CYBER SECURITY INFORMER - news and tips to help you stay safe online and protect your networkTips for Keeping Your Private Information In-HouseWhen success in your industry demands that you constantly send out information to help your clients succeed, how do you balance privacy and promotion? The real-estate industry is a great example of a sector where thousands of professionals are constantly dealing with large amounts of data about their customers. Some of this information needs to be put out to the public across multiple promotional channels, while some aspects need to be protected against leaks and theft. This week, we talked with Residential Group Downtown Realty realtor in Vancouver MJ Ankenman about how to keep critical data secure while marketing clients. Like many agents, Ankenman has a very strong web presence where she lists information about properties she's dealing with. "But you'll notice that we don't use the names of clients on our site," she notes. "The only information I have identifying clients is on my testimonials page." There are other very fine points of what is appropriate in sharing data when it comes to using social platforms for business. Many realtors are using multiple social networking platforms already to reach a wider audience. "I had one client who was very actively looking to buy in the local real estate market, but he didn't want to be vocal on Twitter that he was looking," Ankenman says. Some industries will also have very specific regulations in place to protect all parties from the growing threat of scams."Keeping everyone's ID private is just part of being a realtor. We have one rule where we're supposed to identify brokerages with whom we're affiliated in every message. That's been the big thing with Twitter - in addition to the information on our profiles, should we be identifying the company or brokerage in every Tweet?" The rule that applies across all industries is that the onus is on the business to protect information of their clients. Both customers and regulators have clearly put responsibility for data privacy with the organizations handling the information. Organizations must have processes and procedures in place to mitigate risk and comply with industry-wide rules and legal regulations. In the next issue of Cyber Security Informer, we’ll be continuing to profile organizations that are helping make the world a more secure place. If your organization is doing its part to build a more secure future by protecting partners, customers, website visitors and application users from cyber crime, contact us today at info@pcis.com Webinar on July 8: Fundamentals of Web Application FirewallsIn this Case for Security webinar, we will explain what a WAF is, common types, and how to determine whether or not a WAF solution is effective for your enterprise. How to Register Who Should Register: Business owners and executives concerned with data security compliance and business continuity. As an additional benefit of signing up for this Case for Security webinar, you will also receive a complimentary subscription to our weekly newsletter, Cyber Security Informer More event information for Fundamentals of Web Application Firewalls Webinar |
July 7, 2009Check out Cyber Security Informer Back Issues Cyber Security Informer is distributed by: Pacific Coast Information Systems Ltd. (IT Consulting) Boonbox, a division of PCIS (Security Packaged Services) Toll-free 1.877.744.7558 In this issue:* Tips for Keeping Your Private Information In-House * Webinar on July 8: Fundamentals of Web Application Firewalls * Hacker Bait * Ask A Security Expert Cyber Security Informer provides security news and tips to help organizations protect their business and their customers. Give us your feedback about Cyber Security InformerResources Links:
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Hacker BaitThe latest Hacker Bait list contains highly trafficked websites that have been found to have vulnerabilities that hackers and cyber criminals could exploit. This is not a complete list of all vulnerable sites on the Internet, but only represents websites where vulnerabilities were found within the past 90 days. These are only the latest additions to an ever-growing club of sites found to be insecure according to various public sources and online tools used in the web security industry. If you would like more information on our data and why these sites are listed here, please contact PCIS Hacker Bait Sites With Vulnerabilities Discovered in Past 90 Days
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Ask A Security Expert"If I did get hacked, how much could a data security breach really cost my company?" It's a fair question. There are daily reports of new data security breaches affecting organizations and governments all over the world. Security vendors and supposedly neutral business organizations regularly tout the benefits of spending on security to avoid bigger costs down the road. But how much is an ounce of prevention really worth? How does $6.6 million sound? That is the going rate for the average cost of a data breach, according to the Ponemon Institute. The average cost of a compromised record is $200. Single breaches have been known to compromise tens of thousands or even millions of records, so the costs can add up quickly. $6.6 million sounds like a crazy amount of liability to prevent. SMB owners and even enterprise-leading CEOs may feel overwhelmed when thinking about it. But then again, drivers around the world typically pay thousands of dollars in car insurance to cover the risk of damages in the millions of dollars, usually without giving it a second thought. For a comparable investment, many organizations will be able to mitigate risk and provide better protection akin to insurance for their business operations. If you would like more information about how to keep your organization secure, contact us. |
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