Data. breach. These two small words can cause a BIG problem for businesses, especially those who house their consumers’ information for purchasing reasons. The popular online retailer, Zappos.com, just recently felt the wrath of a data breach that happened right

Sometimes, there is no worse feeling than change…especially if you are not prepared. As 2012 quickly approaches, many institutions are still confused as to what is expected from them with the new FFIEC Guidance regulations. As Avivah Litan mentions in the

 The FFIEC just released a new set of supplemental guidelines for security measures to thwart identity thieves in the financial industry. The focus seems to be on risk assessments and customer awareness, as well as layered id authentication techniques designed

Is there any industry standard more feared as PCI compliance?  As with most industry standards, the rules seem overreaching and the supporting industry of vendors, ready to ensure compliance, plentiful. As cumbersome as the process may be, protectingconsumer information especially

A few months ago we wrote a blog on ATM skimmers, and while I was on Krebs on Security he had a good blog about a conversation he had with a person who was trying to sell him an ATM Skimmer. A person may not even know they have fallen prey to identity fraud, and has no clue they need to pay attention to fraud prevention or id verification from a personal standpoint.

According to the New York Times, media research group Inside Network estimates that the sale of virtual goods—such as mobile apps and games, social media currency, and game-exclusive items—is estimated to reach the $2 billion revenue mark by next year, and possibly double by 2012.

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