Identity theft and fraud have long been considered consumer issues, but a series of recent high-profile intrusions is quickly shifting the focus to the corporate world. From Target to Home Depot to Neiman Marcus, the past year has certainly been a long one for several large companies that fell victim to data breaches. And make no mistake, these attacks may be carried out against a company’s infrastructure, but it’s the consumer who has to deal with the fallout of compromised information. For criminals, enterprise fraud is a high-risk, high-reward proposition. Although the level of security and threat of detection is much higher than with a single-victim attack, the successful breach of a single corporate network can provide a lifetime’s supply of sensitive information, from Social Security and Employee Identification numbers, to passwords and credit card information. The only bright side to these incidents is they provide corporations with the opportunity to learn from past mistakes and strengthen their security. Here are just few tips for avoiding the growing trend of enterprise data breaches.
