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Cyber Security -- Bring Your Own Device

BYOD Users Expected to Double by 2014

August 9, 2012

There will be 350 million employees using their own devices for work by 2014, a new report from Juniper Research says, compared to the current number of 150 million users.

Security News -- Data Breach

March EPA Data Breach Impacts 8,000 People

August 6, 2012

A data breach originating in an email with a malicious attachment has affected 8,000 people through the EPA.

Debating the Future of Cyber Attacks

Bill Zalud

August 1, 2012

Afghanistan, Syria, North Korea, Yemen, Somalia. Remember that Barry McGuire 1965 song, “Eve of Destruction?” “The eastern world, it is exploding / Violence flarin', bullets loadin' / You don't believe in war, but what's that gun you're totin'?”

Wells Fargo Names Rich Baich Chief Information Security Officer

July 30, 2012

Wells Fargo & Company announced the appointment of Rich Baich to the role of chief information security officer.

Security News -- Cyber Security

Compromise Bill in Senate Would Address Cyber Threats, Privacy

July 20, 2012

A bill promoting voluntary information-sharing between security departments in various critical infrastructure industries is being debated in the Senate.

Ohio Lawmaker Wants To Create Cyber Security Council

July 17, 2012

Republican state Rep. Michael Dovilla of Berea is on a mission to make Ohio safe from cyber attacks.

Cyber Security -- Hacking

453,000 Yahoo Voice Passwords Leaked

July 12, 2012

The hacking group responsible for the leak calls it a wake-up call, not a threat against Yahoo.

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

Security plans help SMBs safeguard customer identities and preserve business vitality

Dale Dabbs

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.”

Security News -- Cloud Computing

New European Guidelines to Address Cloud Computing

July 2, 2012

New guidelines, expected today from an E.U. panel on privacy, will give strong recommendations to European governments on whether to and how to adopt cloud computing.

Censoring Social Media to Reduce Risk

Bernard Scaglione

July 1, 2012

With the advent of social media, personal and professional identities are beginning to blend together. I am linked, I tweet and am face booked. I have my own space; I can Skype and even FaceTime. By accessing all these sites, my professional and personal lives seem to be getting in the way of each other. In fact, my personal and professional identities are melding.