Malware, or malicious software in the form of viruses, Trojans, ransomware and the like, are ever on the rise with our connected world. Infections can destroy files, slow or stop productivity, cost a company money in reparations, and potentially cause a data breach due to compromise of systems holding private information. In order to avoid possible infections and certainly a bad day, users should be aware…

The recent hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment has garnered significant attention in the media lately, and for good reason. A large corporation with significant technological and financial resources should be, in the eyes of the public, fairly well defended against cyber-attacks. While 2014 has had numerous high-profile attacks on many retailers, the Sony hack shows the public just how pervasive electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) is…

With the holidays approaching, many more people travel with laptops and mobile devices in the hopes of working remotely. This can present an increased opportunity for inadvertent breaches and data loss. Each year, over 600,000 laptops are lost or stolen just in domestic airports, with 69 % of those devices unrecovered. Nationally, a laptop is stolen every 53 seconds. Additionally, 113 smartphones are lost or stolen…