Errors are expensive. The average cost of injuries and fatalities at work was estimated to be £4.9 billion a year in the UK in 2013/2014, and a great deal of this cost was borne by the employer. However, injuries and […]
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It has been more than three years now since Edward Snowden revealed and leaked sensitive and classified information to several journalists about a secret, and massive, government surveillance program. Currently in asylum within Russia, Snowden has been charged with theft
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Thanks to Mark Zuckerberg’s recent highly publicized social media account issues, most executives probably received a serious talking-to from their security chiefs about the need to frequently update and change their passwords on social media. While losing control of an
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It is challenging for IT and security admins to keep up with the rapid pace of change and the constant barrage of new threats and vulnerabilities to worry about. When users connect unknown mobile devices or log in to unauthorized
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There’s no doubt that using social media communications can offer businesses tremendous business advantage in terms of reaching potential new customers and staying in good touch with the ones they have. In fact, the number of organizations now actively using
Social is the New BYOD: Managing the Risks of Social Media Communications Read More »
Computer and network security is not a new concept by any stretch of the imagination—but perhaps that is the crux of the problem. The traditional security model and tools that companies have relied on for over a decade are showing
Your Access Controls Are Broken: Why You Need an Approach Based on Risk Read More »
Cyber-attacks continue to become more innovative and sophisticated than ever before. In today’s cyber age, a company’s reputation—and the trust dynamic that exists amongst suppliers, customers and partners—has become a very real target for cybercriminals and hacktivists. The commercial, reputational
Risk-based security: Managing through the minefield Read More »
Smartphones. They have spurred a global revolution in how we work, play, shop, and relate to one another. They fuel innovation and productivity in astonishing ways, reaching even the most distant and underdeveloped corners of the world. They have empowered
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The scale and intensity of healthcare related cybercrime is a critical and growing threat to the U.S. medical system. In the past year, organizations such as UCLA Health Systems, Anthem, Premera, and CareFirst have announced major breaches, bringing the five
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Phishing attacks are costly according to a recent study from the Ponemon Institute. It’s obviously costly when an employee falls for the phishing scam and compromises his or her endpoint or possibly the network as a whole. It is also
Phishing attacks cost companies $3.77 million per year Read More »
