Lowe's Warns Of Cloud-related Data Compromise

An insecure backup incident affects 35,000 employees over a period of nine months. Source: infosecurity-magazine.com

Needed: Breach detection correction

It is impossible to prevent all breaches. But experts say organizations can and must do a much better job at detecting and responding to them more quickly. Source: CSOonline.com

County moves to require computer encryption after medical data breach

Encryption push by supervisors comes after the theft of computers from a medical billing company. Source: LAtimes.com

Five Essential Tips for Small Business Data Security

Given the increasing frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks in today's world, it is more important than ever for small businesses to understand the costly effects of a data breach and develop an approach to mitigate the risks. Source: Huffingtonpost.com

Symantec develops new business strategy, says AV is dead

Symantec says that AntiVirus is dead, citing it as one of the reasons they're shifting focus and mapping out a new plan of attack when it comes to dealing with threats. Source: CSOonline.com

The cost of a data breach in 2014: $3.5 million, Ponemon study says

2013 was an interesting year in security, with some fairly high-profile data breaches making the news. Source: ITWorldCanada.com