xCELLencrypt is a lightweight add-in for Microsoft Office Excel 2003 and Excel 2007 that allows you to encrypt the contents of individual cells within a worksheet. The software implements advanced encryption standard AES 256 bit encryption via Microsoft's cryptographic service provider CryptoAPI. xCELLencrypt is great for individuals or organizations that...
iRetirement for iPhone lets you see the future two ways. First, you can see how your 401k or IRA will grow so you will know how much will be there when you plan to retirement. It allows you to study various scenarios with just a few key strokes and secondly,...
mSecure is a password and data manager that offers a convenient and secure solution to store information on iPhone and iPod touch devices. Use mSecure to safely store sensitive and important information like web logins and passwords, credit card numbers, frequent flyer, and social security numbers. mSecure uses an industry-proven...
I propose that the National Archives change its motto from "Littera Scripta Manet" The Written Letter Abides to "What, Me Worry?" befitting it's current lack of data security controls. While many of you this weekend were firing up your barbecues, cooking grilled meats...
Sensitive information - such as credit card numbers and social security numbers combined with a person's first and last name, (a.k.a., Personally Identifiable Information, or PII) - is everywhere. Employees have easy access to this data as part of their job responsibilities. Files are copied to laptop hard drives and...
LimeWire is in the hotseat as the flagship P2P application. This time the issue is not music filesharing but security breaches through inadvertant file sharing. A House committee has sent letters to Lime Group chairman Mark Gorton, the FTC and the Justice Department, announcing that it would reopen a previous...
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...
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...
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. If the groundbreaking work of British scientists proves...
Sunlight is said to be the best disinfectant. Electric light is the most efficient policeman. It has always been my view that when the people of this Nation watch their Government in action, they come to better understand how our governing institutions work and equip themselves to hold those institutions...
Sun's role covered the software, NHIN-Connect, which includes its GlassFish open source application platform, the Java Composite Application Platform Suite CAPS SOA Platform, and the Sun Java Identity Management suite. by Dana Blankenhorn
Fed Tax Calculator uses IRS Circular E "Calculation Method" to determine taxes owed for a given paycheck. The calculator also shows amounts to be withheld for Medicare and Social Security. Users simply indicate, marital status, allowances, paycheck pay period and paycheck amount. The calculator shows each tax owed and the...
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...
Monster.com recently posted a PSA on their site notifying users that their database was illegally accessed and certain contact and account data were taken, "including Monster user IDs and passwords, email addresses, names, phone numbers, and some basic demographic data." The information accessed does not include resumes....
China began issuing social security cards in 1999 and selected Shanghai as the pilot city for the initiative. Six million cards were distributed in 1999. In 2008, 13 million cards were issued. When the social security card project was initiated in 1998, the Shanghai Municipal Information Commission established the Shanghai...
The presenters of this webcast talk about the top five risks of protecting customer data and what to do about them. Concerned by recent high profile data breaches? The attendee of this webcast will learn about the challenges organizations are facing today in protecting data and how they are attempting...
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...
There'll be a change in climate change politics in the U.S. effective January 21, 2009. Environmental advocates are pointing to a line-up of strong scientifically-trained appointees, in contrast to the current administration where politics consistently trumped science. Some of the promises made during the campaign by the Obama...
All information isn't treated equally. Password protect only that information that you would like to keep private while making other information readily available. Your data is always encrypted and stored for the ultimate security and peace of mind. Store all your sensitive data such as credit cards, bank accounts, children...
