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  • Retailers agree to share security and threat intelligence data

    Retailers agree to share security and threat intelligence data

    Threat intelligence is like a jigsaw puzzle where every company under attack only has a few pieces, and nobody has any idea what the final picture is supposed to be once all of the pieces are assembled. If all you have are a few pieces, they are often meaningless without the broader context–and that is…

  • Why 2013 was the year of the personal data breach

    Why 2013 was the year of the personal data breach

    As 2013 winds to a close, it’s time to look back at the biggest security events and incidents of the year. Here’s hoping there are some lessons to be learned—something to provide a foundation for stronger protection and a safer online and mobile world in 2014 and beyond. With each passing year, the world of…

  • 5 Things you should to protect yourself from Target data breach

    5 Things you should to protect yourself from Target data breach

    Details of the actual hack are still sketchy, but so far it seems that if you shopped at an actual Target store between Black Friday and December 15 it’s a virtual certainty that your credit or debit card info is among the compromised accounts. Having cybercrooks drain your bank account or max out your cards is even…

  • Target Will Buy Your First-Generation iPad For $200

    Target Will Buy Your First-Generation iPad For $200

    If you happen to still have an original, first-generation iPad laying about, it’s time to cash it in. Target will buy it back from you for $200. For some perspective–that’s a lot. The street value of an original, first-generation iPad on a site like eBay or Craigslist is probably about $100 at best. The popular tech buyback…