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On October 17, 2013
Managing the costs related to cybercrime. How do you cut back?
The more advanced the cybercrimes, the more sophisticated and expensive the tools used to prevent them. Costs are also related to monies invested to discover the source of the attack, disruption of the attack to normal functioning of businesses and the aftermath expenses to remediate them. Ther ...
Read MoreOn October 9, 2013
NACS 2013 Show, Atlanta: Invitation to meet with Omega’s Shekar Swamy
I will be at the NACS show from October 12-15 in Atlanta. I will be at the PCATS booth area. If you are attending this year’s NACS conference, I would like to meet with you. There are sessions on ‘Big Data’, ‘BYOD’, and ‘Avoiding Cybercrimes which are also areas of Omega ATC’s co ...
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 September 23, 2013
Is it necessary to update and apply patches?
An uncle of mine says, "I will never download any update files on my computer especially if it is working fine." This goes through several people's minds as they are not informed about how hackers attack personal or corporate data and the simple reasons why breaches happen. Cyber attackers are o ...
Read MoreOn June 30, 2013
40% of breaches of 2012 occurred because of malware use by hackers
That is indeed a large number. There are different ways malware can be introduced into a system but again the Verizon breach report states that direct installation of malware by a hacker who has gained access to a system is most common and they found it to be the best way. Once in, hackers own th ...
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