Did You Think You Could Forget About Data Hacker? Here's How Not to be a Victim Anyway
NEW YORK (MainStreet) — High-profile data breaches are once again in the news, with CareFirst, a Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance service, and the Internal Revenue Service, which saw 100,000 consumer tax returns compromised, experiencing security breaches in the past 30 days. (Additional reports that Starbucks customers had credit cards compromised were overblown.)
Consumer advocates are once again reminding consumers the bad guys aren't going away.
Other credit experts agree, and warn consumers against taking the issue lightly. "By the time a data breach is announced, 75% of a credit score could immediately be negatively impacted," says Michael McQuinn, co-founder of Criterion 360, a New York City digital risk management service. "The credit monitoring solutions aren't enough, as the damage is already done. The toothpaste is out of the tube."
Article featuring quotes by Michael McQuinn, co-founder and CTO of Criterion 360.
Why Enterprise Technology Teams Are Losing The Battle Against Digital Risk
Gartner recently published the results of a senior executive survey which revealed that an estimated 60% of large-scale enterprises will experience a significant digital security breach. These breaches will be caused by internal IT teams’ inability to manage digital risk as new technologies and the internet of things creates more complex and interconnected technology environments.
Why are technology teams unable to effectively manage the emerging complexities around digital innovation, exposing their organizations to such significant digital risk?
Featured article by Craig Bueker, CEO and Founder of Criterion 360
Digital Risk Management: Why Cyber Security Measures Aren’t Enough
Most companies of scale have cyber security measures in place – software solutions, policies and protocols, and regular assessments conducted by IT staff members around compliance and efficacy. With these measures in place, the executive management team might feel confident that their digital data is secure – until they’re blind-sided by crisis-inducing error or a data leakage event.
Featured article by Michael McQuinn, co-founder and CTO of Criterion 360
Digital Risk Management Lessons of the Anthem Breach
Another day, another breach, another theft of sensitive data.
With each breach, we want to believe that only a single mistake has been made, and if we are able to prevent that one mistake, then our most sensitive data is safe. But even though it’s true that it takes only a single mistake to cause a disastrous data leakage event, this thinking is incorrect.
Featured article by Michael McQuinn, co-founder and CTO of Criterion 360
Digital Risk Management: Why Cyber Security Measures Aren’t Enough
Most companies of scale have cyber security measures in place – software solutions, policies and protocols, and regular assessments conducted by IT staff members around compliance and efficacy. With these measures in place, the executive management team might feel confident that their digital data is secure – until they’re blind-sided by crisis-inducing error or a data leakage event.
Featured article by Michael McQuinn, co-founder and CTO of Criterion 360
