Marcia Savage

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Feinstein proposes tougher breach notification law

Feinstein proposes tougher breach notification law

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Monday toughened her proposal to require organizations to notify people of breaches that compromise their personal data.
Marcia Savage Apr 11 2005 11:42PM Security
Data breaches reveal lack of encryption

Data breaches reveal lack of encryption

A California medical group could have avoided a huge headache if it had encrypted the patient data stored on two computers that were stolen, a security executive noted.
Marcia Savage Apr 11 2005 5:45PM Security
Computers containing patient information stolen

Computers containing patient information stolen

A California medical group is notifying patients that they may be at risk of identity theft after burglars stole two computers containing their personal information.
Marcia Savage Apr 8 2005 11:50PM Security
Security researchers warn of DNS poisoning

Security researchers warn of DNS poisoning

Researchers at the SANS Internet Storm Center have been tracking domain name system (DNS) cache poisoning attacks that redirected users to malicious web sites.
Marcia Savage Apr 8 2005 10:10PM Security
Blue Coat reveals SEC investigation

Blue Coat reveals SEC investigation

Blue Coat Systems, a supplier of proxy appliances, revealed that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an investigation of the company.
Marcia Savage Apr 8 2005 5:26PM Security
Homeland Security CIO resigns

Homeland Security CIO resigns

Department of Homeland Security CIO Steven Cooper has resigned and will leave the agency at the end of the month.
Marcia Savage Apr 7 2005 7:30PM Security
7,000 hit in UCSF security blunder

7,000 hit in UCSF security blunder

The University of California San Francisco is notifying 7,000 employees and students that their personal information may have been accessed by an intruder who broke into a campus server.
Marcia Savage Apr 7 2005 12:07AM Security
UC Berkeley chancellor vows to reform security

UC Berkeley chancellor vows to reform security

After the theft of a laptop containing personal information of thousands of graduate students, alumni, and applicants, University of California Berkeley Chancellor Robert Birgeneau has promised tighter data security.
Marcia Savage Apr 6 2005 4:44PM Security
Virus attacks, recovery costs increase

Virus attacks, recovery costs increase

Companies and government agencies dealt with more virus "disasters" and spent more time and money recovering from them last year compared to 2003, according to a survey by ICSA Labs.
Marcia Savage Apr 5 2005 7:59PM Security
CISO Exchange names advisory board

CISO Exchange names advisory board

The CISO Exchange, launched by the House Government Reform Committee earlier this year after another dismal IT security report card for federal agencies, on Tuesday named its advisory board.
Marcia Savage Apr 5 2005 6:16PM Security
Florida attorney general sues spammers

Florida attorney general sues spammers

Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist has filed suit against two men accused of sending thousands of spam emails that linked to more than 75 web sites dealing in fraudulent business.
Marcia Savage Apr 4 2005 5:46PM Security
Digital Stakeout acquires vulnerability scanning firm

Digital Stakeout acquires vulnerability scanning firm

Digital Stakeout, an Atlanta-based managed security services company, has acquired ScannerX, a provider of vulnerability scanning and assessment services.
Marcia Savage Apr 1 2005 10:32PM Security
Directory harvest attacks plummet

Directory harvest attacks plummet

The number of directory harvest attacks (DHAs) by spammers against corporate email systems dropped in March for the first time in seven months, according to email security supplier Postini.
Marcia Savage Mar 31 2005 7:14PM Security
Juniper acquires Kagoor to boost VoIP security

Juniper acquires Kagoor to boost VoIP security

Juniper Networks has agreed to acquire Kagoor Networks, a supplier of session border control (SBC) technology, for $67.5 million in cash.
Marcia Savage Mar 31 2005 12:54AM Security
Online crime gangs have organized supply chain

Online crime gangs have organized supply chain

An organized supply chain has developed among the criminals using online attacks to steal credit card numbers and other sensitive data, according to Teros President and CEO Bob Walters.
Marcia Savage Mar 30 2005 11:11PM Security
Feinstein calls for more laws to prevent identity theft

Feinstein calls for more laws to prevent identity theft

In the wake of the latest security breach compromising personal data, U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined law enforcement, consumer groups and identity theft victims to urge Congress to beef up protection of people's confidential data.
Marcia Savage Mar 30 2005 8:20PM Security
U.C. Berkeley laptop with personal data of 98,000 stolen

U.C. Berkeley laptop with personal data of 98,000 stolen

Police at the University of California at Berkeley are investigating the theft of a laptop that contained names and Social Security numbers of more than 98,000 graduate students and applicants.
Marcia Savage Mar 29 2005 9:26PM Security
NIST releases HIPAA resource guide

NIST releases HIPAA resource guide

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a guide that federal agencies can use to help them understand HIPAA's security requirements.
Marcia Savage Mar 29 2005 6:42PM Security
Oracle acquires Oblix

Oracle acquires Oblix

Oracle has acquired Oblix, a privately held supplier of identity and web services management software.
Marcia Savage Mar 28 2005 11:12PM Security
GAO report: Weak security at SEC

GAO report: Weak security at SEC

Weak infosec controls at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) put sensitive data such as payroll and financial transactions at risk, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Marcia Savage Mar 28 2005 9:54PM Security

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