Company’s Identity Theft Worries Elevate to Cyber Crime

by Dovell Bonnett | Jul 19, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Data Theft Prevention, Identity Theft, Industrial Espionage, Online Security

Cyber Crime Protection – Evaluate and Segment Data It only seemed like yesterday that when business owners were asked about network security their focus was on identity theft protection and/or compliance with the different state and federal privacy laws. Those...

DNSChanger Trojan Faced Down by FBI

by Dovell Bonnett | Jul 6, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Identity Theft, Online Security

Unfortunately,an estimated 45,600 users will not be able to connect to the internet This coming Monday morning may be unusually  tough for many Internet users and businesses. A nasty malware called  DNSChanger Trojan that infected computers and servers internationally...

Malware-as-a-Service Simplifies Launching Cyber-Attacks

by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 25, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Cyber Warfare, Data Security, Online Security, Password Authentication

If you question whether cyber-attacks and hacking is becoming a business of its own, then read the following  June 22, 2012 re-posted article from PC Magazine’s SecurityWatch by Fahmida Y. Rashid.. Malware-as-a-Service Simplifies Launching Cyber-Attacks By...

Using Biometrics to Improve Corporate Security

by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 15, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Online Security, Password Authentication

Corporate security is no longer about locks and keys to keep intruders out of an office or building. Biometrics identity and data security have become the treasure that needs to be guarded. (Re-Posting from BIOMIDS – Biometric Identification and Security...

Social Networking Hack Increases Data Breach Vulnerability

by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 14, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Identity Theft, Online Security, Password Authentication, Password Management, Social Networking

Data breach can affect other “SoNet” Junkies The hack of the social networking (“SoNet”) giant LinkedIn may have made your company more vulnerable to a data breach. The recent attack where 6.5 million passwords were posted on a Russian online...

Data Breach Costs Drop Misleads while Cyberattacks Increase

by Dovell Bonnett | Jun 13, 2012 | Cloud Security, Cyber Security, Data Security, Identity Theft, Online Security, Social Networking

A Data Breach can still bankrupt a business In Ponemon Institution’s annual “Cost of Data Breach Study” shows that the cost per record lost and the average cost of a data breach dropped in 2011. The cost per record dropped from $214 to $194, and from an average breach...