For Technology, Safe Is the New Sexy
PC World reports on the new app Confide that aims to offer a Snapchat-like messaging service for businesses. Unlike Snapchat, Confide was built with security in mind and offers end-to-end encryption...
View ArticleZirx: Parking Perks, Data Privacy that Works
Zirx is a new parking app that aims to offer an Uber-like experience for consumers, but without all the creepy big-brother data security problems.The Washington Post explains how the app works: Zirx...
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In response to the five-fold increase in cyber attacks since 2009, the US government is establishing the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, a centralized department that will analyze...
View ArticleThe US Is Getting a Central Cyber Intelligence Agency!
In response to the five-fold increase in cyber attacks since 2009, the US government is establishing the Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center, a centralized department that will analyze...
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The Recorder details how law firms are the latest industry to come under scrutiny for their lax cyber security standards. Some clients are even requiring their lawyers to demonstrate that they have...
View ArticleNew Business Opportunity for IT Pros: Law Firm Security
The Recorder details how law firms are the latest industry to come under scrutiny for their lax cyber security standards. Some clients are even requiring their lawyers to demonstrate that they have...
View ArticleUber's Data Breach & Frivolous Lawsuits against Tech Businesses
Remember Uber's privacy breach? Wait no, not that one. The other one. That's right – the oft-troubled but successful ride-sharing app is having more data security issues.Months after making headlines...
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ZDNet reports that the majority of data breaches involve vulnerabilities that companies should have fixed long ago. Here's a roundup of the exploits we saw in 2014:70 percent of the top exploits had...
View ArticleReport: 70% of Last Year's Data Breaches Should Have Been Prevented
ZDNet reports that the majority of data breaches involve vulnerabilities that companies should have fixed long ago. Here's a roundup of the exploits we saw in 2014:70 percent of the top exploits had...
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Noted researchers Menlo Security released their State of the Web 2015: Vulnerability Report, which details just how common threats are online. When researchers scanned one million of the top sites,...
View Article1/3 of Top Websites Vulnerable to Hacking: What This Could Cost You
Noted researchers Menlo Security released their State of the Web 2015: Vulnerability Report, which details just how common threats are online. When researchers scanned one million of the top sites,...
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According to the Washington Post, Uber has hired a CSO (chief security officer) to oversee the mobile app's data security and privacy issues. This hiring is relevant to IT contractors and tech...
View ArticleWhat Uber's Chief Security Officer Hiring Means for IT Startups
According to the Washington Post, Uber has hired a CSO (chief security officer) to oversee the mobile app's data security and privacy issues. This hiring is relevant to IT contractors and tech...
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Microsoft has posted its guide to migrating from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012, Azure, or Office 365 as it prepares to end support for the decade-old product later this year. After July...
View ArticleAre You Ready for the End of Support for Windows Server 2003?
Microsoft has posted its guide to migrating from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012, Azure, or Office 365 as it prepares to end support for the decade-old product later this year. After July...
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When many business owners think about cyber security, their first thoughts are about investing in new software. But it's not what's on the computer so much as who's sitting in front of it that makes...
View ArticleSecurity Training a Potentially Lucrative Service for Your Small Business...
When many business owners think about cyber security, their first thoughts are about investing in new software. But it's not what's on the computer so much as who's sitting in front of it that makes...
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The Hill calls a new cyber security bill passed by the US House of Representatives a "win for industry" because many banks and security firms have been pushing for this legislation. Why is that?The...
View ArticleA Look Inside the Cyber Security Bill that Passed the House
The Hill calls a new cyber security bill passed by the US House of Representatives a "win for industry" because many banks and security firms have been pushing for this legislation. Why is that?The...
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The Wall Street Journal reports that private cyber security companies received a record amount of investments – $1.77 billion – as venture capitalists looked to get a slice this growing sector.Why the...
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