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Hackers target video conference systems
Video conference has made steady in-roads in the corporate world, to the point where it is now an accepted method of conducting meetings, especially in this era of reduced travel budgets.
SEC issues guidance on cyberattack disclosure
In many ways, 2011 has been a watershed year for corporate information security. The success of the bad guys was phenomenal. The victims include top security companies like RSA (owned by EMC), top
Fairly or not, lawsuits show outsourcing can boost legal risks
The risks of outsourcing sensitive information have not been lost on security and compliance managers. It remains a critical issue, as the outsourcing imperative continues to heat up. To the list of
Tips for grappling with cloud compliance
Cloud computing remains a hot topic and the object of a lot of investment. Like a lot of trendy technologies, the pace of adoption has run ahead of the pace of related compliance and security
Data notification breach bills resurface
We've noted that in the past, companies are much better off with a single federal law than with a patchwork of state laws, which in the end tend to prove more costly. So it goes with data breach
Facing blame for breaches, companies get tough on employees
Given the breaches we've seen lately, companies are right to be worried about the liability they face from future security lapses. In the end, they cannot pass the buck to their banks or employees.
Citigroup breach highlights need for remediation policies
No one should be surprised that the Connecticut Attorney General is taking an interest in the Citigroup breach. Nor should we be surprised that the FDIC is thinking about setting some federal
Compliance and the new undetermined cybersecurity law
It's unclear exactly how the emerging government push to strengthen cybersecurity across industry and government--and everyone in between--will ultimately play out. We're still not sure exactly what
FTC settles with companies over security breaches
The FTC, to its credit, has made the security of sensitive information a big corporate issue. The commission's December 2010 report, the long-awaited Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid
New CISO at Bank of America
Bank of America ( NYSE: BAC ) was thrust into a security nightmare when WikiLeaks suggested it was ready to dump a lot of confidential data onto its public Website, forcing the bank into crisis mode.
