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Surveillance society needs privacy safeguards

Surveillance society needs privacy safeguardsMessage has been deleted.How can people expect privacy on a public street?This whole hullabaloo must be coming from city dwellers. Country and small-town people don't expect to go out on the street and not be recognized.Anonymity, perhaps, is a better term for what they're trying to...

Tags: privacy safeguard, surveillance society, privacy

Discussion threads 2008-02-12

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End-to-end encryption is the key to protecting data and reputations

In order to avoid the financial and brand damage associated with data breaches, businesses need to consider deploying end-to-end encryption as a tamper proof way of securing data. Commentary - Media outlets around the globe highlight new data breaches at an alarmingly regular rate. Forrester estimates that the cost...

Tags: PCI, Organization, Data Breach, PCI DSS, Encryption Key, encryption, security, Paul Meadowcroft Thales, Special to ZDNet, Paul Meadowcroft, Thales, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-11

Glary Utilities 2.17.0.776 (Windows)

One Click A Day For PC Maintenance, Keeps Any PC Problems Away. With millions of worldwide users, the first-rank & free Glary Utilities is an indispensable friend for your PC, with its 100% safe, thorough & quick cleaning and worry-free restoration. Glary Utilities is a freeware with registry and disk...

Tags: Performance, PC, Microsoft Windows, Glaryutilities, Glary Utilities, Performance Management, Internet, Desktops, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-04

SensiGuard 3.1 (Windows)

Is the personal information on your computer safe? Do you store private, sensitive files in unprotected folders? How can you safeguard your privacy and make your data impenetrable to prying eyes? Relax. SensiGuard folder encryption software's got you covered. It's the quick, easy way to protect your documents, pictures, passwords...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Intricom Technologies, SensiGuard Folder Encryption Software, Network Security, Networking

Software downloads 2009-09-14

Lavasoft Privacy Toolbox 2009 7.7.0.2 (Windows)

With prying eyes able to access all kinds of confidential data through your computer, you need strong solutions to ensure your security. Safeguard your private online information with file shredding and file encryption, in one convenient interface. The product is certified for Windows Vista, supports multiple encryption algorithms (including the...

Tags: Lavasoft, Privacy, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Office, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites

Software downloads 2009-06-30

SmarThumb my.encoder 5.0.2 (Windows)

Stop prying eyes and safeguard the privacy of your data and work files by protecting them with industrial strength encryption. Encrypting with my.encoder makes it virtually impossible for anyone to access your data without your passphrase.

Tags: Data, Smarthumb, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-26

Having forced one Irish ISP to adopt three strikes rules, RIAA sues to force others to match policy

Having forced one Irish ISP to adopt three strikes rules, RIAA sues to force others to match policythey are children in a sandboxthe RIAA is a sandbox bullythink of the internet as a sandbox with lot of children playing in it a few hundred million at a timeand the RIAA...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, RIAA

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

Dooble Web Browser 0.06 (Windows)

Dooble is a secure and Open Source Web browser that provides solid performance, stability, and cross-platform functionality. One of the project's most important goals is to safeguard the privacy of its users. The Dooble installer allows you to install Dooble, a group of integrated privacy features (browser, search engine, secure...

Tags: RS Technologies, Dooble, Dooble Installer, E-mail, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Web Browsers, Search, Security, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet

Software downloads 2009-03-11

Data Privacy - The Untold Story

Data protection and privacy continue to be a tremendous focus and risk for the IT community today. While companies are making great strides to protect data privacy in production application environments, the often untold story of implementing similar strategies in non-production (testing, development and training) environments is often overlooked. ...

Tags: Privacy, Data Management, Strategy, Management

Webcasts 2009-02-13

Laid off? Don't leave your personal security with your former employer

Employers aren’t the only people who have to look after security in an employment transition period. You should pay attention to threats to your personal privacy and security when you leave a job, too. TechRepublic's Chad Perrin explains in this guest post. Last Thursday’s 10 important categories of employment...

Tags: Password, Network, IM, Employer, Privacy, E-mail, Encryption, Instant Messaging, Security, Internet, Online Communications, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-12

Ochsner Health System Protects Private Health Information Online Using Breach Security's WebDefend

The Ochsner Health System includes seven hospitals and more than 35 health centers, employing more than 11,000 employees system-wide. Electronic medical records are available from any Ochsner location, allowing for consistent patient care. With HIPAA and other patient privacy measures ki place, healthcare organizations like Ochsner are under increasing scrutiny...

