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An (Imaginary?) Hannaford Conspiracy

An (Imaginary?) Hannaford ConspiracyJust what is Linux?Linux is JUST the kernel, GNU Linux is the OS core. Many, many add-on packages are included in a Linux distro. Unlike Windoze, the Linux distro is made up of many different independent programs - each one with it's own ownership and licensing.There is...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Hannaford, Good security, security, point-of-sale

Discussion threads 2008-04-08

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

Rejoice!!! Scanless PCI is here!

Rejoice!!! Scanless PCI is here!Why is no one talking about Hannaford?I have been surprised that no one at ZDNet has been covering the data theft at Hannaford...Maybe 4 million credit card numbers is'nt that unusual these days. And Hannaford was supposedly Certified PCI Compliant!!!!!http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=162267&zoneid=500RE: Rejoice!!! Scanless PCI...

Tags: REJOICE!!, Scanless PCI, Hannaford

Discussion threads 2008-04-01

Additional Resources

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

Bust in Heartland credit card hack

Huge antihacking indictments today. A federal grand jury indicted three people for the massive theft of some 130 million credit card numbers from card processor Heartland Payment Systems, The Post reports. The same people - including Albert Gonzales, 28, are believed by the feds to have been involved in hacks...

Tags: Credit Card, Fraud, Computer, Gonzales, Sales Channel, Productivity, Litigation, Financial Services, Sales, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-17

How WatchGuard Could Have Saved Hannaford and TJX Money: Real-World ROI Calculations for Retail Network Security Solutions

Is there a financial Return On Investment ROI from purchasing network security technology to guard retail computer network? As a network administrator, one want strong security measures in order to keep business's valuable data safe, and to guard customer's Personally Identifiable Information PII in compliance with PCI DSS and other...

Tags: Network, WatchGuard Technologies, Networking, Network Security, Security

White papers 2009-02-01

Heartland finds malware in bank card payment system

Heartland Payment Systems, a publicly traded company that provides bank card payment processing services to merchants in the U.S., has suffered a malware breach that may be linked to a "widespread global cyber fraud operation." In a statement (see Adam O'Donnell's coverage), the company said its system...

Tags: Bank, Payment, Malware, Fraud Operation, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Operational Accounting, Viruses And Worms, Financial Services, Security, Finance, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-01-20

News to know: Dell; MinWin; Microsoft's Glasnost; Mozilla

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Dell: We'll save $3 billion; Cut 8,800 positions Ed Bott: Is MinWin really the new Windows 7 kernel? Jason Perlow: Microsoft Meets Open Source: Glasnost 2.0. Dana Blankenhorn: If the birthmark fits, Microsoft will wear it ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., Wireless LANs, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-04-01

East Coast supermarket chain hit by data breach; 4.2 million account numbers affected

Hannaford Bros., a supermarket chain with stores primarily in the Northeast and Florida, said Monday that it was hit by a data breach that exposed 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers. Overall, 1,800 case of fraud have been reported due to the breach. The company...

Tags: Supermarket, Debit Card, Data Security, Financial Services, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-17