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- 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
- GAO: Data breaches rarely lead to identity theft
- GAO: Data breaches rarely lead to identity theftData BreachesThe headline of your article is misleading. The report is actually inconclusive, and admits that links may simply be unknown. A detailed analysis of the report was released at http://www.creditlock.com , and it emphasized several weaknesses of the report, some of which...
- Tags: Data Breaches, General Accounting Office, identity theft
- Discussion threads 2007-07-10
- Since when should effective data management and regulatory compliance be mutually exclusive?
- Since when should effective data management and regulatory compliance be mutually exclusive?re Maybe your doctor will Gmail youI of course share your concern about that issue, but don't think it should be the end of the story. Doctors, lawyers, financial services providers all are subject to separate regulation governing...
- Tags: E-mail providers, Investment, Data Breaches, Google Inc., Google Gmail, storage, regulatory compliance, data management
- Discussion threads 2006-09-05
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- 'Evil Maid' USB stick attack keylogs TrueCrypt passphrases
- nonsenseanybody who is truly concerned about security will have set the BIOS to require a password at boot...and will set 'boot from USB' to 'Disabled'.Can't you password protect from even booting up?I assume we are talking about business class laptops.InterestingPhysical security is paramount - especially when it comes to data...
- Tags: Notebooks, maid, BIOS, laptop computer, USB, Evil Maid, hard drive, Evil, attack
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Preventing Data Breaches in Privileged Accounts Using Access Control
- It is critical that organizations are proactive in their approach to mitigating insider threats. Week-after week there are disturbing, déjà vu-like stories of significant data breaches, arrests connected to insider attacks, or investigation reports emphasizing the necessity to control privileged accounts that hold highly sensitive data. This white paper explores...
- Tags: Cost Savings, Access Control, BeyondTrust, Security Administration, Security
- White papers 2009-10-14
- Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak
- Weak Passwords suckUntil about 4 years ago my organization had no restrictions on passwords. Our students got their birthdays or their phone numbers as passwords and our staff could choose whatever they wanted. Most common staff password was 1234. Well after years of security breaches and administration...
- Tags: MSN Hotmail, phishing, password, weak password
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Outpost Security Suite Pro 2009 6.7.1 (Windows)
- Outpost Security Suite Pro is a robust Internet security solution that proactively protects SOHO users against a broad range of current and future threats ranging from malware to hackers to identity compromise. The program features an award-winning firewall, fast and reliable anti-malware, a unique Host Protection module, web and transaction...
- Tags: Anti-spam, Outpost, Microsoft Windows, Agnitum, Anti-spyware, Outpost Security Suite Pro, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Internet, Security, Firewalls, Viruses And Worms, Spam, Scanners, Cyberthreats, Network Security, Networking, Spam And Phishing, Hardware, Peripherals
- Software downloads 2009-09-24
- News to know: Twitter DMs; New Neutrality; Zimbra; Dell-Perot; Palm; Foursquare
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Michael Krigsman: Are Twitter direct messages safe? Richard Koman: FCC to announce net neutrality principles ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Twitter Inc., Information Technology, Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Zimbra, Mary Jo Foley, Net Neutrality, Perot Systems Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Serial ATA, Corporate Law, Web Services, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Business Operations, Management
- Blog posts 2009-09-22
- Staff are causing security breaches by using their own mobile phones says survey
- Duh. Data theft is easier than ever before.I used to work in a facility where you surrendered every electronic item at the gate. When inside, you picked up your laptop and in-house cellphone and went to work. No iPhones or Blackberries, no USB sticks, nothing. Our laptops had some effective...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, survey, mobile, phone, security, security breach, Fidel Castro, Apple iPhone, Data Theft, cell phone
- Discussion threads 2009-09-16
- How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business
- What a BS conclusion ...Are you serious or just plain delusional???Using a server is not using cloud computing. In fact, any decent professional company would never even think about anything "cloud" except for basic web hosting.Let me just give you the top two most logical reasons why real companies...
