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Union sues TSA over data breach

Union sues TSA over data breach

A federal employee union has filed suit against the Transportation Security Administration over a lost external hard drive that contained the personal information of some 100,000 workers.
Dan Kaplan May 11 2007 12:55AM Security
Four steps to guard against data leakage from the endpoint

Four steps to guard against data leakage from the endpoint

The influx of inexpensive storage media — from MP3 players and PDAs to USB thumb drives and external hard drives — in today's enterprise facilitates the dissemination of information further and further away from the enterprise core, and attackers are writing increasingly complex, customised malicious code designed to compromise a company's proprietary information.
Dennis Szerszen, May 7 2007 5:11PM Security
Data centres running out of space and power

Data centres running out of space and power

Report claims high density devices to blame for capacity crisis.
Robert Jaques May 1 2007 11:50AM Storage
Mobile phone users oblivious to data threats

Mobile phone users oblivious to data threats

Most mobile phone users do not take data security seriously.
Matt Chapman Apr 27 2007 2:50PM Telco/ISP
Road warriors offered data protection

Road warriors offered data protection

Steganos offering secure data on the road.
Clement James Apr 27 2007 1:00PM Security
Red Hat targets stovepiped data

Red Hat targets stovepiped data

MetaMatrix acquisition lets companies add metadata to legacy apps.
Tom Sanders Apr 26 2007 4:00PM Software
Analysis: hackers eye up fibre optic data networks

Analysis: hackers eye up fibre optic data networks

Security risk should not be underestimated.
Staff Writers Apr 26 2007 3:50PM Security
Opinion: Alice in “Quality” land

Opinion: Alice in “Quality” land

When confronted with the problem of how to address issues of data quality (DQ) many organisations face a similar dilemma to Alice during her travels in Wonderland; “I know that I need to do something, but I don’t know where to start”.
Staff Writers Apr 26 2007 12:14PM Software
McAfee: Data breach will cause major corporate collapse

McAfee: Data breach will cause major corporate collapse

More than a third of IT professionals believe a major accidental or malicious leak of sensitive corporate data could threaten the future of their business, according to the latest research from McAfee.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 26 2007 9:51AM Security
Encryption is the last defense for data in a digital world

Encryption is the last defense for data in a digital world

We used to live in an analog world. We played records, radio stations had static interference, we flattened out dollar bills to work in vending machines and we anguished over hanging chads. Sure, everything was converted into bits and bytes in the end, but the world we interacted with was a physical one.
Richard Moulds, Apr 12 2007 4:12PM Security
US retailer TK Maxx's data theft danger 'over hyped'

US retailer TK Maxx's data theft danger 'over hyped'

Card details without the security number are of little use on the internet or
phone, argues expert.
Clement James Apr 4 2007 11:16AM Security
Hackers bank on Trojans to steal financial data

Hackers bank on Trojans to steal financial data

Banker Trojans a fast-growing threat.
Robert Jaques Mar 30 2007 12:01PM Security
Dell starts offering complete data centres

Dell starts offering complete data centres

Hardware vendor moves into preconfigured server bundles.
Tom Sanders Mar 28 2007 2:27PM Hardware
CeBIT: Ericsson promises 3G data speeds over GSM

CeBIT: Ericsson promises 3G data speeds over GSM

Edge Evolution deployed as a simple software upgrade.
Ian Williams Mar 26 2007 9:07AM Telco/ISP
CeBIT: Hard disk shredder eliminates data for good

CeBIT: Hard disk shredder eliminates data for good

Machine turns old hard drive into confetti.
Ian Williams Mar 23 2007 11:52AM Hardware
Stolen data from major US retailer used in credit card fraud ring

Stolen data from major US retailer used in credit card fraud ring

A multimillion-dollar state-wide credit card scam has been uncovered in the US, six arrested and four warrants have been issued.
Frank Washkuch Mar 22 2007 3:00AM Security
Symantec Report: Stolen data market is thriving

Symantec Report: Stolen data market is thriving

Criminals are using underground economy servers to sell stolen information, including credit and debit cards, PIN numbers and user account details, according to the latest report by Symantec.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 20 2007 3:51AM Security
Most data centre thefts are inside jobs

Most data centre thefts are inside jobs

Beware the enemy within.
Clement James Mar 15 2007 1:56PM Networking
Big brother won’t protect data

Big brother won’t protect data

Successful privacy and data security requires guidance and enforced policy, rather than a big brother approach, according to security vendor Workshare.
Negar Salek Mar 15 2007 11:09AM Security
Study: Critical data loss the biggest fear for IT managers

Study: Critical data loss the biggest fear for IT managers

Two-thirds of IT managers believe the loss of business-critical data and the downtime of key computer systems are the greatest risks they face in IT planning, according to new research by CA.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 13 2007 12:10PM Security

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