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Weak Passwords Let Retailers Down - Again

Research from earlier this year revealed that the worst consumer password of 2013 was ‘123456’. Recent headlines around the BrutPOS botnet identified by FireEye this week…

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Next Step Beyond Compliance – Risk Management
Andy Kicklighter
Next Step Beyond Compliance – Risk Management

Vormetric has now reached 1400 customers worldwide, with strong deployments in place and expanding throughout the US, Europe and Asia / Pacific regions.  In the vast majority…

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Global risk mitigation: Using encryption to avoid data breach fallout
Phil Lee
Global Risk Mitigation: Using Encryption To Avoid Data Breach Fallout

When thinking about data encryption, businesses typically view this as a proactive measure to avoid security breaches.  Naturally, this is correct – data that's encrypted is…

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Making Compliance A Useful Cyber Security Tool
Making Compliance A Useful Cyber Security Tool

It was Albert Einstein who defined insanity as: “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” But, yet again, the Government (e.g., the Cyber…

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With Great Data Comes Great Legal Consequences - Preparing For The Next Encryption Battle

With penalties as high as $500k a new Florida law, effective July 1, adds big teeth to the state’s data breach notification statute. One of the most interesting changes…

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Security measures to go under spotlight as new Data Protection Directive approaches
Security Measures To Go Under Spotlight As New Data Protection Directive Approaches

The existing EU data protection regime is built around the Data Protection Directive 1995 (the 1995 Directive) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002 (…

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