IBM Study, Cyber Attacks, and Crisis Management

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More data from IBM researchers on the current state of system security The past several years have seen a near-constant stream of data breaches, hacks, and other cyber-intrusions that have left individuals and organizations in some seriously sticky spots. While awareness, preparation, and responsiveness has improved significantly over those years, …

Sony Hack – Proof of the Need to Prepare for Cyber Attacks

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Does your crisis management plan include the possibility of a devastating hack? The cyberattack that crippled Sony Pictures, led to theft of confidential data and leak of movies on the internet would have challenged almost any cyber security measures, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said. The FBI’s …

Cyber Threat – Social Login Attacks

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Staying aware of threats is part of any good crisis management plan Social logins, where you use your Facebook, Twitter, Google or other social media accounts to log into apps and platforms around the web, have quickly become a norm. After all, with the mile-long list of passwords and key …

CurrentC Needs Crisis Management after Data Breach

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Losing trust before you get off the ground can be devastating Mobile payment is a hot field right now, and it looks like whoever comes out as the clear favorite is going to reap serious benefits. One newcomer to the field, CurrentC, has already encountered a major hurdle in the …

Crisis Management Dangers in “The Cloud”

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Should you be trusting cloud storage with valuable data? Storing data in “the cloud” has become enormously popular, yet a lack of understanding about exactly what is okay to store there, and how secure cloud services are, has led to massive security threats becoming commonplace. We would even go so far …

Analyzing P.F. Chang’s Crisis Management for Data Breach

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Was the popular chain’s crisis management a four-star effort? The data breach at P.F. Chang’s came to light in mid-June of this year, with the organization claiming to have learned of the situation June 10. Crisis management started out in troubled waters when a massive number of news organizations and …

Antivirus Maker’s Crisis Management for Data Breach

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More proof that nobody is invulnerable to cyber attacks In the last Crisis Manager of 2013, we predicted cyber crises would explode this year, and explode they have. What was once a fringe crime that often went unnoticed by both victims and the media has become big business, and it …

Crisis Management Musts – Understanding Digital Security

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The Internet can create serious issues for your organization, educate yourself to avoid danger If you work with the Internet a lot, and that includes pretty much all of us at this point, understanding digital security is a crisis management must. There are endless examples of trouble sprouting from a …

Adobe Needs Crisis Management as Massive Data Theft Revealed

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Add this one to the list of major hacks in 2013 In early October software maker Adobe was hit by hackers, who reportedly stole some 3 million encrypted customer credit card records, along with login data. Now, the real story is coming out, and the damage is FAR higher than …

The Three P’s of Cyber-Survival

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The cyber war is on, protect yourself now South Korea was hit by a major cyber attack Wednesday as the computer systems of two major banks, three broadcasters and others simultaneously crashed, raising suspicions that North Korea was to blame. On some computer screens, images of skulls with glowing red …

Crisis Management & Cyber War

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Defend your virtual borders We recently wrote on the NY Times Hacking and what it means to you, but the latest news from the world of cyber-threats makes that attack look like small potatoes. In a groundbreaking move, U.S. computer security firm Mandiant released a 60-page account of activities conducted …

Cybersecurity & Crisis Management in 2013

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New threats hold potential to create crisis management woes As computers and mobile devices continue to become deeper entwined with all aspects of our daily lives, the potential dangers presented by cybersecurity breaches become exponentially more worrisome. Cyberheist News recently published its “13 Predictions for 2013,” and below we have …