Right now it’s not a question of if our data will be compromised, but when. We’ve made no appreciable efforts toward data security, and management won’t give be the budget to do it myself
So I’ve been taking some time to learn about Corporate Data Security, to see if there;s a way I can convince my boss of its importance. Why is it that the idiots always end up in charge?
Naturally they’ll all be pointing the finger at me if we have a major breach, despite their refusal to implement the changes I’m asking for. Sh*t rolls down hill.

Right now it’s not a question of if our data will be compromised, but when. We’ve made no appreciable efforts toward corporate information security, and management won’t give be the budget to do it myself
So naturally I’ve been researching Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards on my own, hoping I can find a way to sell the idea to the execs. Perhaps a scary news story will wake them up
The best part is that I’m the one that will miss 3 days of sleep if this all comes crashing down, not them.

The internet has given rise to many scams. One of the problems that people have to watch out for is phishing scams. This is where identity theft of account details and sensitive information gets procured for illegal and unauthorized use. You need to make sure you are aware of these scams and to guard against them. This starts with education and installing some programs that can be of assistance for screening viruses and phishing emails. It is better to be prepared and aware to avoid being scammed.  

The biometric passport is believed to be as a regular passport, with the exception of the computer chip on the radio frequency identification chip. A biometric passport is a combination of a paper and electronic identity document that used to authenticate the citizenship of travelers. The biometric passport is planned to have digital imaging and fingerprint biometrics placed on the radio frequency identification chip. The biometric passport is takes a scanned information of your photograph and stores it in a static chip provides a means by which the identity of visitors may be verified, and hinders entry by impostors.