Your Laptop Looking A Little Pudgy?
2009-09-17 04:13:00 IT Execs that travel to China for work are receiving some interesting advice on taking a moment to weigh their laptops…both before and after their trip to China. Does this software make my laptop look fat? From CRN: Senior executives in US IT companies have been advised by the US Government to follow extremely strict policies for ...
The Cost of Data Security
2008-09-20 15:00:00 All of the evidence points to an explosion in the number of potential security threats to your information system. The latest generation does not require that users open email attachments, but merely that they visit infected Web sites, which can be legitimate sites that have been invaded or counterf
Cost Plus Customers Compromised in Data Security Incident
2008-08-26 16:33:00 Cost Plus World Market is another retailer, where customers were unknowingly giving criminals access to their bank accounts when they made a purchase. On July 22nd, the company announced that after a thorough investigation they learned the Electronic Funds Transfer devices (PIN pads) might have been been compromised at eight Southern California stores by unauthorized third ...
Unencrypted AT&T Laptop with Employee Data Stolen
2008-06-10 04:31:00 Um, whoops. From Consumer Affairs: A laptop containing personal information on AT&T employees and management was stolen from an employee’s vehicle last month, the company said. The laptop, which had no encryption or security protection beyond a password lock, contained names, Social Security numbers, and salary information for an undisclosed number of workers. Employees were notified of the ...
Oracle Database 11g Gets Praise From InfoWorld
2008-06-05 05:18:00 From InfoWorld: I expect most Oracle Database shops will find at least five of these life changers in Oracle Database 11g. But there’s one feature, Real Application Testing, that’s so compelling, it’s almost enough reason to upgrade on its own. There’s not a shop out there that doesn’t make code changes, and they all need a ...
GAO: FDIC Needs Stronger Security Controls
2008-06-05 05:09:00 Meh, they only handle the insurance for your money. No biggie right? From FCW: A key reason for the latest weaknesses the auditors found is that the FDIC did not always fully implement critical information security program activities, GAO said. For example, multiple FDIC users shared the same login ID and password, had unrestricted access to application source ...
Computer Rentals a Key Element in Data Security Strategies
2008-05-28 18:22:00 Recently reported results of a survey conducted by Zogby International on behalf of their client, Identity Theft 911, show that there is a heightened awareness amongst business executives of the risks posed by potential data security breaches. 45% of the surveyed key business decision makers reported that, "they are more concerned about data breaches than in the past." This does not, however, necessarily translate into their taking action. The Zogby/Identity Theft 911 numbers indicate that over a third of businesses have no tools or procedures in place to detect identity fraud, nearly 45% of companies believe that a breach of data security would have "no financial impact on their business" and another 22% admit that they do not know what the financial impact of a data security breach would be. That's over two-thirds of a randomly sampled, U.S.-wide survey of "business owners/decision makers" flying blind.At a minimum, as suggested here, overseas business travelers should guard a...
EASEUS Data Security Wizard
2008-05-23 16:09:00 Click to enlarge EASEUS Data Security Wizard 2.0 Data Security Wizard is an easy to use data security program, which is able to encrypt your personal files and sensitive data quickly, easily and securely. In addition to encryption, Data Security Wizard still is a reliable and ultra-fast shredders that will help you securely ...
Secret Data in FBI Wiretap Audit Revealed With Ctrl+C
2008-05-21 04:09:00 Of all the stoopid crap… From Wired: Once again, supposedly sensitive information blacked out from a government report turns out to be visible by computer experts armed with the Ctrl+C keys — and that information turns out to be not very sensitive after all. This time around, University of Pennsylvania professor Matt Blaze discovered that the Justice Department’s ...
Fawcett Forgives Woman Who Leaked Medical Info
2008-05-16 14:55:00 Always one for grabbing the spotlight (inexplicably at times) Farrah Fawcett has forgiven the hospital staffer that leaked her personal info. From Starpulse: Farrah Fawcett has forgiven the hospital worker accused of selling her confidential medical details to the media, insisting she’s just a “pawn” in the system. Lawanda Jackson has been indicted by a federal jury and ...
