Friday, November 22, 2013

Study: IT leaders count the cost of breaches, data loss and downtime

Among costly incidents, IT leaders named breaches to be the most damaging from a financial perspective, accounting for a loss of more than $860,000 on average annually at organizations.Source: SC Magazine

42 Million Passwords Compromised as Hackers Aim at Cupid Online Dating

A large-scale compromise at online dating service Cupid Media earlier this year exposed more than 42 million unencrypted passwords and other information to hackers. Source: Infosecurity Magazine

Technology Sector Lags In Security Effectiveness, Analysis Show

Report analyzed security ratings for more than 70 Fortune 200 companies in energy, finance, retail, and technology. Source: Dark Reading