6 Steps To Better Customer Data Protection

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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TOP STORY 6 Steps To Better Customer Data Protection By Kevin Casey Privacy isn't a concern just for the Googles and Facebooks of the world. Here are six ways small and midsize businesses (SMB) can better protect their customers -- and themselves. MUST READ FBI Busts Alleged Skype 'Sextortionist' Man is accused of extorting over 350 women into posing nude on Skype by threatening to post compromising photos of them to Facebook. Bank DDoS Attackers Claim Victory Regarding Film One copy of widely viewed film that attacks the founder of Islam has been excised from YouTube. But who removed it, and will all copies be pulled? Unplug Universal Plug And Play: Security Warning Tens of millions of devices with UPnP are remotely exploitable, warns Metasploit creator. New tool detects vulnerable devices, which include 6,900 different product versions spanning 1,500 vendors. HP Disputes Printer Security Vulnerabilities Weaknesses in printer networking software could be used to bypass authentication, deny service and retrieve documents from any user, Spanish researcher says. Google Faces Safari Privacy Claim In U.K. Google is attempting to have similar claims dismissed in the U.S. for lack of harm. Anonymous Plays Games With U.S. Sites Protesting over death of Internet activist Aaron Swartz, Anonymous defaces U.S. government websites to hide a free game of Asteroids. MORE SECURITY NEWS

ALSO IN THIS EDITION • Google Faces Safari Privacy Claim In U.K. • Anonymous Plays Games With U.S. Sites • Strategy: Cybersecurity on the Offense • Safely Unleashing the Power of Social Media • MS Office 2013 Upgrade: 4 Points to Consider • Mobile Security -- A Holistic Approach • Virtual Event: Hackers Unmasked JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By Tom Claburn: "I suspect that many of those who believe they have control over their personal information are fooling themselves." In reply to: Microsoft Finds People Want More Privacy Control View Entire Response | Post Your Own Reply

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FEATURED REPORT Strategy: Cybersecurity on the Offense Can you -- and should you -- strike back at attackers? It's a complex question with deep ethical, legal and practical considerations. While governments have drawn lines in the sand, for the private sector it's still early days in the offensive cyber security era. You can, however, be proactive. Here's how. DOWNLOAD NOW (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) MORE REPORTS

FEATURED WHITEPAPERS Safely Unleashing the Power of Social Media In this whitepaper you will understand that by being proactive and working with the marketing department to enable them to securely and easily register social media users in their system, you will potentially be in a position to positively influence revenue growth. DOWNLOAD NOW (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) MORE WHITEPAPERS

 

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