Responding To A Financial Security Breach
2008-05-15 15:44:00 There has been a large number of data security breaches recently involving financial institutions. Here is a write up by Inno Eroraha on the response to a breach. From SC Magazine: Financial institutions are heavily regulated. They are required to implement security programs following regulations such as SOX, GLBA, SEC, NASD, etc. In fact, most of these ...
Pfizer Faces Possible Data Breach
2008-05-14 00:09:00 Pfizer has been having a rough year with respect to data breaches. It turns out that a laptop containing the info for roughly 13,000 Pfizer employees is now in the wind. From The Day: The company said late Friday in an e-mail to affected employees, including many at Pfizer Global Research and Development campuses in Groton ...
Hacker Publishes Personal Data Of 6 Million
2008-05-13 13:28:00 Ah Chile. Beautiful landscapes. Great wines. And apparently, some jackass that thought it would be fun to publish the personal information for 6 million folks on the web. From AFP via Yahoo News: “Its a serious matter and we’re investigating,” Police Cibercrime Brigade chief Jaime Jara told the newspaper. The data was displayed for several hours ...
UK Companies Face Fines For Lax Data Security
2008-05-12 12:47:00 The day of data reckoning has arrived for UK businesses. From Contractor UK: Organisations that recklessly or deliberately commit breaches under the Data Protection Act can now be fined by Britain?s privacy watchdog. Under the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act, the Information Commissioner?s Office has the right to financially punish any outfit found in serious breach of ...
HSBC Issues Statement On MIA Server
2008-05-09 05:08:00 HSBC has been having a rough week with regards to data security stories in the media. Turns out that they lost a server at a location in Hong Kong two weeks ago. From The Asian Banker: The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited confirms one of its computer servers went missing on 26 April 2008 at ...
US State Department Loses 1,000 Laptops
2008-05-08 17:19:00 Ouch! From vnunet: An audit at the US State Department has revealed the loss of over 1,000 laptops, some of which held security information. Around $30m worth of computing hardware is “unaccounted for”, the bulk of it laptops. These include over 400 from the Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program, some containing security material. Nita M. Lowey, a representative on the House ...
Laptop Rentals Can Help Assure Data Security When Travelling Overseas on Bu
2008-05-07 17:47:00 A recent court decision from Los Angeles' Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals should give business travellers pause to consider whether they would not be well advised to pick up a laptop rental before travelling overseas on business and returning their computer rental when they get back from doing business overseas. The Court's ruling that United States Customs and Border Patrol agents have unfettered power to search laptops in airports - including opening every file on the hard drive - should give business travellers returning to the U.S. from overseas (including even Canada and Mexico) pause to consider whether they wish to have sensitive or proprietary business files on their every workaday laptop opened and subjected to scrutiny by relative strangers.Not to be alarmist, but the information on business files - whether in respect to information that needs to be shielded from competitors or strategic information about possible mergers or acquisitions - is always prone to "seepage" i...
Personal Data Anyone?
2008-05-05 02:51:00 Morning mail call. I may already be a winner, check. $10,000 from Publishers Clearing House, indeed. Ah, tax forms…with the social security number on the label. WTF? From Tulsa World: Tax forms were sent out to thousands of people in Wisconsin with their Social Security numbers on the mailing labels. A vendor hired by the state of Georgia lost ...
All Data Security
2008-04-18 00:00:00 EASEUS Data Security Wizard is an easy to use data security program, which is able to encrypt your personal files and sensitive data securely. In addition to encryption, Data Security Wizard still is a shredders that will help you securely wipe data.
By: Shareware
Security Briefing: April 16th
2008-04-16 13:27:00 Sorry about yesterday folks. I was in a craptacular mood and thought that it would be better to keep it to myself. A huge thanks to Myrcurial for stepping up with a couple postings yesterday. Nice! And now, the news… Oracle patches ’sitting duck’ database vulns Malicious Microprocessor Opens New Doors for Attack MiFare RFID crack more extensive than ...
