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Money is the force behind generating billions in global revenue and the foundation for building cyber-crime empires. Cybersecurity is constantly being compromised as financial institutions are spending significant resources, working over-time to combat the infinite widespread attacks presented by cyber thieves. Phishing, pharming and credit card redirection are the top cyber fraud methods and why…

Photo courtesy of Center for American Progress Action Fund(CC No Derivatives) Cyber Security Solutions: Data Spillage and How to Create an After-Incident “To Do” List President Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping “understanding” about cyber theft in their recent meeting stirs up worries about company data being compromised. Unfortunately, there’s nothing you can do if…

While most consumers enjoy the many benefits of an online service, there are still many risks and potential disadvantages if a company is not properly prepared for impending cyber attacks. Since the July 2015 cyber attack on Ashley Madison, an online dating service specifically designed for married individuals, most of the media attention has nearly…

The American healthcare system has undergone a massive transformation in the past twenty years thanks to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996. Intended to protect the confidentiality of patients, add security to healthcare information, and help the healthcare industry control administrative costs, HIPAA legislation can sometimes be incredibly challenging to navigate through. Especially, in terms of caring…

The capabilities of technology have increased to such a level that you have the ability to control critical business performance metrics with continuous monitoring. The resulting information can be compiled into interactive dashboards to give you real-time data and transparency. This can allow you to catch problems and find solutions to issues so you can streamline operations and reduce…

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, otherwise known as HIPAA, was passed in 1996 and signed into law by President Clinton. President Bush amended the law in 2002 to include the “privacy rule.” In 2015 President Obama’s Affordable Care Act mandated that health care providers switch their paper charts to electronic records, further emphasizing the…

“The 50 biggest retail brands in the US were now hunting through their internal corporate networks to see if they had been infected by the “highly sophisticated” Modpos malware, said iSight senior director Stephen Ward.The modular malware could lurk unseen on point-of-sale equipment, said Mr Ward, and sought to scoop up payment-card data during the…

Regulatory compliance. Two words that when used together can inspire anxiety and confusion from the boardroom to the factory floor. With today’s constantly changing regulatory landscape, it is no wonder that the term provokes so much distress for modern business leaders. So how can businesses and industries stay on top of their regulatory compliance requirements…

The financial impact of risk dominates industry concern and re-emerges as a challenge for security systems alike. The cost of global cyber-crime estimates extremely high, with the unfair loss of industries losing their reputation. Attempting to get back into the good graces of customers and clients after experiencing such a harrowing breach requires a new approach and…