- Tags: Games, information technology, game, HTTP, crowdsourcing, Web, cloud computing
- Discussion threads 2009-09-06
- Radisson Hotels report significant data breach
- Add the Radisson Hotels & Resorts chain to the growing list of businesses reporting significant data breaches that exposed sensitive customer data. In an open letter to guests, Radisson chief operating officer Fredrik Korallus said the hotel chain's computer system was hacked between November 2008 and May 2009 and...
- Tags: Debit Card, Radisson Hotels & Resorts, Financial Services, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-08-19
- Alleged TJX hacker spun a wide web of cybercrime
- Albert Gonzalez, 28, was the alleged ringleader of a cybercrime enterprise that swiped at least 170 million credit and debit card numbers in recent years. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday that Gonzalez, already awaiting trial for the TJX data breach, along with two others were...
- Tags: Web, Point-of-sale, Antivirus, Debit Card, Malware, Hacker, Debit Card Number, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Financial Services, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-08-18
- IT Security: Context is King
- One of the big blockers for enterprise collaboration uptake is ediscovery and compliance - and depending on the business entity the familiarity, processes and confidence in dealing with legal issues. This is a broad topic, but you can simplify it down into two broad camps: companies that are set up...
- Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, Enterprise 2.0, Web 2.0, Strategy, Security, Internet, Management, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- Twitter data theft: the human element
- Inconsistent attention to basic security practices is hardly limited to individuals and small companies like Twitter. Some of the largest organizations have suffered serious data breaches for reasons that just seem dumb. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: Twitter, Security, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2009-07-16
- Removing the Complexity From Information Protection: How Encryption Can Add Value to Your Business
- With data breaches widespread, no organisation can afford to be complacent, but most data losses are avoidable. Many of the breaches making headline news are caused by the loss or theft of laptops and other portable devices. To protect themselves from financial and reputational damage, encryption technologies can reduce risks...
- Tags: Quocirca, Encryption, Security
- White papers 2009-07-01
- Profile of the World's Top Hackers
- Data theft and breaches from cybercrime may have cost businesses as much as $1 trillion globally in lost intellectual property and expenditures for repairing damage. And this current economic climate has undoubtedly created more opportunities for hackers, criminals, and industrial espionage firms who are targeting critical infrastructures and systems...
- Tags: Lumension Security Inc., Hacker, Hacking, Security
- Webcasts 2009-06-29
- MokaFive launches version 2 of its MokaFive Suite
- Desktop virtualization (the combination of access virtualization, application virtualization and/or processing virtualization for client-side deployment) has not gotten the intense industry attention that its cousin, server virtualization, has and yet, a number of suppliers have pegged their hopes and dreams to that nascent market. MokaFive is one of those suppliers....
- Tags: Desktop Management, MokaFive, MokaFive Suite, Desktop Management Cost, Desktops, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- PCI DSS Compliance With IBM Power i
- During recent years, merchants have been a target for financial fraud: For example, over 234 million records holding sensitive financial information were breached between 2005-2008 from payment card transactions and processing systems. Choosing the right security solution for corporate Power i environments is a challenging and important task, intended to...
- Tags: Financial, PCI, IBM Corp., Raz-Lee, Security
- White papers 2009-06-03
- Achieving Compliance with PCI DSS v1.2 with Lumension® Solutions
- PCI DSS applies to those organizations that store, transmit or process cardholder information payments; encompassing service providers, merchant acquirers, third party processors and even data storage entities. Processors represent organizations of significant transaction volume making them tantalizing targets for attack. The breaches in late 2008 and early 2009 of RBS...
- Tags: Compliance, Lumension Security Inc., PCI DSS, PCI DSS Foundation, PCI, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2009-06-01
- Getting PCI DSS Compliance Right: How Identity Management Can Help Secure Information Access
- Complying with the requirements of PCI DSS is a top IT priority for many companies today. But focusing strictly on compliance isn't enough for companies that are charged with protecting sensitive data, as suggested by recent well-publicized security breaches. When companies shift the focus instead to building a secure infrastructure,...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Sun Microsystems Inc., Compliance, Access Management, Identity Management, PCI, Security Administration, Storage, Hardware, Security
- White papers 2009-06-01
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