Wired?s Threat Level and the CIA
2008-04-15 16:47:00 I think that El Jefe must’ve slept in as the daily news isn’t up yet… I’m surprised at how quickly this story is spreading… It seems that the CIA has had a bit of an XSS problem (as it turns out, for a while now) and Wired’s Threat Level thought it would be a good one to ...
Database Administration Security Strategy
2008-04-10 05:03:00 From Computer Weekly: Given the vital importance of the information held within corporate and government databases it is surprising that the security of these databases is often of unknown provenance, at least as far as those charged with information security duties are concerned. I am not setting out to offend an entire section of the IT industry ...
Mobile Authentication at RSA Data Security Conference by Clickatell: Is thi
2008-04-08 18:33:00 We are always up for good news and new press releases and this release will be interesting to some but then again not to others, but here goes anyway. Clickatell who are a global provider of mobile messaging solutions and anything to make our lives better has to be thought about. Please read the full ...
By: Phones Review
Japanese Firms Starting Ratings For IT Security
2008-04-08 17:53:00 Well, here is an interesting twist. I can’t say that I’m overly surprised as this type of ranking was inevitable. From the Associated Press: Eighteen Japanese firms said Tuesday they were creating the world’s first ratings agency looking at data security, which they said was a rising concern for companies. The new firm, called IS Rating, will ...
Encryption Solutions Get Boost from Data Breaches
2008-04-07 19:46:00 I’ve had a rash of phone calls lately from vendors saying “did you hear?” and using that to leverage their product offering. I can’t blame them. I know they have to make a buck. Here is an article over on “Enterprise Security Today” that points to this boost in sales. Data breaches leave organizations vulnerable to ...
Data Security 'On the Road': The Advantage of Business Computer Rentals
2008-04-01 21:21:00 Your top executives are in Washington for a week-long meeting with regulators; your marketing director is in Denver for a three-day conference (and is jet-lagged); a team of your best salespeople are setting up a trade show in Las Vegas. The outcomes of these meetings are crucial for your company's success, but each could deal it a crippling blow unless the data they will rely on is fully protected. Using a trusted supplier of business computer rentals can help ensure that your proprietary and sensitive business data is protected while your people are "On the Road". Companies that rely on traditional corporate business centres and wifi networks on business trips are increasingly vulnerable to the proliferation of corporate snoops, identity thieves and cyber vandals who present a risk to your company's data each time one of your people logs onto a computer or server that isn't dedicated to your company's use.To prevent the potentially devastating theft or corruption and ...
New Version Of Oracle Password Cracker ?woraauthbf?
2008-03-31 15:03:00 Thanks to Pete Finnigan’s site we learn that there is a new version of the Oracle password cracker “woraauthbf” available. From PF’s blog: The Oracle password cracker woraauthbf written by Laszlo Toth has been updated and released as a new version 0.21R2 (The R2) is the new part, so even if you are running version 0.21 ...
Thief Scoops Georgia DHR Employee Details
2008-03-28 17:36:00 Well, we get word (thx Chris) that the Georgia state department of human resources suffered a data theft last week. Apparently an external hard drive with the personal information of former and current employees stored on it was stolen “by an unauthorized person”. They did not release the number of affect but, just to put ...
Google on data security: You can trust us, really
2008-03-23 11:13:00 Google described on Tuesday how it secures the mountains of data that it handles every day, saying that it has highly automated processes and employs the best and brightest in Web security. On the Official Google Blog, Douglas Merrill, a vice president of engineering, spelled out the company’s philosophy, processes, and technology that the company employs ...
G-Archiver Swipes Gmail Logins
2008-03-12 22:16:00 Yet another example that you always have to be on your guard. From Information Week: On Friday, Coding Horror, a popular blog run by programmer Jeff Atwood, published allegations that a Windows shareware application for archiving Gmail messages called G-Archiver steals users’ Gmail login details. The allegations were made by Dustin Brooks, a .Net programmer with a database ...
