Okay, lots and LOTS has already been written about the DoJ press release yesterday, “Retail Hacking Ring Charged for Stealing and Distributing Credit and Debit Card Numbers from Major U.S. Retailers: More Than 40 Million Credit and Debit Card Numbers Stolen.”
But, I still want to put a few thoughts out about this…
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40+ Million Credit Cards Stolen Using Wardriving…This Is Nothing New, Folks!
Wednesday, August 6th, 200840+ Million Credit Cards Stolen Using Wardriving…This Is Nothing New, Folks!
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Okay, lots and LOTS has already been written about the DoJ press release yesterday, “Retail Hacking Ring Charged for Stealing and Distributing Credit and Debit Card Numbers from Major U.S. Retailers: More Than 40 Million Credit and Debit Card Numbers Stolen.”
But, I still want to put a few thoughts out about this…
Organizations of All Sizes Need IT Security & Privacy Training
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Many organizations create broadly scoped information security training for all their personnel to take, but too few create targeted training for groups that need to have specialized knowledge for certain topics. Different departments within an organization handle different types of information, and have different types of contact with business partners, customers and other employees. So doesn’t it make sense that the payroll folks would need training specific for their job responsibilities, and sales folks would need training specific to their responsibilities that are are very different from the payroll folks, and so on?
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, small businesses employ more than half of all Americans. Very few small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) have specialized IT staff; most of the owners or personnel take on the day-to-day IT tasks themselves, operating on a wing and a prayer that nothing will go wrong. These huge numbers of folks within SMBs are also taking care of the IT security and privacy activities…hopefully.
Organizations of All Sizes Need IT Security & Privacy Training
Thursday, July 17th, 2008Many organizations create broadly scoped information security training for all their personnel to take, but too few create targeted training for groups that need to have specialized knowledge for certain topics. Different departments within an organization handle different types of information, and have different types of contact with business partners, customers and other employees. So doesn’t it make sense that the payroll folks would need training specific for their job responsibilities, and sales folks would need training specific to their responsibilities that are are very different from the payroll folks, and so on? Also, legal requirements those in various industries need specialized training. For example, those in the healthcare space in the U.S. need HIPAA training.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, small businesses employ more than half of all Americans. Very few small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) have specialized IT staff; most of the owners or personnel take on the day-to-day IT tasks themselves, operating on a wing and a prayer that nothing will go wrong. These huge numbers of folks within SMBs are also taking care of the IT security and privacy activities…hopefully.
Maine Seed Company Website Hacked: Demonstrates SMB Vulnerability & Questions Hacker Safe Seals
Saturday, March 3rd, 2007This is the time of the year that thoughts turn to gardening as seed catalogs start filling the mailboxes. I enjoy having fresh-grown vegetables from my garden; nothing is better than a deep red, ripe, juicy Big Boy Beefsteak tomato right off the vine. These seed companies are overwhelmingly small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Many have gone online in the past few years, bucking the century-long tradition of depending primarily upon postal mail for their sales.
