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Five Steps to Protecting Data in Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses

Security plans help SMBs safeguard customer identities and preserve business vitality

July 10, 2012

We read it in the headlines all too often: “Facebook, PayPal Users Urged to Check Logins After Hacking,” “Sony Hacked Again; 25 Million Entertainment Users’ Data at Risk,” “Zappos Says Hacker May Have Accessed Info on 24 Million Customers,” and most recently, “MasterCard, Visa Warn of Credit Card Data Theft.”

Personal Information is Top Target of Cyber Attacks, Research Shows

April 17, 2012

Customer, student, employee and patient information is most at risk for cyber attacks today, and defending that data is a top concern for IT professionals this year, according to the Data Loss Straw Poll.

Hackers Stole Social Security Numbers from Thousands in Utah

April 9, 2012

Thousands of Medicaid clients in Utah are victims of hackers who broke into a server at the Utah Department of Health last week.

UK, US Shead of China in Cyber War

January 31, 2012

The UK and the US have better defenses against cyberattacks than China, partly because they have better internal data-sharing practices, according to a McAfee report.

Losing $2 Billion

Bernard J. Scaglione

July 1, 2011

Sony’s PlayStation Network is reported to have 70 million registered users worldwide. On May 2, 2011, Sony issued a statement that 12,700 credit cards and 24.6 million user accounts were compromised. The stolen data included names, addresses, dates of birth, passwords, security questions and answers and credit card information. This compromise is said to be one of the largest and most high-profile online data thefts to date.

Michaels Stores Warns of Security Breach

May 15, 2011

Michaels Stores said that its debit card terminals were compromised in 20 states, yet fewer than 100 customer debit cards were reported as used in fraudulent transactions.