Tag Archives: Data Security

Security Breach: Yahoo! Gets Caught by an “Oldie but Goodie”

by Fusion Alliance News

Ouch! Another large, well-known company becomes a casualty of poor security practices. According to an article recently published by CSO Online, nearly a half-million user credentials were stolen from from Yahoo. A hacker activist group employed good old “SQL injection” …

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Three Mobile Security Best Practices that Everyone Should Know

by Fusion Alliance News

Smartphone ownership is the new norm in the US. In fact, Forrester estimates that in just four years, one billion people will own smartphones. Though smartphone ownership opens up a range of new possibilities—from the ability to work remotely to …

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Security Threats: There’s No Excuse for Not Wearing Your Seat Belt

by Fusion Alliance News

Everyone is talking about the Global Payments breach that was reported lasted month in which information on millions of credit card accounts was compromised – splashed all over the news and on the Web. As a payment card processor, you …

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7 Security Reports to Read Now

by Fusion Alliance News

Information Security is an ever growing and changing field, and as a result it’s important for professionals to stay current about trends, industry regulations and emerging threats. When I was recently asked to share a list of my top reports …

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Security by Obscurity – Planning for the Spotlight

by Fusion Alliance News

With the PlayStation Network suffering yet another high-profile attack, companies should be reviewing their vulnerability to attack. The vulnerability of an application, site, or service to attack is partly based on its visibility – which is why Microsoft has to …

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