The price of a data breach

Around $400 million were lost when 700 million private records from 70 organizations were exposed to hackers according to Verizon's 2015 Data Breach Investigations Report. Source: BusinessInsider.com

Unencrypted Device Breaches Persist

Health Data Breach Tally Shows String of Theft Incidents. Source: DataBreachToday.com

IT: Forget the device, secure the data

We delve deeper into a new trend: how information security professionals are moving toward practices that secure the data itself rather than securing the device. What are these practices and what are their strengths and pitfalls? Source: CSOonline.com

White House Calls For Encryption By Default On Federal Websites By Late 2016

Just 31% of federal agencies today host HTTPS websites and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has now given the rest of the government a deadline for doing so. Source: DarkReading.com

Is Healthcare Cloud Data Security Strong Enough?

 Not storing PHI in a physical location can definitely have its benefits, but if healthcare facilities fail to implement appropriate security measures, PHI could still fall into the wrong hands. Source: HealthITSecurity.com

Enterprise mobility slowed by security concerns

While mobile technology continues to move forward in all parts of the business, security issues threaten to slow the progress, according to attendees at this week's MobileIron's user conference. Source: CSOonline.com