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Stanford University data breach leaks sensitive information of approximately 62,000 employees: Stanford University data breach leaks sensitive information of approximately 62,000 employeesNo end to these breaches.As long as we're dealing with human beings, breaches of this sort will happen again, and again. The only solution is to enforce full disk encryption, and any employee not doing that would face a firing...; Tags: data breach, Stanford University, sensitive information; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
90% of all statistics can be made to say anything... 50% of the time, aka my thoughts on the Verizon report: ** Update 06/23/2008: I realize I didn't do a very good job of talking about what we're reviewing here. This is in response to the statistics gathered by Verizon related to Forensic Analysis of Data Breaches over a four year span. First off, let me...; Tags: Business Partner, Vulnerability, Verizon Communications Inc., Attack, Data Breach, Security, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-06-22
An (Imaginary?) Hannaford Conspiracy: The regularity with which geezers like me see history repeating itself suggests some combination of memory influencing perception with an amazing continuity in the forces driving human behavior. Worse, our perceptions of what happened then may be wrong but influence our interpretations of what's happening during the perceived re-run anyway,...; Tags: Point-of-sale, Debit Card, Computer, IBM Corp., Hannaford, Data Breach, Linux, Financial Services, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-08
2008: The security wishlist: There's no sense in making predictions in the security space. There will be more creative attacks and vulnerabilities will multiply at a rapid clip. Meanwhile, unsuspecting or just plain stupid users will enable hackers. All of those items are a given. But we can outline a few items that sure...; Tags: Software, Hewlett-Packard Co., Apple QuickTime, IBM Corp., Data Breach, Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-02
Data breaches: 2007 IT failure superstar: Data breaches: 2007 IT failure superstarDATA BREACHES ARE HERE TO STAYIntersting, one of today's top news items put out by the AP, is "Data Breaches Hit Record in 2007." As I said before, the personal data of employees and the public has *value* only to that person unless a company's...; Tags: embarrassment, Data Breaches, IT failure superstar, IT Failure, superstar, data breach, information technology; Discussion threads 2007-12-31

Data breaches: 2007 IT failure superstar: Data breaches represented the most important category of IT failure during 2007. The year 2007 saw spectacular failures, ranging from improperly-paid teachers at Arizona State University ASU and the Los Angeles Unified School District LAUSD, to a massive implementation problem at the UK National Health Service NHS,...; Tags: Breach, Information Technology, Data Breach, Disaster Recovery, Strategy, Data Management, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2007-12-29
Why we still invite data breaches: Why we still invite data breachesWhy companies still invite dta breachesI am so glad that you wrote about this. When comes to good data security, the attitude in companies seems to be like the attitude of drivers on the roads... it's the other guy, not me, who's the bad driver....; Tags: Identity theft, data breach; Discussion threads 2007-10-30
Stop Data Loss Before It Happens: Data breaches are becoming a high-profile element of the threat environment. Most data-centers are too complex and porous to protect critical information. That's why a data-centric approach is called for - one that examines all transmission of information for critical patterns, without compromising database, application, or network performance. Symantec Database...; Tags: Symantec Corp., Data Loss, Data Breach, Symantec Database Security, Data Centers, Security, Storage, Hardware, Data Management; White papers 2007-09-25
TD Ameritrade discovers database breach: TD Ameritrade discovers database breachThat's greatThat's great, I'd given them one of my "keeper" email addresses because I thought their site was secure. I wondered why I started getting so much spam on it. Now I know.Should I believe that, even though my SSN was in the same database, it...; Tags: E-mail, Storage, TD Ameritrade, database breach, data breach, database; Discussion threads 2007-09-14
U.K. commissioner blames CEOs for data breaches: U.K. commissioner blames CEOs for data breachesPatty Dun and HPHuzzah, this is good news. The Patty Dunn HP identity theft resulted in far less publicity than it should have. U.K. bank Barclays is connected because Patty sat on several boards, not just HP's and those benefited Barclays as she sat...; Tags: Corporate governance, Social Security, Operational accounting, Financial services, Patty Dun, Hewlett-Packard Co., data breach; Discussion threads 2007-07-12
CA bill would hold retailers responsible for data breaches: CA bill would hold retailers responsible for data breachesOh DearIt's whirltime. My business could be the only one to survive the imminent chaos this bill addresses. My business will be California's first barter-economy business, where I guarantee to my customers that their customer information will be available, because...; Tags: Retail, INTERNET, Sales channel, Civil Code Section 1724.4(b), data breach, Computer Associates International Inc., mail-order merchant, retail company; Discussion threads 2007-07-09
GAO: Data breaches rarely lead to identity theft: A study by the Government Accountability Office found that despite the massive number of data breaches, few of them turn into identity theft, reports CNET News.Of 24 major incidents that the GAO studied, only three resulted in identity theft. That includes break-ins at third-party credit card payment processor CardSystems, shoe...; Tags: Security, GAO; Blog posts 2007-07-09
ChoicePoint settles data breach dispute with 44 states: ChoicePoint settles data breach dispute with 44 statesnot sure if i missed it.. but did they fix the consumers credit?were they forced to fix credit ratings for people who had their identity stolen?Screw civil fines.. screw giving money to the states.. they need to make sure every credit history that...; Tags: ChoicePoint Inc., data breach; Discussion threads 2007-06-01
What that data breach will really cost you: What that data breach will really cost youLeft out one pointThe impacted banks recently filed a class action suit against TJX to recover their costs to reissue cards. Should the banks be successful, 45.7 million cards at an average cost of $25 per credit card, is $1,142,500,000. That...; Tags: Financial services, bank, data breach; Discussion threads 2007-05-09
What that data breach will really cost you: So what will retailer TJX really have to fork over failing to secure a wireless network and letting 45.7 million credit and debit card numbers leak out? It depends. To follow up on my earlier post and George Ous assessment I...; Tags: General, IT Management, Security; Blog posts 2007-05-08
Senate committee OKs bills on personal data breaches: Senate committee OKs bills on personal data breachesOne of the sponsored links seems kind of fishy..."We Found Your SS# OnlineVisit Web Site You'll never guess who put it there We'll give you their numberdavickservices.com "Notification DON'T work!These people don't get it at all and they are all fooled by the...; Tags: Senate Committee, data breach, U.S. Senate; Discussion threads 2007-05-04
UC medical school reports data breach: UC medical school reports data breachJust curriouswhat systems were they running?; Tags: data breach; Discussion threads 2007-04-11
Do data breaches really hurt retailers?: Do data breaches really hurt retailers?3 in 4 people saythey never masturbate too. Pfffttt....The simple answer is:If nothing happens to someone, they tend to forget easily, but if something does happen, they never forget.There are very few people in this world who remember things like this that didnt directly...; Tags: Retail, Food & Beverage, Marketing research, Branding, data breach, Joe Blow, retail company; Discussion threads 2007-04-11
University probes possible data breach: University probes possible data breachUniversity probes possible data breachThey must have been using linux on their servers.; Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, data breach; Discussion threads 2007-04-05
Data breach bills resurface in Congress: Data breach bills resurface in Congressreasonable fee?"reasonable fee" is $0. Companies sell my data, which is used to determine what is available to me (credit, etc.). Why should I have to pay to verify it is correct? Perhaps all companies should be compelled to verify the correctness...; Tags: Business intelligence, Data Breach, U.S. Congress; Discussion threads 2007-02-07