On January 27, 2015, Qualys, Inc., the leading provider of cloud security and compliance solutions, announced that its security research team discovered a vulnerability in the Linux GNU C Library known as (glibc). This vulnerability, called "GHOST (CVE-2015-0235),” allows attackers to remotely take control of a system without having prior knowledge of system credentials. This [...]
Did you know that privacy policies do not guarantee that your information will be kept private? Most companies use privacy policies to inform customers about how their personal information may be used, i.e. sold, shared, exchanged, not necessarily guaranteeing absolute confidentiality. In today’s increasingly digital world where exchanging personal information – your name, email address, [...]
We talk a lot about safe password practices on this blog. We cannot stress enough the importance of using secure and unique passwords in your day-to-day life, especially for high-value sites like Amazon or Gmail.For the past four years, password manager company SplashData has compiled a list of the top 10 worst passwords. This year, [...]
Cybersecurity took center stage this week as President Obama previewed plans focused on increasing online security, electronic privacy and the prevention of identity theft for the American people.Byron Tau and Elizabeth Dwoskin of the Wall Street Journal shared that on Monday, Obama visited the Federal Trade Commission to discuss new cyber security initiatives that will [...]
As experts weighed in this week with their predictions on security trends that will shape the coming year, the growth of mobile payments and mobile banking quickly emerged as a popular topic of focus.Steve Weisman of USA Today shared his predictions on top cyber trends to come in 2015, among them, the concern that as [...]
The end of 2014 called for a bit of holiday cheer at Experian – a time to celebrate the number of people we served and recognize the hard work our team gives day in and day out. We got into the holiday spirit while keeping the Experian train on track in December. Take a look [...]
The UK minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, announced new cyber security initiatives taking place in Britain to make it a safer place to do business, reported Mike Hine with Infosecurity Magazine. Hine broke down the 24-page document into different initiatives, including:Developing 13 cyber security “clusters” around the countryProviding financial assistance for universities to [...]
The U.S. government and the financial sector are trying to make cybersecurity a more prominent issue for the nation by performing cyber security assessments on banks.Daniel Huang of the Wall Street Journal shared a recent letter to the financial industry from Benjamin Lawsky, superintendent of the Department of Financial Services. According to Huan, Lawsky’s letter [...]
2014 was a busy year for the security industry, with an unprecedented number of breaches, malware strains and POS hacks. With cybercrime becoming an unfortunate but increasingly common consequence of seemingly benign Internet activities, business and consumers alike will have to up the ante on the measures they use to protect themselves. Here’s a round [...]
This week, 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker deemed 2014 “the year of the data breach” – and for good reason:“The theft of 40 million credit cards from Target late last year was followed by news of a breach at Michaels stores involving more than two million credit cards. Then came P.F. Chang’s. And in September, [...]
