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		<title><![CDATA[Identity Pro 1.4 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=976879]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Identity theft is on the rise. Your own computer may be one of the easiest ways for thieves to access your information. Search and secure your private information, including social security numbers, credit cards, drivers license, and even passwords. Find and secure your personal information PI before others get the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[An Overview and Competitive Analysis of the One Time Password (OTP) Market]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1155907]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As attackers become more daring and manipulative, information systems that rely on static passwords for security are a major risk factor and are often the key reason that those systems are breached, leaving the organization and its end users open to identity and financial fraud attempts. Thieves target personal information...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Noise from our ears a basis for biometrics]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=1450]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine being on the phone with a call center rep who instead of asking you for the last four digits of your social security number, authenticates your identity through a system that elicits and listens to specific sounds emitted by your ear.Â  If the groundbreaking work of British scientists proves...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:19:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Identity Finder Home Edition 3.6 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=939397]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Helps you prevent identity theft by finding private information on your computer and prompting you to either securely delete or encrypt the data it uncovers. Uses proprietary search algorithms to uncover multiple variations of private information such as social security numbers, credit cards, bank accounts, and passwords automatically and without...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Speed camera 'pimping' attack highlights public identity weaknesses]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=2331]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In a brilliant physical-world example of what happens when too much value is placed upon open identification systems for determining reputation, a group of high school students are setting off speeding enforcement cameras using fake license plates belonging to their enemies.    According to an article in the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:41:14 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tips for Identity Theft Protection]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1021849]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[An identity thief takes personal information and uses it without knowledge. The thief may run up debts or even commit crimes in name. The following tips can help lower risk of becoming a victim like protecting social Security number, fighting phishing, keeping identity from getting trashed, click with caution, asking...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[RAND study calls for Health ID numbers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://healthcare.zdnet.com/?p=1449]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The study rejects using Social Security numbers due to the risk of identity theft. It suggests fears can be further reduced if the initial system is strictly opt-in. by Dana Blankenhorn]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:14:24 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Data Masking: Strengthening Data Privacy and Security]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=939893]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[So, one is responsible for making sure that sensitive data is seen only by those who need it. One has got a lot of bases covered - laptops are encrypted, network access controls are established, and database activity is being monitored. But one knows there are still a few holes...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google trying to take privacy seriously]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Google/?p=1085]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This week was a very interesting week as far as Google and privacy goes. First, a burglary the same on that affected CNET earlier last month was confirmed to have affected all Google employees hired before December 31, 2005.  There's nothing Google could have done about it, but it's...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:47:32 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Verizon Business Helps East Coast County Comply With Data Security Standards]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=993593]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the primary roles of local government is to offer services that people could not provide or afford on their own: police and fire protection, public utilities, workers' compensation programs, etc. in today's information age, delivering these services depends on data that often includes sensitive information such as the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Finjan uncovers half a gigabyte of stolen data on crimeware servers]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1287]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Finjan's Malicious Code Research Center has uncovered a half of gigabyte of stolen data from US Healthcare organizations and from a major airline on crimeware servers in Argentina and Malaysia.    A representative of Finjan stated:  "Hackers incorporated sophisticated attacks using crimeware toolkits, Trojans, and Command and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:40:50 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Website Security Tests Protect Against Application Vulnerabilities]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=974845]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[More than four out of every five (85 percent) U.S. businesses have experienced a data breach, according to a recent study by Colchester, Conn.-based law firm Scott + Scott, putting millions of consumers' Social Security numbers and other sensitive information in the hands of criminals. Website owners are vulnerable to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[LendingTree insiders leak customer data]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1052]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[LendingTree, an online loan referral service owned by IAC, has informed select customers that their confidential data has been leaked to "a handful of lenders" by company insiders.    An email to customers that may have been impacted by the breach refers folks to an FAQ that's basically...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 06:34:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Personal information of Harvard grad students compromised]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=945]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Harvard's graduate school of arts and sciences said that roughly 10,000 individuals may have had their personal information compromised by a security breach.    The intrusion was discovered in February, according to a Harvard statement released Wednesday. Of the 10,000 affected, 6,600 got a year's worth of free...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:17:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[.NET Encryption Library 1.09 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=815667]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Affordable, powerful, and easy to use .NET Encryption/Hashing/Compression Library. Encrypt sensitive information such as passwords, credit cards and social security numbers. Supports Rijndael AES, DES, TripleDES, RC2, Blowfish, Twofish, Whirlpool, MD2, MD4, MD5, SHA1, SHA2, HAVAL, GOST, Ripend320, FCS16, FCS32, CRC32, Adler32, X509, UUencode, Base64, GZip, and Deflate. Version 1.09...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Privacy Protection Suite 2.1 2.1 (Windows)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://downloads.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=809777]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Privacy Protection Suite is a powerful tool that protects your privacy. It solves a major problem a violation of privacy and a security flaw in the system. Mishandling private information, such as customer passwords or social security numbers, can compromise your privacy. Instant messenger chat logs can reveal your secrets....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Federal budget recommends US-CERT get $242 million]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=851]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The White House unveiled its fiscal 2009 budget proposal and the $3.1 trillion monstrosity throws the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team $242 million to boost its malware and intrusion detection capabilities.  According to the proposed budget released on Monday, "a more robust US-CERT will increase the cyber security posture...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:12:39 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reckoning day for ChoicePoint?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/threatchaos/?p=516]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[You may remember when Choicepoint, the data aggregator and vendor of personally identifiable information fell prey to a very simple ploy.  Some Nigerian data thieves became customers and proceeded to download thousands of records.  ChoicePoint is finally settling a class action law suit that arose from that incident...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 18:06:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Identifying fingerprints in seconds]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=707]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at the University of Warwick, UK, say they have developed a technology to identify damaged fingerprints in just a few seconds. Their approach neglects surface marks and focuses on underlying patterns. The researchers claim that their technique is fast and 100% accurate -- at least it was on 500...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:10:50 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Enhanced Security and Compliance Through Neural Data Analysis]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=391009]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A steady and seemingly endless stream of high-profile security breaches, affecting some of the world's largest and most respected businesses and information technology systems, has been reported during the past several years. The list of personal information stolen or otherwise exposed to skilled and often well-funded criminals includes the social...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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