Wednesday, October 22, 2014

12 Tips for Responding to Rising Healthcare IT Security Threats

Healthcare faces a growing breadth and depth of security threats (both intentional and accidental). These 12 steps will help IT leaders prepare for, respond to and perhaps even stay ahead of the latest dangers.  Source: CSOonline.com

PCI compliance under scrutiny following Big Data breaches

In the wake of numerous high-profile data breaches, some security experts question the effectiveness of PCI compliance. Should PCI standards do more than set a baseline for security -- and should they be given teeth for when companies don’t comply? Source: CSOonline.com

4 Reasons Why You Should Shop at Stores That Got Hacked

Almost half of all consumers surveyed are afraid to shop at retailers like Target. They shouldn't be. Source: Time.com

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Chase Breach Affects 76 Million Households

7 Million Small Businesses Also Impacted. Source: Bankinfosecurity.com

Breach blanket: To contain the damage, plan ahead – way ahead

Investigating and repairing the damage of a major data breach can take months, if not years. But what happens in the early hours after a breach has been discovered can do a lot to minimize that damage. That takes intensive planning. Source: CSOonline.com

How the cloud is changing the security game

New market of vendors sprouts up to secure the cloud. Source: CSOonline.com