Tag: Cyber Security

Third-Party Data Breaches: Weakest Link in Cybersecurity

Third-Party Data Breaches: Weakest Link in Cybersecurity

Data Breach

One problem that many companies discover as they develop cybersecurity measures is that third-party data breaches is the weakest link in its data management chain. Many companies find it a business necessity to outsource some, if not all, data management, storage, and processing activities to third-party vendors. These vendors may include cloud hosting companies and […]

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Employees Most Likely to Discover Data Security Breaches

Employees Most Likely to Discover Data Security Breaches

Data Breach

One thing that all data security breaches have in common is that someone must first uncover the breach and then reveal the breach to the appropriate parties (i.e., employers, law enforcement, other appropriate state and federal agencies, etc.). In the case of a business that is attacked and breached, an undetected data breach can wind […]

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GameStop Currently Investigating Possible Data Breach

GameStop Currently Investigating Possible Data Breach

Data Breach

GameStop is the most recent potential victim of cyber data breach, and the company recently hired a leading security firm to conduct an investigation into allegations that the company’s website was hacked and that customer data and credit card information was stolen. According to reports, a third party found data available for sale on a black […]

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Active vs Passive Cyber Attacks Explained

Active vs Passive Cyber Attacks Explained

Cyber Security

Cyber attacks involve the unauthorized access of private or confidential information contained on computer systems or networks, but the techniques and methods used by the attacker further distinguish whether the attack is an active cyber attack, a passive type attack, or some combination of the two. According to Symantec, both active and passive cyber attack types […]

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