Nevada, as with 48 of the 50 states, has a Data Privacy and Protection law. This law has been in place since 2008 and has been updated twice since then. Nevada’s Data Privacy and Protection law has two principal sets of provisions. First, the law incorporates the requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard …
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As hackers continue to develop new approaches of attack, companies are finding it increasingly difficult to fully safeguard themselves against cyber crime. A security consultant recently conceded that everything is hackable, and companies should prepare themselves for the effects of a hack rather than focusing on preventing one. To better understand this, one simply needs to …
You’ve heard about a security breach happening to a company you never thought it would happen to. You ask yourself, “How could they be so vulnerable?” If companies who pay top dollar for their security can experience a breach, then imagine how exposed your company data might be. Breach Scenario #1 A therapist is gathering …
Identity theft is no longer just for adults, as trends show that this growing crime has ballooned recently to include child identity theft. As with anyidentity theft, cyber criminals are after social security numbers. However,child identity theftcompared to adult identity theft can go undetected for years. This offers a longer timeframe for criminals to benefit from their …
Since 2013, there have been 65 reported breaches of educational institutions (www.privacyrights.org). Of these 65 School Cybercrime breaches, 15 involve K-12 institutions. The breaches ranged from lost laptops and students accessing records to successful hacks by outsiders. These cases show that data breaches not only happen in the corporate world, but cybercrime occurs within our …
EMV is a trademark and technology that stands for Europay, Mastercard, and Visa, the companies that developed standards for the use of integrated circuit (IC) cards in credit and debit card transactions. EMV or IC chip cards have been replacing the traditional magnetic stripe payment cards with the primary purpose of fraud prevention. A computer chip …
News outlets are increasingly reporting stories of businesses hacked by cyber criminals. It is typically the well-established large company whose breach has affected millions of customers, causing other similarly sized companies to quickly take stock of their information security posture. SMB Security Breaches Are More Common However, protecting information is not reserved just for large …
Search the Internet and you can readily find news regarding BitCoin. However, if you haven’t heard of BitCoin, you should know it is a type of Digital Currency that is gaining a foothold in the Cyber-world as a payment method. In fact, it is bleeding over into the brick-and-mortar world as some merchants have decided to …
In today’s age, not having remote access to company email would be crazy. How would one stay abreast immediately about the latest events in the office? How would one access that critical spreadsheet with company financial data emailed by the accounting department or that customer leads list emailed by the head of sales? In many …
Curious about healthcare and cybercrime? We’re discussing this on an upcoming Hangout with our friends at Hacksurfer. Mark your calendars for Tuesday, September 30th, from 1-2 PM EST. You can find out more about the Google Hangout here. Dara Security President Barry Johnson will help you find out more about how we help you stay protected from …
