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Consumers Respond to Data Privacy Regulations

By: ID Agent on 12/23/19 15:57

After years of seemingly unending data privacy violations, governments around the world have begun enacting regulations intended to bolster personal privacy in the digital age.

Closing the doors for hackers on a holiday shopping spree: SMB and consumer edition

By: ID Agent on 12/18/19 11:54

Over the past several years, holiday shopping trends have shifted significantly. Standing in long lines or driving to crowded malls has been replaced by browsing on social ...

The Relationship Between Healthcare & The Dark Web

By: ID Agent on 12/12/19 13:45

A data breach is disastrous for any company in any industry, but the healthcare sector is an especially high-stakes arena where data security is of utmost importance and under ...

4 Phishing Attack Trends of 2019

By: ID Agent on 11/26/19 10:29

Few cyber threats are as prevalent and costly as phishing attacks. In 2018, Microsoft documented a 250% increase in phishing campaigns, which masquerade as legitimate products ...

The Unseen Consequences of Data Breaches

By: ID Agent on 11/11/19 14:32

It’s no secret that the costs associated with data breaches are trending upward at alarming rates. Just this year, IBM’s annual Cost of a Data Breach Study found that the ...

How to Stop Credential Stuffing Attacks

By: ID Agent on 10/24/19 13:34

A quick glance at recent reports or news headlines paints a dismal picture of the data breach landscape in 2019. Both by the measure of the number of companies compromised and ...

NCSAM 2019: Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility

By: ID Agent on 10/03/19 14:16

If we were to record a time-lapse of cybersecurity awareness over time, it would reveal an exponential curve driven by news headlines of privacy breaches and data misuse. In ...

Best Practices for GLBA and FINRA Compliance

By: ID Agent on 09/26/19 13:36

When it comes to security compliance and regulatory oversight across America, no verticals or functions are being spared. The financial services industry is one that has ...

HIPAA 101

By: ID Agent on 09/05/19 11:06

Maintaining compliance in today’s ever-changing environment is no easy task, particularly within the healthcare space. In the past, hackers opportunistically targeted providers ...

Thank You from our CEO: ID Agent Crosses 2,000 MSP Partner Mark and Continues to Expand Globally

By: Kevin Lancaster on 08/29/19 14:59

A couple weeks ago, I received an email from Matt Solomon, our VP of Business Development, that caused me to stop what I was doing and take a moment to reflect… with a big ...

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