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INSIDERS: SECURITY RISK NO. 1January 20, 2012
News this week about a former drive-thru employee at a McDonald's in Olympia, Wash., who was busted for skimming patrons' card details, hammers the reality that insiders are always our greatest security risks — MORE |
MAJOR CYBER SECURITY EVENTS OF 2011January 19, 2012
We present a month-by-month summary of major cyber security incidents that occurred globally in 2011 — MORE |
FORCE FIRMS TO DISCLOSE DATA PRIVACY BREACHES, REPORT URGESJanuary 19, 2012
In a report published this week, the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) criticized Bill C-12, claiming it provides "excessive discretion to organizations that have had a data breach, allowing them unilaterally to characterize the breach as non-harmful to consumers." — MORE |
SMB COMPUTER SECURITY AND INTERNET SECURITY AWARENESS GROWSJanuary 19, 2012
A recent survey of 1,000 US- and UK-based SMBs released by internet security software provider indicates that traditional IT vulnerabilities are still causing SMBs the most concern, but there is a slow awakening to threats related to emerging technologies, especially among larger SMBs — MORE |
7 COMPUTER SECURITY RESOLUTIONS FOR 2012January 19, 2012
In spite of one high profile computer security breach after another, many people are still not employing even the most basic safeguards to protect their privacy and their data. Canadian information security firm Defence Intelligence has created the following seven computer security resolutions to help people protect their privacy, their data, and their wallets — MORE |
24 MILLION CUSTOMER ACCOUNTS HACKED AT ZAPPOSJanuary 17, 2012
Online shoe retailer Zappos told customers this weekend that it has been the victim of a cyber attack affecting more than 24 million customer accounts in its database — MORE |
MAFIA NOW "ITALY'S NO. 1 BANK" AS CRISES BITES - REPORTJanuary 11, 2012
Organized crime has tightened its grip on the Italian economy during the economic crisis, making the Mafia the country's biggest "bank" and squeezing the life out of thousands of small firms, according to a report on Tuesday — MORE |
FINDING THE CLEANUP CREW AFTER A MESSY HACK ATTACKDecember 31, 2011
Stratfor joins a list of other hapless prominent organizations that have recently been breached by so-called hacktivists - hackers whose goal is to embarrass and expose them. Among its predecessors are Sony, the security company HBGary and the Arizona Department of Public Safety — MORE |
543 MILLION RECORDS BREACHED IN THE US SINCE 2005December 31, 2011
The Privacy Rights Clearinghouse has tracked 535 breaches involving 30.4 million sensitive records as of mid-December of 2011. This brings the total reported records breached in the United States since 2005 to 543 million, the organization says — MORE |
LAX SECURITY EXPOSES VOICE MAIL TO HACKING, STUDY SAYSDecember 31, 2011
According to a study to be presented Tuesday, cellphone users in Europe and the rest of the world may be just as vulnerable as the actor Hugh Grant and other celebrities to having their personal voice mail hacked - or worse - because of outdated mobile network security — MORE |
COMPUTER HACKERS DONATE $1 MILLION TO CHARITY USING STOLEN CREDIT CARD INFORMATIONDecember 31, 2011
A group calling itself Anonymous says it stole thousands of e-mail addresses and credit card information from an on-line security firm to donate $1 million to charity — MORE |
CYBER SECURITY MUST FOCUS ON USERS, NOT JUST ATTACKERSDecember 12, 2011
Computer security experts have long pointed out that human beings are often the weak link allowing cyber attacks to succeed. Now, researchers at the Maryland Cybersecurity Center have reaffirmed that security measures must aim at users, not just attackers — MORE |
ONLINE HOLIDAY SHOPPING AT WORK RAISES SECURITY RISKSDecember 12, 2011
Employees are planning to do more online holiday shopping while on the job this year, a new survey shows. And many will be using their personal smartphones and tablets — MORE |
12 CHINESE HACKER TEAMS RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST U.S. CYBERTHEFTDecember 12, 2011
As few as 12 different Chinese groups, largely backed or directed by the government there, do the bulk of the China-based cyberattacks stealing critical data from U.S. companies and government agencies, according to U.S. cybersecurity analysts and experts — MORE |
EU BETTING ON MEGA FINES FOR PRIVACY BREACHESDecember 12, 2011
The European Commission is finalising proposals that would enable it to fine businesses up to five per cent of global turnover for significant privacy breaches, according to a report — MORE |
BUSINESSES UNCLEAR ON CLOUD COMPUTINGDecember 5, 2011
A recently released Microsoft Canada survey conducted by Leger Marketing found that Canadian businesses are unclear when it comes to cloud computing — MORE |
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