by Omega | Sep 22, 2017 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Multiple factors of authentication, New Technology, Online Cloud Security, Password Security, PCI DSS 3.2
Information security courses teach data security professionals to incorporate multiple layers of security to secure their systems. This is the right advice. A four foot fence might keep some criminals out, but an athlete would have no problem jumping the fence. The...
by Omega | Jul 29, 2016 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Internal Vulnerability Scanning, Malware, Online Cloud Security, PCI, PCI DSS, PCI DSS 3.2, Security Strategist, Two-factor authentication
Data protection can be simple if the basics are covered first. A common error among retailers and business owners, is to overlook small security errors just because they appear insignificant. According to Verizon’s 2016 Data Breach Investigation Report, 17.7% of...
by Omega | May 17, 2016 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Online Cloud Security, PCI DSS 3.2
Data security is an ever moving target. With attacks becoming progressively sophisticated, companies are constantly vulnerable. Most organizations don’t even know if they are breached, and do not have the ability to assess that until a devastating incident takes...
by Omega | Jan 18, 2016 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Malware, Online Cloud Security, Wireless Security
Against individuals: The reason for this cybercrime attack is to get the person’s bank information, personal physical health information, or hack the victim’s computer for disseminating spam or denial-of-service (DOS). One of the most disastrous crimes on...
by Omega | Feb 6, 2015 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Online Cloud Security
This is painful especially when you have already made plans on how to spend that tax return. Here’s a new story. People using TurboTax to claim their tax returns are finding out that the refund has already been deposit into a different bank account. “During...
by Omega | Jan 30, 2015 | Cyber Security, Data Breach, Data Security, Online Cloud Security, Wireless Security
Eighty one million private records were exposed in 2014. There were 750 major breaches. The average cost of a data breach jumped from $6.46 million in 2010 to $12.69 million in 2014. The medical and healthcare industry made up 43 percent of the data breaches, followed...
