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Verizon report: Healthcare security shows little sign of improvement

April 16, 2015

Security in the healthcare sector has been making headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent months, and a new report has found that the industry is showing little sign of cleaning up its act. More organizations than ever participated in this year’s Data Breach Investigations Report, which identified a record 80,000 security incidents and 2,100 data breaches. According to information … More Verizon report: Healthcare security shows little sign of improvement

World Backup Day: Six ways to backup your data

March 31, 2015

Today is World Backup Day, and it goes without saying that backing up data is a thoroughly sensible thing to routinely get into the habit of doing. Not only does it make sense in case your laptop is stolen, or your hard disk fails, but it also means that should your computer become infected with ransomware. … More World Backup Day: Six ways to backup your data

Healthcare businesses in the crosshairs

March 19, 2015

Medical and healthcare data breaches on the rise – 27.5% increase, medical records fetch good coin on the black market. In light of the recent Premera and Anthem breaches, a spotlight is now shining on healthcare businesses, regarding their ability to defend patients’ sensitive information. Security wonks have been warning for years that healthcare businesses are … More Healthcare businesses in the crosshairs

Blizzard Entertainment hacked – this time for real (lessons learned)

August 14, 2012

In May we read that game maker Blizzard, developer of a series of popular games including World of Warcraft, Diablo III and Starcraft, was hacked, but that turned out to just be individual compromised accounts from some of its users. Now we read, from Blizzard itself rather than a third party, that they have been … More Blizzard Entertainment hacked – this time for real (lessons learned)

CyberThreats Daily: Microsoft warns Xbox Live users of potential phishing attempts

April 29, 2011

Following the recent attack on Sony’s PlayStation Network in which the data of more than 75 million users was compromised, Microsoft is now warning users of a possible phishing attack related to its Xbox Live Matchmaking service. The Matchmaking system pairs up users with other players for online gaming based on their cumulative gamerscore, reputation, … More CyberThreats Daily: Microsoft warns Xbox Live users of potential phishing attempts

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