You have likely been subjected to websites that use so called “out of wallet” questions to validate that you are who you say you are. Sometimes those questions are used to allow you to reset your password and other times those questions are used when you set up your account in the first place. Examples […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]While the breaches at Target, the IRS, Chipolte and others made the news during 2017, small business breaches were up over 40% between 2015 and 2016 and doesn’t show any signs of letting up. Given that, here are some reasons why small businesses should have cyber risk insurance. #1 – Small businesses do not have […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Since we have been talking a lot about ransomware lately, here is a slightly different twist to it. A few weeks ago, hackers stole the whole upcoming season of Orange is the New Black and leaked 10 episodes on the Internet after the studio refused to pay their ransom. Likely this had a significant effect […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]As I have been writing about lately, the browser makers, Google and Firefox – and to a much lesser extent Microsoft, are pushing the envelope to get web site operators to switch to always on SSL (AKA HTTPS). Well, that is a good start, but certainly not the end game. Why do they care? Because […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]The Australian Red Cross recently apologized for losing control of 1.74 gigabytes of donor data. Included in the breach are name, address, email, phone number, date of birth and other information from blood donors. The data, 1.3 million records stored in 647 database tables is all the information the Australian Red Cross had on donors […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Some say that the insider threat is the most serious threat to a business and without debating whether one threat is worse than another, here is a great example of the insider threat and how not to deal with it. First, the story. Last month, three executives of the Denver Post resigned and formed an […]
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