coming, the tablets are coming! What can we do? Our network is being overrun and there’s nothing we can do about...

FTP sites seem like they’ve been around for ever. The file transfer protocol was invented in 1971 as part of the original ARPANET. It was and remains a very simple way to move files from place to place. Unfortunately the protocol itself was not designed to be secure so secure FTP was developed. This uses SSL (secure sockets layer) or TLS (transport layer security) to encrypt the information so you can security transfer documents...

FTP sites seem like they’ve been around for ever. The file transfer protocol was invented in 1971 as part of the original ARPANET. It...

In the last few weeks, hackers have been taking advantage of lazy security practices on websites. In two incidents involving the adult entertainment industry, almost 2 million customers have had usernames, passwords, email addresses, dates of birth and other personal information exposed. On February 11, 2012, Luxembourg based Manwin Holding SARL had a data breach that compromised 350,000 user records, including usernames, encrypted passwords and email addresses. A hacker who said he is affiliated...

In the last few weeks, hackers have been taking advantage of lazy security practices on websites. In two incidents involving the adult entertainment industry,...

Smart phones outsold PCs in 2011, according to market research firm Canalys. Manufacturers shipped 487.7 million smart phones compared to 414.6 million PCs. The PC number includes desktops, laptops and tablets. If you add tablets to phones, that is 550.9 million mobile devices. A lot of us are buying smart phones and tablets for our personal use and want to use them at work. They offer a lot of productivity gains and just make...

Smart phones outsold PCs in 2011, according to market research firm Canalys. Manufacturers shipped 487.7 million smart phones compared to 414.6 million PCs. The...

We all love email. You can send and receive it on your phone, tablet, laptop and desktop computer. We do it because it’s easy. Most of us have a company email and at least one private email. Since anyone can sign up for Gmail, Yahoo mail or Hotmail, everyone has an email account. it’s our default document distribution tool because it’s easy. Because it’s so easy to do, you may send the wrong document...

We all love email. You can send and receive it on your phone, tablet, laptop and desktop computer. We do it because it’s easy. ...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) controls the privacy and access of all protected health information (PHI) in the United States. One of the goals of the legislation is to help move the healthcare industry toward electronic health records (EHR). The value to patients and providers is faster and more accurate care, since clinicians, insurance companies and all related business organizations will have access to the same information. In 2009,...

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) controls the privacy and access of all protected health information (PHI) in the United...

Love it or hate it, cloud computing is here and helping companies become more agile and competitive. There are two common misconceptions about the cloud. The first is it’s only for big companies. The second is it’s only for small companies. The truth is it’s for everyone regardless of the size of your organization or your industry. That’s like saying that computers are only for big companies – I think most of us know...

Love it or hate it, cloud computing is here and helping companies become more agile and competitive. There are two common misconceptions about the...

On January 28, 2012, the United States, Canada and many other countries celebrated Data Privacy Day. This is a recognition that people, businesses and governments need to be aware of data privacy and how to protect it. Last October, the US government marked the eighth annual National Cyber Security Awareness Month sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. That event helped educate people on the importance of internet security. The two events go hand...

On January 28, 2012, the United States, Canada and many other countries celebrated Data Privacy Day. This is a recognition that people, businesses and...

The unofficial motto for Google is “Don’t be evil”. It’s written on its Code of Conduct page as part of its investor relations information. Google has 7 simple areas in this code of conduct that cover serving its users, respecting employees, avoiding conflicts of interest, preserving confidentiality, protecting Google’s assets, ensuring financial integrity and obeying the law. If you read them, it sounds like the company intends not to be evil. Google’s privacy policies and...

The unofficial motto for Google is “Don’t be evil”. It’s written on its Code of Conduct page as part of its investor relations information. ...

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