Articles about Risk Management

There are all kinds of security risks looming with smartphones -- loss of the phone, theft, apps that store personal information on the phone, infected websites, and so on. Continue Reading »

Federal law states that health companies have to disclose if they've suffered a data breach. Continue Reading »

Apple devices, traditionally marketed to the consumers, are increasing in the business world. Continue Reading »

I recently spoke with an information security manager about social media issues in the corporate world, and she told me one of the greatest challenges is getting Generation Y employees to keep information private. Continue Reading »

If you pay attention to the tech media, you know that neither Apple nor Google is impervious to having malicious applications in their respective stores. Continue Reading »

Today I noticed that my computer was acting funny, so I scanned my computer and sure enough, a Trojan was hiding deep in the bowels of some files. Continue Reading »

This website caught my eye. It comes from Westfield Insurance and the first sentence ponders the question: Does the company really need information security training?  The short answer is, of course, yes. Continue Reading »

I read two articles today discussing how to provide protection from cyber attacks, but in two very different ways. Continue Reading »

Full disclosure: The breach I'm going to discuss could end up affecting me personally.  But I think the overall message is too important not to share. Continue Reading »

I suppose I don't need to say that there are a lot of security risks lurking around our computers. But as Fortinet’s May Threat Landscape report shows, you can never let your guard down when it comes to data security. Continue Reading »