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Checklist: 24 Steps for Data Security While Traveling Abroad

When traveling overseas, there is already plenty of work to do in terms of planning, packing and then actually traveling.

Edward Yakabovicz

March 1, 2014

When we travel, the data we carry and our Internet habits can put our individual privacy and data security at risk.

Special Report: Cyber Risk and Security

From Facebook to The Washington Post to Target – 2013 showed us that no matter what, personal data is at risk, more so than ever before.

February 1, 2014

As the number of cyber attacks increase, the cost, frequency and time to resolve them increases as well. Conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by HP Enterprise Security Products, the 2013 Cost of Cyber Crime Study found that the average annualized cost of cybercrime incurred by a benchmark sample of U.S. organizations was $11.56 million, representing a 78-percent increase since the initial study was conducted four years ago.

3 Ways to Limit Unwanted Cyberattacks

Jerry Irvine

January 28, 2014

IT security risks continue to become more challenging, not just because of the new technologies of systems and applications, but also because of the size and stature of criminal organizations involved in malicious cyber activity.

5 Keys to Mobile Device Security Today

Pankaj Gupta

January 28, 2014

Discussions of mobile security typically revolve around the vulnerability of smartphones, tablets and the data they contain to loss and theft. Yet CIOs, CISOs and IT directors need to be equally concerned about the challenges of maintaining data security during everyday use of both corporate-issued and BYOD devices.

BlackBerry CEO Announces Plans for New Security Center in D.C.

January 7, 2014

BlackBerry plans to open a new security center in Washington, D.C., to improve mobile security. While speaking at the CES Government event in Las Vegas, BlackBerry CEO John Chen said that the new “Security Innovation Center ... will serve as a hub for collaboration with key government customers and other expert partners,” ZDNet reports.

Mobile Shopping Security Concerns Don't Stop U.S., UK Shoppers

December 3, 2013

Mobile shopping is expected to increase dramatically this holiday season – mobile commerce spending on smartphones and tablets in the U.S. increased $5.8 billion in Q3, however, during the same period, mobile malware threats increased 26 percent, making consumers more than more vulnerable to mobile cyber attacks.

3 Elements of Savvy Mobile Device Integration

Donna Henderson

October 8, 2013

With smartphones, tablets and laptops, employees have more devices to stay connected to the office than they have hands. While this flexibility is convenient for employees, it poses unprecedented challenges for IT departments.

4 Keys to Creating a BYOD Program

Jaspreet Singh

September 20, 2013

How am I going to protect corporate data not only on an employee’s personal mobile device but also when it’s traveling between devices?

5 Top Security Questions about iPhone Biometric Authentication

Jerry Irvine

September 1, 2013

Apple is acknowledging a common complaint from online and mobile banking: the need for stronger authentication.

U.S. Officials to Meet Over Smartphone Theft "Epidemic"

June 6, 2013

More than 1.6 million Americans were victims of smartphone theft last year, and law enforcement is meeting with phone manufacturers to brainstorm solutions.