Archive for May, 2014

Key Lessons from the Avast Hack

Last week eBay reported they were hacked in February, and this week Avast the anti-virus company also reported that they were hacked. Yes, even security companies themselves are exposed to malicious attack. While everyone is busy laughing at Avast, I

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eBay Hacked, Top Things I Would Do If I Were You

This week eBay reported that they discovered that their customer database was hacked about two weeks ago and urged their customers to change their passwords.  In fact, the actual compromise happened in late February — which means the hackers had

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HIPAA Webinar: “Hacking Into Your Healthcare Systems: Top Signs You’re Prime for a Data Breach in 2014”

Leading ethical hacker Kevin Lam presents: “Hacking Into Your Healthcare Systems: Top Signs You’re Prime for a Data Breach in 2014”. This free webinar is provided by IronBox Secure File Transfer, a leading secure file transfer and data protection provider

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Have You Exposed Sensitive Information on the Internet? Here’s How to Help Check

New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University were fined a combined $4.8 million for accidentally posting 6,800 health records that were Google-searchable. The incident was uncovered when an individual found the records of their deceased partner on the Internet. Don’t

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Why Email is “Not Secure”

It’s general knowledge that sending sensitive information by email is a bad practice.  What normally gets left out is why. In this article I’ll quickly explain why in terms that just about anyone can understand. Regulatory and Standard Data Protection

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IronBox Webinar – “Queen of Data Breach” Attorney Lisa Sotto Shares Her Top Tips In The Event of a Data Breach”

The Webinar from Lisa Sotto was really good (and I mean really good) so hopefully you didn’t miss out.  But if you did, here’s a recording of it: Description The “Queen of Data Breach” Attorney Lisa Sotto Shares Her Top

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Your 2014 CPA Privacy Checklist Cheat Sheet

The accounting and legal industries handle some of the most sensitive information and on a daily basis.  Which makes them prime targets for hackers. To address this risk the AICPA published the CPA Firms Privacy Checklist based on selected Generally

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