CEO Guide To Cyberthreats

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July 10, 2009
CEO Guide to Technology

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Inside: CEO Guide to Technology Cybercrime is a growing problem, made worse by organized criminals who continually target corporate networks. Earlier this year, Heartland Payment Systems discovered it was attacked by hackers who gained access to as many as 100 million credit and debit card numbers. In this month's CEO Guide to Cybercrime, Heartland CEO Robert Carr shares lessons learned from the attack. Also, be sure to check out our slide show of the countries with the worst cybercrime. —Rachael King Sign-Up for the CEO Guide to Tech Newsletter

Lessons from the Data Breach at Heartland How a top payments processor responded to the largest-ever criminal pilfering of credit-card data, and what other companies can learn from it 7/6 Countries With the Most Cybercrime Slide Show: Countries With the Most Cybercrime 7/9 Why Uncle Sam Comes Under Cyberattack Why Uncle Sam Comes Under Cyberattack 7/9 Under Cyberthreat: Defense Contractors Northrop Grumman's info security chief addresses the "well-resourced, highly sophisticated" attacks against makers of high-tech weaponry 7/6 Identity Thieves Target Job Seekers Fraudsters are hacking into corporate job sites, e-mailing as a potential employer, and creating fake job sites to collect personal data 7/6 Podcast: Laptop Security According to the security firm Symantec, about 66% of all identities exposed in 2008 were from the theft or loss of laptops, USB keys, and other backup devices. Rachael King interviews the Ponemon Institute's founder, Larry Ponemon 7/6 SPECIAL REPORT  CEO GUIDE TO CARBON ACCOUNTING U.S. Corporations Size Up Their Carbon Footprints Coca-Cola, Cisco, Intuit, and others use ever more sophisticated tools to measure their environmental impact and meet emissions goals 6/1 Emissions: Most Forthcoming Companies Slide Show: Emissions: Most Forthcoming Companies Merrill Lynch, IBM, Coca-Cola, Cisco, and Dell are leaders when it comes to disclosing greenhouse gas emissions, says the Carbon Disclosure Project 6/1 Investors Demand Carbon-Risk Disclosure Shareholders in Avis Budget, Home Depot, Chevron, and other companies want more information on the corporate risks of climate change 6/1 Carbon Footprints at Work Podcast: Carbon Footprints at Work 6/4 Going Green at Adobe Video: Going Green at Adobe 6/4 Companies: Come Clean on Climate Change ExxonMobil, Massey Coal, and DTE Energy are among the corporations giving investors little info on environmental risks and opportunities 6/3 SPECIAL REPORT  CEO GUIDE TO APPLE'S IPHONE Companies Shed Initial Resistance to iPhone Despite such worries as data security, IT staffs are beginning to support Apple's device—especially if the CEO starts carrying one 5/4 Plus: Hungry for iPhone Biz Apps Slide Show: Popular iPhone Travel Apps Slide Show: Most Popular iPhone Travel Apps A host of downloadable software applications from Apple's iPhone App Store can take some of the hassle out of traveling for work 5/4 Podcast: Your iPhone Can Work on the Job The iPhone was originally intended for consumers but Apple is taking steps to make it more enterprise-friendly. We'll talk about the benefits and challenges 5/4 Hungry for iPhone Business Apps The iPhone is gaining wider acceptance at companies, but the selection of useful business apps is still paltry 5/4 Smartphone Apps: Businesses Should Pass Downloadable programs for smartphones are fun, but at this point they're too unreliable and unstandardized to be useful to small businesses 5/4 Managing iPhone Insecurity Good, Sybase, and other tech firms are working on software aimed at protecting data stored on Apple's iPhone 5/4 TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH LIBRARY Powered By IT white papers, webcasts and reports for tech leaders and decision-makers SEARCH LIBRARY Most Popular White Papers Help | Advanced Search Find new documents on these hot topics now: Business Intelligence | Network Security | Storage Management | Wireless LANs | VoIP  BW MALL   SPONSORED LINKS Unlicensed Software at Your Last Company  Anonymously Report Unlicensed Software with Our Form Now. Get Up to $1 Million. Download Free SAP Financial Mgmt. Demo  Register to Find out how SAP solutions can improve your profitability. Numara Track-It! Software Release 9  Worlds leading Help Desk Software, NOW w/FREE Asset & Change Mgt! Free Trial! Dowload Free SCM Report from SAP  Learn about the newest strategies for cutting supply chain costs. Try out the Best in Remote Support, FREE  Support Windows, Linux, Mac & Mobile FLAWLESSLY! Sign up here to Try Bomgar Free Buy a link now! This newsletter is a FREE service provided by BusinessWeek.com. To sign up for other newsletters, cancel delivery, change delivery options or change your e-mail address, please go to our Newsletter Preferences page. If you need other assistance, please contact Customer Service or contact: Wanda Cooper BusinessWeek Customer Rights Communications Data Services 1995 G Avenue Red Oak, IA 51566 Phone: 1-800-635-1200 View our corporate privacy policy here. To learn more about how BusinessWeek.com applies this policy, you can contact our Marketing Department. Copyright 2008, by The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Use | Privacy Notice

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