Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Consumers have a stern warning for banks: Keep our data safe or we’re through. That’s according to a survey of more than 1,000 Americans conducted for public relations and communications firm Makovsky by market researcher Ebiquity in March. The survey results…
Target agrees to pay $10 million to settle lawsuit from data breach
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans (Reuters) – Target Corp (TGT.N) has agreed to pay $10 million in a proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit related to a huge 2013 data breach that consumers say compromised their personal financial information, court documents show. Under the proposal, which…
Faribault Police Department to improve its data extraction technology in 2015
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Technology: It’s everywhere. And it’s being used for crimes, too. However, solving a crime that involves technology with limited resources can be quite difficult. Currently, Faribault investigators have to thumb through a device and take pictures of its content. This method…
Hackers hit TalkTalk, steal customer data
nternet service provider TalkTalk has admitted that it suffered a major breach of user information, including customer names, addresses, phone and account numbers. As reported by The Register, in an email to customers TalkTalk said that it first saw a big increase in malicious scammers claiming to be from TalkTalk at…
Obama to urge tech firms to share data with government
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The White House confirmed today the President would do so ahead of a cybersecurity summit bringing together leading industry and law enforcement figures. Besides Mr Obama, Apple’s Tim Cook is also due to speak at the conference. Top Google, Yahoo and…
Your stolen credit card data is probably worth only 50 cents on the black market
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans In the wake of the latest high-profile hack and claims of “cyber-vandalism” being thrown about, it’s normal to feel a sense of unease. Yes, cybercrime is rising and does result in losses. However, successfully committing cybercrime isn’t as easy as one…
Data shows Claremont’s crime trending down…and up
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Claremont burglaries are the lowest they’ve been since 1999 and, for the second year in a row, the city has experienced an overall four percent reduction in Part I crimes compared to the previous year, according to the city’s 2014 crime…
Morgan Stanley data theft is latest in long list of cyber crimes
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Before the days of information technology, crime was a simple matter. Some men in masks would run into a bank with an empty duffel bag and have the teller fill it up before jumping into the getaway car waiting outside. And…
April 14 – 16, 2015-IAPP Europe Data Protection Intensive 2015
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Powered by Max Banner Ads The IAPP Europe Data Protection Intensive is the leading how-to forum in the field, exploring the practical application of privacy and data protection practices today. With an eye on the issues impacting you—especially the European data protection…
McDonald Hopkins issues alert on President Obama’s new data privacy agenda
CLEVELAND, Jan. 14, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – McDonald Hopkins, a business advisory and advocacy law firm, issued an alert on President Obama’s new data privacy agenda and the two proposed laws that aim to put the privacy back in “data privacy.” Data privacy and cybersecurity are critical. Read More…. For more information…