Tags: Patient, Health Care, Breach Security, Ochsner Health System, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources

Case studies 2009-01-13

Smart Guard - Symbian 3rd Edition 2.00 (Mobile)

Ensure privacy of your address book, hide and protect your confidential contacts, protect personal messages. Safeguard your privacy by hiding your confidential messages from prying eyes. Hide mobile gallery files. Protect your secret personal files like audio, video, documents, notes. Secure Data on Phone Memory/Memory Cards. This version is the...

Tags: Mobile, Privacy, Symbian Inc., Aims MIGITAL Technovations, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-01-02

Smart Guard - Symbian 2nd Edition 2.0 (Mobile)

Ensure privacy of your address book, hide and protect your confidential contacts, protect personal messages. Safeguard your privacy by hiding your confidential messages from prying eyes. Hide mobile gallery files. Protect your secret personal files like audio, video, documents, notes. Secure Data on Phone Memory/Memory Cards. This version is the...

Tags: Mobile, Privacy, Symbian Inc., Aims MIGITAL Technovations, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-10-01

Security is everyone's domain

Guest editorial by George Stathakopoulos In the first half of 2008, Microsoft Corp. released its latest Security Intelligence Report. One of the most interesting statistics involved the results from Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool MSRT. Each second Tuesday of every month, the tool...

Tags: Domain, Malware, Microsoft Corp., Ryan Naraine, Security

Blog posts 2008-08-04

Bank blames user; gets caught

Bank blames user; gets caughtBanks and Creditors just don't care...Banks and Creditors just don't care, otherwise they'd actually bother encrypting the information between the card swiper and the computer.The data sent from the card swiper for a debit and credit card isn't encrypted! Yes, there is a [i]lot[/i] of...

Tags: Financial services, bank

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

Regulatory Compliance at the Database Level: Addressing the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard (DSS) 1.1 With DbProtect From Application Security, Inc.

New and increasingly specific regulations and industry standards place pressure on enterprise organizations to safeguard data and prove compliance. Many of these regulations include requirements for ensuring privacy, integrity and confidentiality of data, and accountability for change. Ground Compliance in the Database Where Data Lives - at their core, nearly...

Tags: Payment, Compliance, Application Security Inc., Regulatory Compliance, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

White papers 2008-07-01

Stanford University data breach leaks sensitive information of approximately 62,000 employees

A data breach resulting from a stolen laptop has leaked sensitive information including Social Security Numbers of approximately 62,000 as reported by Stanford University former and current Standford University employees.  The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, a site devoted to the collection of data breach information, reports this number as 72,000, and I'm...

Tags: Sensitive Information, Stanford University, Data, Information, Stanford, Laptop Computer, Kroll, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-06-23

'Server in the Sky': FBI international biometric db planned

Right around Christmas, I wrote about a new FBI program to build a massive, $1 billion database of biometric data. I quoted a WaPo story that said: Next month, the FBI intends to award a 10-year contract that would significantly expand the amount and kinds...

Tags: Database, FBI, Server, U.K., Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-01-14

IBM's SPARCLE Policy Management Tool Is Helping Organizations Create, Implement and Monitor Policies That Protect Personal Identifiable Information

Following a recent wave of identity theft, spamware and online fraud, consumers are demanding that businesses safeguard their personal information from exploitation by cybercriminals and government officials have responded with stringent legislation mandating effective privacy policies. To help businesses manage and enforce their privacy policies, IBM Research has developed the...

Tags: Policy Management, Monitor, Policy, Tool, IBM Corp., Identity Theft, Litigation, Security, Business Operations

Case studies 2008-01-01

Task Manager Fix 2 (Windows)

Utility to fix error task manager that has been disabled by your administrator. This utility enables task manager disabled by virus, trojans, and spyware. Software is a handy data safety software which allows you to safeguard your system privacy by enabling the task manager to view all the running processes...

Tags: PC Data Online, Data Recovery, Microsoft Windows, Manager, Storage Management, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Databases, Viruses And Worms, Security, Storage, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2007-10-31