If you doubted that information security was a business continuity issue consider a four letter word: Sony

From Continuity Central -

“The Sony hacking and subsequent threats to the company and its supply chain, has become the biggest information story of 2014; in a year of many high profile incidents. What started out as ‘yet another breach story’ a few weeks ago rapidly developed into a very real business continuity and reputation threatening incident.”

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Mobile Pay Security Risk is too Large to Manage Internally

From Payments Source –

“The Sony Pictures web attack may have led you to question whether your own business was secure and if the information your clients provide via different payment methods can be breached, causing mistrust between business owner and vendor.

With mobile payments becoming one of the hottest markets in tech, is this method of payment secure? In the last few months, we have seen Apple vie for this growing market with Apple Pay, as well as Snapchat’s Snapcash. There are also rumors that Facebook will soon offer a service for users to send money to each other.

How do you know if this method of payment is safe? You don’t without entrusting your business to a third-party IT professional. If it isn’t, you could compromise a client’s customer record, and you can be open to legal exposure.”

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6 Sony Breach Lessons We Must Learn

From Bank Info Security –

“After the complete collapse of network security at Sony Pictures Entertainment - in the wake of its data breach - the organization's fundamental mistakes deserve to be highlighted; there are lessons to be learned for all. Here's my macro view of the information security lessons every organization should take away.”

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