Network and mobile data breaches get much of the publicity today, but there’s another less publicized avenue susceptible to both insider and outsider attacks: backup. In early April, for example, Emory Healthcare in Atlanta lost the personal information of 315,000 patients when it discovered that 10 backup discs were missing. Threats to backups come from Read more…
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Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media platforms are invaluable tools for 21st century enterprise collaboration and marketing, but they introduce multiple security hazards that organizations struggle to address. Dangers include confidential data leakage, reputational damage, social engineering opportunities for hackers, malware, and lawsuits stemming from inappropriate use by employees who see social media as Read more…
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Cloud security is a huge, ever evolving subject that is difficult to cover in a short space, especially with so many different cloud service types and architectures (SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, external, internal, and hybrid). However, there are a few cloud security practices that just about any organization should apply when working with the cloud. Don’t Read more…
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Smartphones have done wonderful things for employee mobility, but they have also complicated the security picture at organizations large and small. Where most companies used to limit smartphone use to one platform, such as Research In Motion’s Blackberry, most now cope with multiple smartphone models, platforms, and operating systems, each with its own quirks and Read more…
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