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5 Strategies to Help Your Clients Avoid "Embattled" Status
When a company goes through a public relations disaster like a data breach, it often gets the word "embattled" next to its name in newspaper headlines. Case in point: after its embarrassing breaches,...
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Old Is the New New in Technology Startups
We've been hearing so much about the "new" economy where companies use freelancers and independent contractors to build a flexible workforce. But as the New York Times reports, some tech companies and...
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Pinterest Fixes Security Flaw, Skirts Crafty Hack Attack
Threatpost reports that Pinterest – the popular pin board social media site – released information about an old vulnerability that it fixed months ago. The flaw would have exposed user account...
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Dreading Workers' Comp Payments? Consider the Benefits
Many IT businesses choose to hire independent contractors and subcontractors rather than employees because it means less hassle and no responsibility to pay employment taxes and benefits like Workers'...
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End of Windows Server 2003 Support & Your Associated E&O Risks
Support for Windows Server 2003 is set to expire on July 14, 2015. Now is the time for IT professionals to remember they can be liable if their clients are using old, outdated technology that is...
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Why Your Clients Need Cyber Liability Insurance (And How to Explain that to...
Entrepreneur Magazine recently offered some answers to small-business owners who had questions about their Cyber Liability Insurance, explaining that, yes, all businesses – even small businesses –...
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Hackers Admit Targeting Lax Security, Shoddily Built Applications
A funny thing happened after hacker collective Rex Mundi stole 24,000 records from Belgian loan company AFC Kredieten. The hacking group explained what they look for in a data breach victim. As The...
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Talking with Clients about Security Risks They Should Actually Be Worried About
A recent IT Portal article debunks common cloud security myths, pointing out that users (and your clients) often have an outdated understanding of the risks they face. Top misconceptions included…There...
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Holy Cripes! 4 in 5 Web Apps Have "Medium Security" Vulnerability
A recent Acunetix study of over 15,000 websites and 5,500 companies unveiled startling numbers. Network scans performed on over 1.9 million files revealed that…Almost four in five web applications were...
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The National Law Review reports that two states – Connecticut and Rhode Island – have updated their data breach laws to require a more stringent breach response. Both include changes to specify a set...
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