Thousands Hit By Breaches Of Data
2008-03-12 13:10:00 Let’s face it. It has been a bad year in the UK for data loss. The BBC inestigative journos have uncovered reams of incidents where data was lost, stolen or otherwise compromised. From BBC: In November 2005 a problem with the staff intranet at Comhairle nan Eileann Siar (Western Isles Council) meant National Insurance, bank details and ...
NATO Beefs Up Computer Security
2008-03-05 16:09:00 Having dealt with NATO folks in the past I can safely say that they’re a hard working and dedicated bunch. I’m pleased to see that they are rolling out Guidance Software’s EnCase product across their enterprise. From Silicon dot com: The system provides an immediate snapshot of any intrusions and will provide forensic-level analysis across ...
Review: 7 Secure USB Drives
2008-03-04 14:52:00 From Computerworld: USB flash drives are very small, very portable, very convenient — and very easy to lose. In fact, the question to ask these days isn’t how to avoid losing your flash drive, but how to make sure your data is safe when you do. As a result, Computerworld decided it was time to ...
Are Healthcare Organizations Under Cyberattack?
2008-02-29 13:48:00 With the ever increasing upsurge in personal data theft it should comes as little surprise that healthcare providers have landed in the cross hairs. We have seen incidents all over, including here in Toronto last year. Identity theft is a lucrative and thriving business. More resources need to be either allocated or better utilized to ...
New Fraud Risk For Chip And PIN Revealed
2008-02-28 15:28:00 From the Times Online UK: ‘Chip and PIN’ cards which require customers to enter a four-digit code before purchasing goods may not be as safe as previously thought, according to research. Customers may unwittingly be handing over their card details and pin number when using the new terminals, which have been widely rolled out at supermarkets, service ...
HMRC Data Loss Now Bait For Phishing Lure
2008-02-22 15:51:00 I’m actually a little surprised that it took as long as this before the phishers jumped on this particular opportunity. From the Reg: A phishing attack targeting victims of the HMRC data loss debacle has been spotted on the net. The bogus emails offering recipient the false opportunity to claim a tax refund of £215 from ...
Ukrainian May Keep $296,456 From Server Hack
2008-02-21 15:38:00 This is an interesting story that first appeared on NY Times. An (alleged) hacker from the Ukraine apparently got insider information on a company, IMS Health. In one day he managed to clear $296,456 USD. The money was seized and the SEC took notice. Now, this is where it gets interesting. From VNUnet.com: “Dorozhko did not breach ...
Is Banking Online Safer Than Banking On The Corner?
2008-02-21 15:23:00 This article was written by Rob Rachwald (note: he’s the Director of Product Marketing for Fortify). From IT Wales: Banking online has become increasingly pervasive and is becoming more and more common. But has it reached a point where its actually safer than going to your local branch? The risks of banking online are numerous ...
Enterprise-Level Data Security
2008-02-19 17:11:00 A new security solution consists of the companies themselves. Seagate Technology has agreed with the encryption specialist WinMagic to the class enterprise solutions for the security of data at rest. The two companies are based the new security solution on the best technologies.Seagate hard secure is a technology based on the hard disk system with hardware encryption of data grouped security, which can be controlled via a programming interface. It also allows the user to add its own software, the security of applications that are already implemented. WinMagic's SecureDoc technology enables Seagate-enabled Secure drives provide additional layers for the protection of data, the flexibility and transparency. "With a rapid growth of the companies on the protection of data, customer demand management solutions, a broad range of security issues, borders," said Thi Nguyen-Huu, head of the Directorate for WinMagic Inc. "It's easy not practical for large organizations to manage manag...
