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Server Theft Exposes Data on 700,000 Consumers
Break-in at debt collection company puts Indiana citizens' personal information at risk
'Provider-in-the-Middle Attacks' Put Major Websites, Users at Risk
Researchers discover that ad servers from over 70 ISPs, such as Earthlink and Comcast, put trademarked sites - and users who visit them - at risk of cross-site scripting, other attacks
Functional Encryption: Making It Hard for Intruders, Easy for Programmers
What's the biggest problem in data security these days? Would you believe it's the widespread use of "trusted servers" to store and secure data, at least according to Amit Sahai, Brent Waters, and Jonathan Katz.
Dedupe's Big Week
Data Domain and Quantum get smacked around pretty good over how "in-line" their products really are. IBM bought Diligent. And deduplication-come-latelies ExaGrid and FalconStor add new gear to the mix. Geez, maybe there really is a market here.
JFK And LAX Get Scanners That See Through Clothes
Despite privacy concerns, TSA says 90% of passengers who are subject to secondary screening opt for a millimeter wave scan over a pat down.
IBM Acquires Storage De-Duplication Company Diligent
Diligent, whose technology provides single-instance storage, is the third storage-related acquisition for IBM since January.
E-mail Security System Keeps An Eye Out For You -- But Not On You
A new free (for now) mail encryption service uses shared-key question and answer encryption to make sure you and your recipient are the only ones who know what you're corresponding about.
2008 Could Be Record Year for Breaches
More than 8 million Americans' data has been exposed so far this year, first-quarter study says
Universities Rocked by Data Thefts
The Universities of Miami and Virginia acknowledge lost data on stolen tapes and laptops
An Rx for Doctors Suffering From Spam Attacks
Health Care Notification Network (HCNN) for physicians aims to streamline alerts, as well as protect doctors from spam and other attacks
Enterprises Slow Fight Against Malicious Code
Most organizations believe they are more secure than a year ago, BT study finds
Ever Lose A Smartphone?
I've lost a number of them, and each time I've left behind a smartphone or PDA, I've worried not so much about the device -- but the personal data it holds. Kaspersky Lab is offering what could be a viable solution.
Sweets For The Cheats: Like Passwords For Chocolate
It's silly -- and sexist -- season again, as a European security conference lets us know, as it does every year, just how easy it is to acquire passwords from workers. Namely, how many passwords can you get in exchange for a bit of chocolate?
Hifn Hitches Storage to Security
Vendor boils encryption and iSCSI SANs into a hardware/software combo
XKL Finds A Niche
Its DWDM appliance gives companies a new option for adding services or increasing bandwidth.
24 Digital Spy Tools To Capture, Protect, And Secure Data
To catch a data thief, you'll need discreet audio and video recorders, tiny cameras, keystroke loggers, and a trove of other 007-worthy digital security, monitoring, and surveillance devices.
What Are Your Employees Doing on the Road?
Trust can be a trait that takes long time to develop but can be quickly broken. If your company trusts its employees to use the Internet judiciously on the road, then it may be time to rethink that position.
Customers Ticked Off Over Breach Notification
Majority of customers have had their data exposed more than once, study says
When You Spring A Wikileak
When thinkers of big thoughts talk about the democratizing effect of technology, they needn't look a whole lot further than Wikileaks or LiveLeak. Incendiary anti-Muslim video, copies of documents from Guantanamo -- this stuff leaves the Huffington Post and other Web 2.0 "news" sites in the dust.
Security, IT Operations, Compliance & Privacy Converge in Data Center
Formerly disconnected disciplines find themselves working together
Good News: After Breach, Consumers Vote With Their Feet
Survey results show that nearly one-third of consumers terminate their relationship with an organization following a security breach.
Women More Likely Than Men To Surrender Security For Chocolate
The overall percentage of London office workers willing to trade their computer passwords for a few moments of chocolaty goodness was down two-thirds compared to 2007.
CEO Spam Scam: Phishing For Big Fish
A new targeted spam campaign uses fake federal subpoenas to trick CEOs into clicking on a malware link. One source indicates that 15-20,000 spams went out. And amazingly, about 10 percent of the recipients responded!
