Monthly Archives: January 2014

Media Coverage of Target Breach

Posted on 01/16/2014 by Patrick Botz

Main stream media coverage of the Target breach is a bit troubling to me.  By all accounts, Target publicly released information about the breach within four days of discovering it! The media apparently thinks this wasn’t fast enough. Really?

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5 Cyber Security Myths Believed By Management

Posted on 01/14/2014 by Patrick Botz

A while ago I ran across this white paper from KPMG Netherlands: The five most common cyber security mistakes: Management’s perspective on cyber security.  As I was reading it I found myself making my own list. My list is called “5 … Continue reading →

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Target Update Answers Some of My Questions

Posted on 01/13/2014 by Patrick Botz

On January 10th, 2014, Target Corporation released an update that personally identifiable information “separate from the payment card data previously disclosed” of an additional 70 million customers was stolen.  The update from Target addresses many of the questions I had based … Continue reading →

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Opinion — Target’s security: Better than I thought

Posted on 01/10/2014 by Patrick Botz

No. Not my opinion. I had no opinion on Target security because I know only a little bit of the specifics of how Target manages information security. I suspect this guy, Evan Schuman, a columnist for ComputerWorld.com, didn’t either. It … Continue reading →

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