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Lessons Learned from Zappos Breach

ADuch — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:57:43 +0000

What can we take away from the recent Zappos breach? Lucky for us, InformationWeek listed 8 lessons that all businesses should learn from the Zappos situation. Lesson 1: Advance planning mitigates breach fallout Lesson 2: Create a response plan in advance Lesson 3: Issue a clear, timely warning Lesson 4: Secure stored credit card data [...] Related posts:

Zappos Attacked by Unkown Hacker(s)

ADuch — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:32:56 +0000

2011 was a record breaking year for data breaches. Will 2012 be the same? If companies do not tighten up their security, it may just be. In recent news, another popular website fell victim to a cyber-attack. Zappos.com, an online shoe and clothing retailer, was hacked by an unknown criminal who was able to tap [...] Related posts:

More on Visibility with Ipswitch’s Frank Kenney

ADuch — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:30:04 +0000

Here are 2 additional videos from Ipswitch’s Frank Kenney that follows up with my previous posts about visibility. First, Frank Kenney talks about how visibility leads to analysis, actionable intelligence and more streamlined processes. Next, Frank Kenney will talk about how to proactively handle file transfer exceptions through visibility and analysis. To learn more about [...] Related posts:

Holiday Cyber Crimes & How You Can Protect Yourself

ADuch — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:40:54 +0000

We can all agree that shopping during the holidays can get pretty hectic – so hectic that we dread making that trip to the mall, finding a parking space, and waiting in line to checkout. To avoid all of this, more and more consumers are shopping online during the holiday season. According to a report [...] Related posts:

More on Visibility with Ipswitch’s Frank Kenney

ADuch — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:55:53 +0000

Now that we understand the importance of visibility, Ipswitch’s Frank Kenney is going to explain why having one consolidated view is critical and why organizations are having such a hard time achieving visibility. To follow up on that, Frank Kenney will also explain how visibility into your file transfer process allows you to correlate critical [...] Related posts:

What does “Visibility” mean?

ADuch — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:45:57 +0000

Visibility can be described in a number of different ways, but what does visibility mean when you’re talking about files and data flowing into, within and out of your company. Here is the Ipswitch File Transfer definition. Visibility: “Unobstructed vision into all data interactions, including files, events, people, policies and processes” For more on visibility, [...] Related posts:

Potential International Cyber Attack on Illinois Water Plant

DCarmody — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:41:58 +0000

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI are investigating the events surrounding the security breach of an Illinois water plant’s computer system that damaged a water pump last week. Officials have traced the logs back to an IP address in Russia, which would make this event the first “foreign cyber attack on a [...] Related posts:

Cyber Monday: Be Careful When Shopping Online

ADuch — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:03:23 +0000

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday a little over a week away, people are patiently waiting to get their shopping fix. Last year, an estimated 100 million consumers spent $1 billion on Cyber Monday. Although these numbers are remarkably high, most people don’t know that roughly 75% of all consumers are worried about online fraud. [...] Related posts:

Cyber Attack Forces Adidas Offline

ADuch — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 20:15:51 +0000

With the year winding down, more breaches and attacks have surfaced and made headline news. To solve this issue, companies should tighten up their security and be more cautious of their surroundings and how they transfer valuable data. Losing personal and/or sensitive data and having it in the wrong hands can crumble a company. Therefore, [...] Related posts:

The Importance of Basic IT Security Practices

ADuch — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:03:08 +0000

Many companies in 2011 have been hit by high level attacks and breaches by malicious hackers. How are these organizations being targeted, and how are hackers penetrating their networks? It all starts with the lack of security awareness by individuals at a company. In a recent article by Computer Weekly, Lieberman Software conducted a survey [...] Related posts: