April 6, 2011 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
Epsilon, the largest permission based e-mail marketing provider, reported an e-mail addresses data breach this past Friday. Kroger, JP Morgan Chase, Citi, Capital One, Best Buy, The College Board, Brookstone and TiVo are just some of the companies that have advised their customers about the incident. Although Epsilon is stating that stolen data has been […]
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Are you a 60 percenter?
December 7, 2011 / by KMRD Partners / Insurance Coverage, One Minute From Normal Series, Risk Control / 0 comments
A survey administered by Advisen Ltd. reports that 60% of organizations do not purchase cyber liability insurance as part of their data, information and privacy risk management strategy. And yet, 86% of respondents consider cyber and information security risks to pose at least a moderate danger to their organizations. While recognizing the dangers of information […]
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More social media risks
November 30, 2011 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
At our website www.oneminutefromnormal.com we ask visitors the question: What if an unscheduled event suddenly seizes control of your business? Are you ready? A few weeks ago we covered the risks attributable to employees’ social media usage. We further recommended employees be required to avoid job talk on social media sites. The following is another […]
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Digital Data Risks – KMRD
September 28, 2011 / by KMRD Partners / Insurance Coverage, One Minute From Normal Series, Risk Control / 0 comments
A recent survey by Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP found that although hospitals, doctors, pharmacies and insurers are eager to adapt to increasingly digital patient data, less than half are addressing implications for privacy and security. Less than half have also addressed issues related to mobile devices, while less than a quarter have addressed issues related to […]
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Don’t be a Weiner – Social Media Risk
June 14, 2011 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
At our website www.oneminutefromnormal.com we ask visitors the question: What if an unscheduled event suddenly seizes control of your business? Are you ready? Congressman Anthony Weiner has demonstrated how improper use of social media can have disastrous consequences. To protect your firm from the actions of an errant staff member begin with a list of […]
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Don’t play around with cyber security
May 3, 2011 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
From April 17 – 19, “an illegal intrusion” into Sony’s PlayStation system caused “a compromise of personal information” for up to 77 million user accounts. To put this into perspective, 77 million is only slightly less than the combined populations of the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden and Norway. As with the recent Epsilon data breach, […]
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Dangerous Social Media Risks
April 26, 2011 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
At our website www.oneminutefromnormal.com we ask visitors the question: What if an unscheduled event suddenly seizes control of your business? Are you ready? Last month we covered how social media tools can be used to quickly disseminate information should disaster strike your organization or local community. Unfortunately, there is also a risk these tools will […]
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Epsilon data breach lessons
April 6, 2011 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
Epsilon, the largest permission based e-mail marketing provider, reported an e-mail addresses data breach this past Friday. Kroger, JP Morgan Chase, Citi, Capital One, Best Buy, The College Board, Brookstone and TiVo are just some of the companies that have advised their customers about the incident. Although Epsilon is stating that stolen data has been […]
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Data theft can rob your organization of its future
March 15, 2011 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
Does your organization store sensitive personal data on computer networks, even on a temporary basis? It is commonly known computer networks are at risk of privacy breaches. However your organization could also be at risk from off-line threats, such as a stolen or misplaced or lost laptops or employee files, disks, thumb drives and other […]
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One Minute from Normal – Using Social Media
March 2, 2011 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series / 0 comments
At our website www.oneminutefromnormal.com we ask visitors the question: What if an unscheduled event suddenly seizes control of your business? Are you ready? An increasing number of firms are turning to social media to get ready for what can happen one minute from normal. Here’s why: As has been demonstrated during recent unrest in countries […]
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Software Solutions Contract resulted in a $50 Million Lawsuit
December 15, 2010 / by KMRD Partners / One Minute From Normal Series, Risk Control / 0 comments
It was a happy day when an Enterprise Resource Planning software solutions provider won a hard fought multi-million dollar software/hardware conversion contract. The provider promised the client that its software solution would integrate all operating systems, resulting in a more efficient and cost-effective model. Although all but one module was installed successfully, that last module […]
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