Content about Computer security

February 21, 2013
Security surrounding social media and m-commerce top IT priorities

Managing and classifying enterprise data is the number one security and privacy area in need of improvement, and remains a major challenge for IT departments, according to a survey about IT risk factors for 2013 published by global consulting firm Protiviti.

Menlo Park, Calif. -- Managing and classifying enterprise data is the number one security and privacy area in need of improvement, and remains a major challenge for IT departments, according to a survey about IT risk factors for 2013 published by global consulting firm Protiviti.

The 2013 IT Priorities Survey found that IT executives are struggling to manage the wide variety of technology risk, regulatory compliance and performance challenges that now face them.

March 21, 2012
Data Security Breaches: A New Form of Shoplifting

By Theodore J. Kobus III, Esq., Baker & Hostetler LLP

By Theodore J. Kobus III, Esq., tkobus@bakerlaw.com

November 23, 2011
Nine Cyber Monday Data Loss Prevention Tips for Retailers

By Todd Feinman, Identity Finder

By Todd Feinman, CEO of Identity Finder

October 12, 2011
Report: Execs spending less on security, but remain confident

Research released Wednesday by PwC found that retail and consumer executives are spending less on security due to insufficient capital, but that they maintain confidence in their information security, despite an increase in security incidents.

New York City -- Research released Wednesday by PwC found that retail and consumer executives are spending less on security due to insufficient capital, but that they maintain confidence in their information security, despite an increase in security incidents.

August 22, 2011
Focus on: Risk Management
 Mitigating the damage of a security breach

While retailers continue to beef up computer security, hackers continue to find ways to circumvent even the most sophisticated cyber-blockades. And the threat is not only hackers or rogue employees maliciously liberating private information: Data breaches occur when sensitive information is improperly disposed of and tossed in the trash or lost when a laptop or other portable electronic device is mislaid by or stolen from a well-meaning employee. This not only impacts your customers but can damage a company’s reputation and bottom line.


January 13, 2011
NRF and First Data release small business data security survey

An overwhelming majority (86%) of small-business respondents (86%) say that keeping their customer card information secure and feel payment-card data security is important to their business.

New York City -- An overwhelming majority (86%) of small-business respondents (86%) say that keeping their customer card information secure and feel payment-card data security is important to their business. But 60% are unaware of the costs they could incur in the event of a breach. Those are among the results of a research study of data security and fraud-prevention strategies practiced at small- to mid-sized retailers. The study is from the National Retail Federation and First Data Corp.

October 31, 2010
Focus on: Security

Specialty apparel retailer Express found itself in a technology quandary in 2007 when it...

August 18, 2010
Russian chain Rive Gauche selects IBM for security makeover

IBM announced that Rive Gauche, a chain of perfume and cosmetics stores in Russia, has...

March 14, 2010
FMI spent $880K lobbying in Q4

The Food Marketing Institute (FMI) spent $880,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby on the...

November 30, 2008
Putting Data Security To the Test

Executives at Staples recently received an e-mail alerting them that consumer credit-card data had...

November 30, 2008
Testing, Testing, Testing

Whether a retailer has directly experienced a data breach or watched the fallout from...

June 30, 2008
Changing the System

It’s always easier to grasp a problem—and sometimes find a solution—when it hits close...

April 30, 2008
Lessons in Securing Data

“Wow!” That was my exact reaction when I read that Hannaford Bros. became the...

March 31, 2008
Data Breach at Advance Auto Parts

Advance Auto Parts is investigating a network intrusion that compromised data from 14 stores, potentially...

December 18, 2007
TJX, Banks Settle Litigation Over Breach

Boston TJX Cos. and nearly all the banks and bank associations that sued the discount...

November 30, 2007
Security Threats, Hackers And PCI, Oh My!

The issues confronting retailing regarding new security regulations are daunting, to say the least and...

June 30, 2007
Let the Hacking Begin!

The 2010 Winter Olympics may seem far away, but Vancouver officials are wasting no time...

June 30, 2007
PCI Complaince: Work Needed

Continuing the effort to bring the safeguarding of customer data to the forefront of retailers’...

April 30, 2007
Privacy and Security—Who Cares?

Alot has been written about the TJX Cos. Inc.’s data breach since it was first...

March 31, 2007
Thin Solutions for Data Breaches

It is no secret that data thieves are becoming increasingly devious. The recent attack on...

January 31, 2007
Who’s to Blame for a Data Breach?

In spring 2006, Ohio University (OU) discovered that it was the victim of five security...

December 31, 2006
Data-Breach Dilemma

Data breaches have become an unavoidable cost of doing business in the 21st century.All companies—including...

August 7, 2005
Read All About It: Wireless Security

New York City, ...