Women Are Four Times More Likely to Give Up Passwords for Chocolate
But overall willingness to give up passwords has dropped sharply since 2007, study finds
Wireless Security Gets Boost From New Round of Products
Wireless isn't the problem child it used to be, but authentication and management still challenge enterprises
Data in Motion, And At Rest
As an IT professional, which one worries you more? And what do you do about a technology like RFID that splits the difference between those two conditions -- stationary, yet traveling across the airwaves, and god knows where else?
Is It Time For Security To Go On The Offense?
Security researcher Joel Eriksson recently demonstrated how security vulnerabilities within hacker attack tools can be used to turn the tide on online criminals.
L.A. Port To Use Unisys' Biometric Access Control
Unisys has integrated several other large-scale identity programs, including Australia's passport system with biometric passports.
Spear-Phishing Attack Uses Fake Subpoenas To Steal From CEOs
iDefense estimates that the attack went out to about 15,000 to 20,000 executives, resulting in about 1,800 confirmed malware victims.
PayPal Outlines Strategy to Slow Phishing
Web's biggest phishing target published multi-layered plan to reduce delivery of fake emails and warn users of phishing sites
Startup Launches Tool That Analyzes & Maps Network Architecture for Risk
Athena Security goes public and shows off its new tool for determining the risks posed by network configurations
CISO: More Strategic Thought Needed
The time has come for chief information security officers to become less tactical, more strategic.
E-Ignorance Can Be Bliss
I missed something that was staring me in the face. It wasn't something huge or important, like, "Oh, look, Hillary Clinton's really trying to be nice this week." No, what I happily missed were online ads served up by Evite alongside the "Come to dinner" verbiage. This offense apparently is enough for the New York Times to proclaim the site as the ruination of parties in our modern e-times. But what if we forget
Oracle Plans 41 Patches For Tuesday
The number of published proof-of-concept exploits for Oracle products last year supports research noting an increase in attacks on applications.
Thumbs Down: Flash Drives Are Bigger Threat Than Many Of You Know
The sheer convenience and affordability of flash drives is matched -- and more than matched -- by the threat potential they possess. And that's according to one of the drives' leading manufacturers.
CA Exec: Security Pros Need to Be Unburied From the Org Chart
To succeed, IT security must raise its profile in the business, says former CIO
RSA: Hashing Out Encryption
Vendors at RSA 2008 rolled out tools that make encryption easier to use and manage
New York Hospital Worker Arrested for Stealing 50,000 Patient Records
Theft was discovered by police, not hospital IT staff
Spoofing WiFi Positioning (and the Boss)
The boss wants it both ways. On one hand, she doesn't like me hanging around the office, disrupting a normal, pleasant working environment. On the other hand, she wants to know where I am at all times -- right, like I'm going to tell.
The Temperature Of Storage
Why can't I look away from the morning weather report, or just turn the page when I come across the odds-makers' lines on the sports section? Maybe it's the control freak in me. Or that I want to believe some mere mortal really knows how this will all turn out. Maybe I just want information, even if it's deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
I try to remember all this as I read the temperature taking going on in the storage industry, against a backdrop of bankruptcies, foreclosures, and r
Study Finds 'Alarming' Ignorance About Cybercrime
"Consumers' unsecured computers play a major role in helping cybercriminals conduct cybercrimes," the National Cyber Security Alliance warns.
Microsoft Calls On Net Advertisers To Adopt Privacy Standards
The company told the FTC that Internet advertising companies should adopt a five-tiered system of standards to protect consumer privacy.
Panel: DLP Outlook Hopeful, But No Silver Bullet
Data loss protection technology is getting real, experts say, but it won't stop determined insiders by itself
Tech Insight: Virtualization Gets Personal
As tools open up avenues for desktop virtualization, enterprises must choose the right security path
Al Gore Bans Press at RSA
Keynote on green technologies makes reporters see red
Mirrored Excitement
I haven't seen the storage blogosphere this atwitter since Dan Warmenhoven's testy exchange with some analysts or EMC blindsided the industry with its support for solid-state drives. But Atrato and Xiotech have generated real buzz this week ove
Security Is No Longer About The Operating System
Now that Adobe has updated its graphics and video software, a near ubiquitous security vulnerability has been fixed.
Sensitive Military Gear Hawked On eBay, Craigslist
GAO investigators were able to buy two F-14 components from separate sellers, special night-vision goggles, body armor vests, and body armor protective plates.
Down To Business: It's Past Time To Elevate The Infosec Conversation
At the RSA conference, the security discussion was about helping customers innovate and deliver business value.
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