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- 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
- Staff are causing security breaches by using their own mobile phones says survey
- A surprisingly high number of enterprises have had security breaches caused by staff using unauthorized mobile phones at work . . . by Tom Foremski
- Tags: Phone, Mobile, Security Breach, Cell Phone, Survey, Security, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2009-09-16
- Prevent Security Breaches by Protecting Information Proactively
- Which organizations want to be in the news because of a security breach? Threats to corporate information continue to increase and IT organizations now have to worry about internal and external attack vectors - including employees who may either intentionally or accidentally risk critical information. Loss of this critical information...
- Tags: Security Breach, Security
- Webcasts 2009-09-03
- Mozilla shuts online store after security breach
- Mozilla shuts online store after security breachMozilla shuts online store after security breachThey must have been running linux.RE: Mozilla shuts online store after security breachIts unfortunate that this has occurred, as Mozilla's name is now partly associated with a crime that would be difficult for them to have prevented. This...
- Tags: Linux, Mozilla Corp., online store, security breach, security
- Discussion threads 2009-08-05
- Postal Service probes possible mass security breach
- Postal Service probes possible mass security breach How much more are we going to take?How long, and how many incidents, it it going to take before we say enough is enough and start taking positive steps towards addressing this?If anyone tries to tell you it's a great thing to move...
- Tags: security, Postal Service
- Discussion threads 2009-05-01
- Seven Practical Steps for Federal Cyber Security and FISMA Compliance
- The number of security breaches of federal information systems and cases of improper access to these systems continues to grow at an alarming rate. In fact, federal civilian agencies reported three times more cyber security incidents in 2008 than in 2006, according to the Department of Homeland Security DHS. And...
- Tags: Security Breach, FISMA, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Tripwire, Cybersecurity, Security
- White papers 2009-04-28
- States bear down on security breaches
- States bear down on security breachesThis makes me sickState and local governments, including the state of Nevada, routinely post all sorts of personal information on the internet in the clear, and without encryption. I just went browsing through the Nevada court system case files, and there is lots of...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, security, security breach
- Discussion threads 2008-10-16
- Red Hat (belatedly) confirms security breach
- Red Hat belatedly confirms security breachthis is the evidence that open source linux security sucks!this is the evidence that open source linux security sucks!RE: Red Hat belatedly confirms security breachLOL!! What have I been saying all along? That linux is NOT secure and is NOT suitable for any purpose....
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Red Hat Inc., security, Linux, security breach, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
- Security breach hits DivShare, unauthorized access to its database
- The popular document and media sharing service DivShare, suffered a security breach according to a security announcement posted by DivShare's support team earlier this week : Late last night we were alerted of a security breach that allowed a malicious user to access our database, which included user e-mail...
- Tags: Database, Security Breach, DivShare, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-06-19
- Containing Computer Incidents
- The 10 pointers for containing computer incidents listed above are high-level in nature, non-industry-specific, and applicable to most IT environments. These pointers are based on common containment lessons learned that Verizon Business Investigative Response must frequently overcome in the field in helping organizations respond effectively to security breach events. It...
- Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Security Breach, Computer, Productivity, Security
- White papers 2008-03-01
- Sloppy school district auctions PCs with student data
- In another example of how schools fail to take extra precautions to avoid security breaches, a Greenville, NC, school has auctioned off old school computers which contained the Social Security numbers of more than 59,000 Greenville County students, reports The Greenville News. The school is in negotiation with...
- Tags: David Thomas, computer, security breach, Cybersecurity, IT Management, Education Technology
- Blog posts 2006-12-11
- Nikon magazine hit with security breach
- Nikon magazine hit with security breachNo such thing as too carefulIt may not have been Nikon's fault that the breach happened, but it's great that they are taking responsibility to get in contact with their customers. Nikon is a reputable company, so this is a reminder that a security breach...
- Tags: Nikon Corp., security breach, security, OOOOP
- Discussion threads 2006-09-15
- Ohio University suffers at least three security breaches
- Ohio University suffers at least three security breacheswhat OSAny idea what OS was the server running on??Message has been deleted.Stop using SSNs for identification!I see some have been asking what OS was compromised in the attack. It wouldn't be out of the question for it to have been Windows machines....
- Tags: Operating systems, Operational accounting, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, operating system, social security number, Linux, Social Security, security breach, security, Ohio University
- Discussion threads 2006-05-11
- Suffering in silence with data leaks
- Suffering in silence with data leaksIt's all a matter of moneyUntil it costs a business more to fix breaches than it does their security, nothing will happen.The way most businesses look at this is simple: it costs me a little bad PR Public Relations if we have a break-in. I...
- Tags: Sales channel, bad-PR, Capital One Financial Corp., credit card, security breach, security, U.S. Congress
- Discussion threads 2006-03-29
- Firefox 2.0 alpha set for release
- Firefox 2.0 alpha set for releaseFor the 500th time......how about a native msi installer for us sysadmins who would like to deploy it via AD.Ba, humbug . . .I'm sticking with IE. I just love my crashes, malware, and security breaches.Not sure about "places"I like having a bookmarks.htm file I...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Web site, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, installer, security breach, MSI, crashe
- Discussion threads 2006-03-21
Additional Resources
- Who's afraid of the big bad cloud?
- Not even hybrid apps?Right, got it. You hate everybody who doesn't buy your religion, which doesn't even allow for hybrid applications."I ask why I?d entrust sensitive data to a user with a laptop."You're right, companies can't even trust their own employees. Heck, let's send everybody home and dissolve the whole...
- Tags: Desktops, desktop, Google Inc., bad cloud, Desktop Application
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- 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
- Why Breaches Happen... and What to Do About It
- For companies with critical information assets such as customer data, intellectual property and proprietary corporate data, the risk of a data breach is now higher than ever before. In order to reduce this risk, it is essential to understand why and how data breaches occur. The attendee of this webcast...
- Tags: Risk, Symantec Corp., Breach, Intellectual Property, Security, Strategy, Research & Development, Business Operations, Management
- Webcasts 2009-10-28
- CyberThreats: Complacency abounds
- Gartner security guru John Pescatore gave his 2010 cyberthreat assessment Tuesday and not a lot has changed---other than the complacency levels of companies that are supposed to be protecting your data. Threats have become more targeted, but the bulk of attacks are using the same techniques found...
- Tags: Technique, Cyberthreats, Attack, Productivity, Security, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- News to know: Nook; Yahoo; Sun; Net Neutrality; Apple; Windows 7
- 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. Ed Burnette: Meet Nook: Barnes and Noble's sexy new book reader Matthew Miller: B&N Nook ebook reader revolutionizes...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Net Neutrality, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, E-books, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Notebooks, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
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