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On November 19, 2013
PCI Compliance audit by a Qualified Security Assessor (QSA): what to expect, how to prepare, and what to keep track of?
The acronym ‘QSA’ and the term ‘audit’ evoke images associated with fear, anxiety, anger, confusion, expense, exhaustion, and the list can go on. How about ‘hacker’ and the term ‘breach’? Do they conjure up images related to nightmare, exposure, penalty, loss, downfall…? < ...
Read MoreOn October 21, 2013
Another disastrous breach — Adobe suffered hacked source code along with loss of customer data
Adobe's breach was discovered earlier this month with about 3 million customers' data records and ColdFusion security source code stolen. One of the reports on this breach says, "Adobe also confirmed attackers accessed the source code of an undetermined number of the company's software titles; its ...
Read MoreOn October 3, 2013
Schnucks, Harbor Freight Breaches – The biggest of 2013 breaches. Why did they happen?
One would think that such big names can't just fall into the same trap as others. Huge operations like the Schnucks and Harbor Freights of the retail industry are always vigilant of the cybercrime world and constantly taking measures to stay ahead of the game. They spend several thousands on kee ...
Read MoreOn August 22, 2013
The password conundrum
I am sure if you are in the technology field and have either a laptop, computer, iPad, or an iPhone, (quite likely all) and, if you shop online or are a member of a social media group, you probably have at least about 25 to 30 passwords in all to remember. This would be the bare minimum. How abou ...
Read MoreOn July 31, 2013
A recent hacking Incident and Charges
Here's a quick summary of a hack involving 5 hackers from Ukraine and Russia. The US Secret Service had been on the case for a while and in a federal indictment recently in New Jersery, the hackers were charged for consipiring in a worldwide data breach scheme involving hundreds of millions of doll ...
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