By Chad Tracy Did you know? In 2017 the education industry (which includes K–12 and higher education institutions) had 7,837,781 records breached in 35 events. To put that into perspective, the healthcare industry had 6,058,989 records breached in 428 events, and the retail industry had 123,652,526 records beached across 33 events. (See Privacy Rights Clearinghouse […]
Information Security To Go!
by Ben Woelk and Joanna Grama Many people love the adventure that traveling provides: meeting new people, seeing new places, and having new experiences are part of the allure. Technology makes it easier than ever to satisfy our wanderlust. We can use our connected devices to discover the exotic locales we wish to visit, book […]
Data Breach Reported From Chegg
The email monitoring service Have I Been Pwned has reported that Chegg, an education technology company that provides student services like homework help, online tutoring, test preparation, scholarship searches, internship matching, and college application advice, had a data breach in April 2018. User names and passwords were part of the data released. There were 751 […]
Cryptocurrencies—Look Before You Leap!
By Eric Weakland Monday December 17, 2018 Cryptocurrency comes under many names. You have probably read about some of the most popular types of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Ethereum. Cryptocurrencies are increasingly popular alternatives for online payments. Before converting real dollars, euros, pounds, or other traditional currencies into ₿ (the symbol for Bitcoin, […]
2FA—Control in the Palm of Your Hand
by Sandy Silk Wouldn’t it be nice if your accounts could let you know when someone new is trying to get into them? Even better, wouldn’t it be terrific to make a stolen password useless to others? Were you tricked into revealing your password through a phishing scam? Rest easy, your account is safe! That’s […]