Moving Security from Cost Center to Brand Differentiator

This is the age of hacktivists and terrorists, and –ists of every malicious ilk, yet many businesses continue to rate IT security on par with housekeeping — a necessary but costly activity beneath C-level executives’ notice. But, given recent, constant and costly security breaches of the past 18 months or so, it is imperative to…

Three Charged in TJX and Heartland Breaches

The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has charged three hackers with the theft of over 130 million credit cards through data breaches that compromised businesses including Heartland Payment Systems, 7-Eleven, and supermarket chain owner Hannaford Bros. One of the three, Albert Gonzalez, is already awaiting trial in jail after having been earlier charged with the…