Author: Rob Otto

There are only three certainties in life. Death, taxes and cybercriminals attempting to steal information they can flip for money. Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigation Report analyzed more than 23,000 security incidents that occurred in 2022 alone, demonstrating just how attempts at illicit information harvesting have proliferated. One of the more interesting trends to emerge since the report’s debut in 2008 is a shift in the type of information hackers target. Back then, criminals honed in on credit card data. Today, their focus is more on authentication credentials and personally identifiable information (PII). One reason for the shift is the…

Data regulations are likely top of mind for any business leader, with the new EU Data Act being the latest in a long list that will be leading businesses to take stock of how they manage and secure sensitive consumer data. In reality, people leave an unnecessary amount of data – their name, address and credit card information, for example – spread across dozens of sites, under the assumption that it will be well-protected. As the risks around collecting, storing, and sharing this data only continue to increase, now is the time for business leaders to put their customer data…