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• ​What’s hot in enterprise IT? – Part 3

  There will be an increasing crescendo of noise around the Internet and Things (IoT) and cyber security - individually and between the domains, says David Gee.

• Report: US retailer Target failed to execute security basics

  Target hired Verizon to figure out what was behind its 2013 data breach and Verizon found that the company’s security problems can be summed up as failure to do the basics.

• Attention whitehats, The FTC wants you to lead new privacy, security push

  The FTC’s PrivacyCon will include brief privacy and security research presentations, along with expert panel discussions on the latest privacy and security challenges facing consumers. Whitehat researchers and academics will discuss the latest security vulnerabilities, explain how they can be exploited to harm consumers, and highlight research affecting consumer privacy and data security.

• Wyndham vs. FTC: Corporate security pros need to lawyer up about data breach protection, experts say

  Corporate security executives need to meet with their legal teams to find out if the way they protect customer data will keep them out of trouble with the Federal Trade Commission if it should be compromised in a data breach.

• Why corporate security pros should care about the Ashley Madison breach

  Fallout from the Ashley Madison breach could lead to a wave of spear phishing.

• 7 things to do when your business is hacked

  The first thing an IT security executive should do after the corporate network has been breached is fall back on the incident response plan that was put in place well before attackers got through the carefully constructed defenses.

• In Pictures: Worst data breaches of 2014

  We used 1 million records exposed as our floor in creating this list. Starting with a number that big says a lot about the state of data security.

• Deloitte launches crisis management service

  Professional services firm, Deloitte has launched a crisis management arm in Australia to help organisations deal with disasters from data breaches to an outbreak of Ebola.

• Privacy complaints jump by 183% in FY14

  The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) received 4,239 privacy complaints during FY14, a 183 per cent increase on the 1,496 received in the previous financial year, according to a report.
  

• We just might put a dent in data breaches

  Is the dawn of the age of ubiquitous e-payments finally here? Can we throw away our credit cards yet?

• Are breaches inevitable?

  Is there a reason that data breaches have been happening at a rapid clip lately? And is there more that we, as <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/article/2487265/security0/security-manager-s-journal--cyberattacks-just-got-personal.html">security managers, should be doing to make sure that our own companies don't join the ranks of the breached</a>?

• Real-World Horror Stories Show Why Data Security Is So Hard

  In today's bring-your-own-device and cloud services enterprise, real-world stories of data loss abound. What's really horrifying: Things seem to be getting worse.

• Telstra CISO responds to customer data privacy concerns

  Telstra CISO Mike Burgess says the telco has taken steps to tighten up security controls following three data breach investigations launched by Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim since 2010.

• Reducing data breach risk through the ‘datensparsamkeit’ approach

  Software design firm Thoughtworks is urging companies to avoid storing large amounts of unnecessary personal data, following recent data breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus in the United States.

• In Pictures: Worst data breaches of 2013 (part 3!)

  The Identity Theft Resource Center has recorded 450 data breaches so far this year, and here are the worst that become known between July and September