Medical Data Security Growing Problem In Years To Come
2008-02-16 06:56:00 The Government Technology site has an article by Jim McKay about the growing problem of medical insurance fraud. Medical insurance fraud accounts for only three percent of US healthcare costs, which currently translates to about $60 billion, and of that, 1% is attributed to medical ID theft?which is quite sizable when you look at the resulting number: $600 million. Some of the stats he?s revealed are quite eye?popping, and I can see why so many people think things will become a whole lot worse before becoming better in this particular type of ID fraud. Supposedly, medical IDs exchange at $50 per record compared to $1 for SSNs. I imagine this is a result of market forces: medical insurance scams pay $20,000 on average, ten times the payout for regular ID thefts. Plus, such scams are apparently harder to stop on time because most people don?t check their health insurance bills. Some of the cases McKay has detailed are quite brazen on the part of t...
RCMP Maintains Secret Files On Non-Criminals
2008-02-15 14:18:00 I wonder if they know about that time, in the place with the thing and the other thing? From the Montreal Gazette: A man dropped his daughter off at her school, then stopped at the door of a rooming house, lit a cigarette and smoked it. Unknown to him, someone saw him and called the police ...
Anger Erupts Over Student Database Plan
2008-02-14 14:12:00 More fun and games on the data security front in the UK. From the BBC: The government is being urged to scrap a database of all pupils’ school records amid data security fears. Every 14-year-old in England will have their exam results and personal details held on a central database. They will each be given a lifelong “learner ...
Bell Probes Theft Of Personal Data
2008-02-14 14:06:00 From the Globe and Mail: Bell Canada is trying to determine just who has seen a limited amount personal information on some 3.4 million of its clients in Quebec and Ontario after a Montreal man was arrested Tuesday and faces charges of stealing the data. The telecommunications company said Tuesday it had recovered the stolen data at ...
Plugs For Data Leaks
2008-02-12 22:46:00 The site, Military Information Technology, has an article on dealing with data loss prevention. From the article: By the end of 2008, insider threat detection technology will begin to incorporate intelligent, individual behavior pattern tracking. New product versions may start to detect and prove legitimate cases of insider threat more actively and accurately, while minimizing ...
Newfoundland Gov Ignores Basic Computer Security
2008-02-11 17:38:00 Ah the joy of life on the Rock. A beautiful part of Canada where life has a comfortable pace. Sadly, that appears to apply to their governments handling of data and computer security. DO YOU assume the personal information that government agencies keep on us is safe and secure? With all the new privacy laws it ...
The future of network security
2008-02-10 13:50:00 Enterprise connectivity is exploding, driven by globalization, convergence, virtualization and social computing. As corporate perimeters dissolve, the security focus switches towards application and data-level security solutions. Technorati Tags: Security Basics
Clarity Sought On Electronics Searches
2008-02-07 20:15:00 It has happened more than once. People traveling to the US have had their laptops mobile devices and/or cell phones seized by Customs agents and the data examined. This has started a fuss that has caused the EFF to file suit. Maria Udy, a marketing executive with a global travel management firm in Bethesda, said ...
Data Loss Prevention From The Inside Out
2008-02-07 18:03:00 Noah Schiffman has written an article tackling the latest industry buzz phrase, DLP. From SearchSecurity: The traditional business-centric view of computer security has focused on the external threat landscape, often overlooking internal vulnerabilities. Subsequently, recent studies from Ponemon, Orthus and Vontu have revealed that a majority of corporate data loss, often termed data leakage, is caused ...
Data Security Double Standard For UK Taxes
2008-01-27 01:45:00 In a strange twist the BBC has an article about a surprising double standard that is applied to taxes in the UK. From BBC: Concerns about data security have been raised after it emerged celebrities, Royals and MPs are blocked from submitting income tax returns online. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) admitted “high profile” individuals must submit forms ...
A Mobile Data Security Mindset
2008-01-23 14:14:00 Portable digital information is never completely secure. Follow the Onion Approach—a multi-layered strategy, with tiers of protection— and you may be ok. This itbusiness.ca article says pay attention to the basics and add sophisticated weapons to your arsenal. These include drive encrypt |
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