Framing Third Party Risk: The PNI Photo Hack

The attack on an obscure photo printing vendor underscores the risk that third parties pose in the age of outsourcing.

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Data Breaches and the Damage Done: New Ruling Grants FTC Regulatory Authority for Cybersecurity

The Third Circuit's recent ruling sets a new precedent for the FTC's ability to regulate data breaches and other cybersecurity incidents. What does this mean for the security industry?

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Email Blunder Exposes Identity of 780 HIV Patients in the UK

Healthcare organizations face a myriad of security threats. But the news this week about a UK clinic exposing the identities of 780 HIV positive patients was a purely self-inflicted wound.

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What is the True Cost of a Data Breach? It May Not Be that Easy

As data breaches big and small continue to flood headlines, measuring the cost of these incidents remains a challenge.

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Is Ashley Madison Membership Really Still Growing?

The company’s latest statement claims that hundreds of thousands of new users to continue to sign up each week. Are these numbers valid?

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A Timeline of the Ashley Madison Hack

Track and follow the Ashley Madison hack with our continuously updated timeline.

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On The Internet, Everyone Knows You’re A Dog

The release of gigabytes of data from extramarital hookup site Ashley Madison underscores the death of online anonymity – and the dangers of unchecked data collection and storage by online merchants.

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DDoS As a Cover for Data Theft

Distributed denial of service attacks are IT teams' worst nightmare - but they may be the least of your problems, experts say.

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Carphone Warehouse Compromised

Carphone Warehouse, a British cellphone company, fell victim to a comprehensive hack discovered on Wednesday, August 5th. 

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Will the Real Victim Stand Up?

Class action suits over data breaches continue to be met with conflicting results - but what effect does this have on corporations' responsibility for consumer data protection?

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