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Anonymous shreds intelligence firm Stratfor in latest hack

by Larry Meeusen 29 December 2011

Stratfor specializes in “strategic intelligence on global business, economic, security and geopolitical affairs,” It appears Stratfor failed to encrypt any of its credit card information, despite promises “to maintain safeguards to protect the security of these servers and your personally identifiable information,” according to its privacy policy.” http://www.scmagazine.com/anonymous-shreds-intelligence-firm-stratfor-in-latest-hack/article/220781/?DCMP=EMC-SCUS_Newswire I just wonder when will corporations and [...]

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Check out the new 2011 Verizon Data Breach Report

by Christine Meyers 7 October 2011

The new Verizon report came out this week. Always a favorite, this report highlights insider fraud, breach risks and other useful data. Here are some of my favorite stats: • 83% of attacks were classified as “opportunistic” meaning the victim was identified because they exhibited a weakness or vulnerability that the attacker could exploit. (pg. 52) [...]

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