Building the Case for Law Firm Data Security (Infographic)
Will cyber attacks on law firms tip the scales toward improved data security in the legal industry?
The Security Industry Needs Its John Snow
The recently released Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is one of our best sources of information on breaches and other malicious activity – it is also woefully inadequate to the task.
Data Theft and DDT: Courts Increasingly Back ‘Future Risk’ from Data Breaches
Courts in the U.S. are increasingly accepting the risk of imminent and future injuries to consumers resulting from data theft as enough to give them standing in court cases and class action suits.
Rand: 64M Americans Have Received Breach Notices (And That’s OK!)
A survey by The Rand Corporation found that as many as a quarter of all U.S. residents – 64 million adults in the U.S. – have received a notification that their data was exposed in the last year, evidence of the far reach of data theft and data loss within the U.S.
After Panama Papers: Firms Should Add Pen Testing to Due Diligence Process
An analysis by Wired shows that the Panama firm Mossack and Fonseca did a poor job managing its public facing systems, all the while promising clients security.
Digital Guardian Adds Functionality to Data Protection Suite
Digital Guardian is pleased to announce the release of the latest version of our industry leading data protection platform, adding functionality for both the management console and endpoint agent. This release further enhances Digital Guardian’s ability to protect sensitive data anywhere, anytime as the volume of sensitive data expands and the digital economy's reliance on data grows.
Law Firm Hacks Underscore Third Party Risk
The FBI is investigating attacks on prominent law firms, apparently aimed at stealing sensitive data related to business deals, underscoring the risk of third party data breaches.
Home Depot settles breach suit, will pay $19m
Less than two years after it disclosed a massive breach of its payment system, Home Depot agreed to pay out more than $19 million to settle a class action suit, citing a need to ‘move on.’
FTC Serves Notice to PCI Auditors
A new notice to PCI DSS auditors may be an early sign that the FTC is taking a hard look at the effectiveness of the PCI data security standards and audit process.
The Anatomy of a CISO: A breakdown of today’s top security leaders (Infographic)
What does the typical Fortune 100 CISO look like? We researched the top security leaders at F100 companies to get a better idea – here’s what we found.
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