The bMighty Blog -- Finance/Banking/Insurance

Crooks Making Less From Bank Data Look To Steal From Other Businesses (Including Yours)

Posted by Keith Ferrell 11:30 AM ET | Jul 15, 2008

Things are tough all over, as a new report on the drop in the value of stolen bank data shows. But as stolen bank info drops in price, you can bet that the crooks are going to be looking elsewhere to make up the difference. And small and midsize business data is definitely one of the elsewheres.

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Mob Making Cyber Moves: Organized Crime Versus Disorganized Defenses

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:58 PM ET | May 27, 2008

The news that organized crime is now a bigger cyber-havoc player than independent hackers isn't surprising: as Willie Sutton said of banks in the last century, the Net is now "where the money is."

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CompTIA Survey: What Causes Most Breaches Is The Same Thing The Road To Hell Is Paved With

Posted by Keith Ferrell 10:43 AM ET | May 22, 2008

Findings from a new survey indicate that most security breaches aren't the result of malicious intent. Problem is, more than a few are the result of good intentions.

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New Scam: Hackers Use Phony Certificate To Seal Victims' ID-Fates

Posted by Keith Ferrell 04:51 PM ET | Apr 28, 2008

A new approach to password/account info-theft appeals to users' desire for enhanced protection, rather than directly asking for info. The scam asks users to install an important digital security certificate -- which is, of course, anything but secure.

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Tool Emerges to Automate Companies' Battle Against Identity Theft

Posted by Paul Korzeniowski 11:26 AM ET | Mar 25, 2008

The problems associated with identity theft have become so great that the federal government is forcing corporations to put checks in place to prevent it. Now, help has arrived for businesses that have to comply with these new regulations.

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Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Finance/Banking/Insurance | Security

Credit Card Security: 'Tis The Season To Be Compliant

Posted by Keith Ferrell 12:00 PM ET | Dec 6, 2007

When it comes to customers' credit card information, how much should small and midsize businesses be worrying about compliance this holiday season? The same as every other season -- a lot.

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Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1,100-1,500 | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Company Size: 50-249 | Finance/Accounting | Finance/Banking/Insurance | IT | Internet/Web | Retail | Security

Good News: Attacks Are Down; Bad News: Attacks Are Worse

Posted by Keith Ferrell 01:24 PM ET | Sep 24, 2007

Fewer but fiercer attacks -- that's the word from a new study of business IT security trends over the past year. Today's breaches are reportedly twice as severe as those of just a couple of years ago.

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Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Finance/Banking/Insurance | IT | Internet/Web | Operations | Security | Technology/Telecom

Cybercrime Gets More Organized

Posted by Keith Ferrell 03:57 PM ET | Sep 17, 2007

The increasingly organized -- and commoditized -- nature of cybercrime should make all of us more alert than ever to the risks our information, and our customers' information, face on our networks.

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Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 250-999 | Finance/Banking/Insurance | Networking & Communications | Security | Technology/Telecom

Don't Do As TD Ameritrade Does -- And Don't Do As They Say, Either

Posted by Keith Ferrell 05:33 PM ET | Sep 14, 2007

The security breach that let spammers get hold of as many as 6.3 million TD Ameritrade customer names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses is being spun as a "Well, they didn't get Social Security numbers, account numbers, PINs or other confidential info; still we apologize for any inconvenience or annoyance," sort of problem. Mistake. Big mistake.

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Business & E-Business | Company Size: 1-49 | Company Size: 50-249 | Finance/Accounting | Finance/Banking/Insurance | Networking & Communications | Security | Technology/Telecom

Counting The Cost Of Business Data Theft

Posted by Keith Ferrell 09:18 AM ET | Sep 6, 2007

Just how much does it cost to deal with a data theft or resolve a security breach? Insurance company Darwin Professional Underwriters has a free on-line calculator to help you find out.

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