What Happens if I Don’t Update Windows XP?
As an IT professional, you've probably heard the news that Microsoft will no longer be supporting Windows XP, but what do you do about clients who are still using this old Windows operating...
View ArticleWhat IT Businesses Need to Know about the Future of Identity Theft, Data...
While you might assume that the Target data breach was caused by a coordinated and sophisticated malware attack, the truth is much more frightening.SecurityWeek.com profiles MacAfee's investigation of...
View ArticleData Breach Laws? Looks like Europe Took Care of It for Us
Industry news site Net-Security.org reports that a recent bill voted on in the European Union parliament might increase the data security burden U.S. companies have, even if they don't directly do...
View Article$3 Million Settlement Paves the Way for Non-Identity-Theft Data Breach Awards
Computer World reports that a federal court in Florida just issued a game-changing verdict about data breaches. The court decided that companies are liable to pay damages to all customers whose data is...
View ArticleData Breach vs. Identity Theft: Help Your Clients Understand the Difference
What is the difference between a data breach and identity theft? In the media, many people toss around these terms willy-nilly. They are connected, of course, but understanding the difference is...
View ArticleSurvey: 28% of U.S. Companies Have No Mobile Strategy. Make Them Your Clients
Broadband and telecom news site Telecompetitor reports on a new survey that says more than a quarter of companies lag behind the times and don't have a mobile marketing strategy. This news means...
View ArticleThe Next Generation of Business Data Breach: IP Theft
What is IP theft? It's the stealing of intellectual property, designs, patents, code, and other intangible assets. IT theft is becoming more and more common and costly – and even small IT firms can end...
View ArticleMake Your Clients Safer: A Lesson in Email
According to a PressTV report, a recent study by HALOCK Security Labs revealed that email security problems are surprisingly common in the financial industry. More than 70 percent of mortgage lenders...
View ArticleTech Firms Announce They’re Doing Risky Business
The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch reported this month on an incredible discrepancy between tech firms and other industries. Tech vendors and IT companies see their work as risky and susceptible to...
View ArticleWhen a Client’s Data Breach Is Good News
In a bizarre twist of fate, the company that makes Target's security software saw its stock price jump after the data breach. How did this happen?In order to understand why the Target data breach is...
View ArticleGmail Just Got Safer (But You Could Still Be Sued)
According to the corporate law magazine InsideCouncil, Google has increased its Gmail security standards in order to ease customer concern and provide a more secure email platform to companies that...
View ArticleYour Clients Want Mobile Payments? Here’s What to Tell Them
What do fast food companies Wendy's and Burger King and the fashion store Express all have in common? They've recently announced they will be accepting mobile payments.This is part of growing trend to...
View ArticleWhat Happens if I Don’t Update Windows XP?
As an IT professional, you've probably heard the news that Microsoft will no longer be supporting Windows XP, but what do you do about clients who are still using this old Windows operating...
View ArticleWhat IT Businesses Need to Know about the Future of Identity Theft, Data...
While you might assume that the Target data breach was caused by a coordinated and sophisticated malware attack, the truth is much more frightening.SecurityWeek.com profiles MacAfee's investigation of...
View ArticleData Breach Laws? Looks like Europe Took Care of It for Us
Industry news site Net-Security.org reports that a recent bill voted on in the European Union parliament might increase the data security burden U.S. companies have, even if they don't directly do...
View Article$3 Million Settlement Paves the Way for Non-Identity-Theft Data Breach Awards
Computer World reports that a federal court in Florida just issued a game-changing verdict about data breaches. The court decided that companies are liable to pay damages to all customers whose data is...
View ArticleData Breach vs. Identity Theft: Help Your Clients Understand the Difference
What is the difference between a data breach and identity theft? In the media, many people toss around these terms willy-nilly. They are connected, of course, but understanding the difference is...
View ArticleSurvey: 28% of U.S. Companies Have No Mobile Strategy. Make Them Your Clients
Broadband and telecom news site Telecompetitor reports on a new survey that says more than a quarter of companies lag behind the times and don't have a mobile marketing strategy. This news means...
View ArticleThe Next Generation of Business Data Breach: IP Theft
What is IP theft? It's the stealing of intellectual property, designs, patents, code, and other intangible assets. IT theft is becoming more and more common and costly – and even small IT firms can end...
View ArticleSurvey Shows Muggles Still Don’t Get Data Breaches
People outside of the tech industry get more than a little confused when you talk about data breaches, identity theft, and pretty much any of the technical aspects of data security. Unfortunately, this...
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