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
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
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
Industries like accounting, healthcare and legal are getting more and more savvy about protecting their customers data. One of the most common methods we see professionals today use is password-protected PDFs (great, good on you!). Here are however some of
It’s been about two weeks now since the Heartbleed bug with OpenSSL was reported to the public. Most companies that are vulnerable are taking action to protect their customers (good/great/fantastic). But there are many others that are not (not good).
A major security bug was reported this week in OpenSSL, the open-source cryptographic library used by many Web sites around the world. The bug was nick-named “heartbleed” and is estimated to impact about 2/3rds of all Web sites. Plenty of
I had a bunch of meetings this week, as I imagine we all did, but two of them really stood out that I think you could really benefit from hearing about: Meeting #1: A rather large company wanted to move
This past October AHMC Healthcare Inc. reported that the protected health information for over 700k patients had been compromised following the theft of two stolen laptops. A couple months later, Lindsay Lohan’s handlers reported that her laptop was stolen at
Target reported in a disclosure last Friday that they picked up signs of suspicious activity, but decided not to take immediate action. Here are sure fire signs that you’ll probably be hacked in 2014 and what you can do right
If you’re worried about your data getting hacked in 2014, you should be. I read an article about the Navy’s database recently getting hacked because they did not receive proper updates from their software vendor which exposed them to SQL
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
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
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
You Need to Read This if You Password-Protect Your PDFs, Top Common Mistakes
Industries like accounting, healthcare and legal are getting more and more savvy about protecting their customers data. One of the most common methods we see professionals today use is password-protected PDFs (great, good on you!). Here are however some of
“We’re not vulnerable to the Heartbleed bug …”, Um Yeah, Hold That Thought Boss and Here’s Why
It’s been about two weeks now since the Heartbleed bug with OpenSSL was reported to the public. Most companies that are vulnerable are taking action to protect their customers (good/great/fantastic). But there are many others that are not (not good).
How to Tell If You’re Vulnerable to Heartbleed
A major security bug was reported this week in OpenSSL, the open-source cryptographic library used by many Web sites around the world. The bug was nick-named “heartbleed” and is estimated to impact about 2/3rds of all Web sites. Plenty of
How do you know when something is secure? (Part 1)
I had a bunch of meetings this week, as I imagine we all did, but two of them really stood out that I think you could really benefit from hearing about: Meeting #1: A rather large company wanted to move
What Advocate Medical Group and Lindsay Lohan (?) Wished They Had Known About Data Protection
This past October AHMC Healthcare Inc. reported that the protected health information for over 700k patients had been compromised following the theft of two stolen laptops. A couple months later, Lindsay Lohan’s handlers reported that her laptop was stolen at
Top Signs You’ll Get Hacked (Fast) in 2014
Target reported in a disclosure last Friday that they picked up signs of suspicious activity, but decided not to take immediate action. Here are sure fire signs that you’ll probably be hacked in 2014 and what you can do right
Preventing Your Database From Getting Hacked: What to Ask Your Software Vendors Right Now If I Were You
If you’re worried about your data getting hacked in 2014, you should be. I read an article about the Navy’s database recently getting hacked because they did not receive proper updates from their software vendor which exposed them to SQL