The greatest fear of any CEO, CIO or CSO is that the security of the sensitive information held by their company has been compromised. The first consideration should be given to the customer; after all, it is their privacy which has been invaded. After dealing with this, there is the nightmare of all the costs which your company will incur as a result. The average cost to a company resulting...
Essentially, you can think of identity fraud as a crime which has two parts. First comes the Data Breach, where personal information is collected, followed by the fraudulent use of this information for personal gain - this is known as Identity Theft.
Corporate networks contain a wealth of personal information which data thieves are always trying to get their hands on. There are accounting...
It's strange how the network security policies in place at a company can actually damage, rather than enhance their security. Security measures which are too stringent can lead to employees going around security for convenience's sake. Employees can actually create security vulnerabilities which your IT department may not be able to protect against; because they may be unaware that they exist!...
Why do data thieves attack corporate computer networks? Well, to paraphrase Willie Sutton, it's because that's where the data is. As I said in previously, a data breach is usually done in one of two ways.
A data thief will either employ physical means, such as dumpster diving, social engineering or a simple break-in; or via the internet. No business today can afford to be left behind...
Basically, the theft of sensitive information from companies can happen in two ways: physical data breaches or online breaches of security. Physical identity theft refers to cases where the identity thief needs to get in close to their targets or to the information they are trying to obtain. These sorts of identity theft efforts include dumpster diving to search for documents which contain...
The emergence of the World Wide Web as a global, around the clock marketplace has opened a multitude of new opportunities to businesses which have never before been seen. Computers and global communication networks have brought vendors, customers and markets together in new and beneficial ways. Along with all of the benefits which business has gained from the information age come some...
A data breach is when personal information is collected, retained, accessed, used or disclosed in ways which are not in accordance with the provisions of the enterprise's policies, applicable privacy laws or regulations.
It doesn't matter if the data in question has been taken from an improperly protected corporate network or from memos which have been tossed in the recycling bin rather than...
