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California proposal would ban data release for research

California proposal would ban data release for research

A California legislator is proposing a ban on state agencies handing out Social Security numbers and other personal data unless required for law enforcement purposes.
Marcia Savage Dec 6 2004 6:03PM Security
Data management not a priority despite security concerns

Data management not a priority despite security concerns

Despite regulatory pressures and security concerns, senior corporate managers do not place enough importance on data quality, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Marcia Savage Nov 10 2004 11:01AM Security
Massive data attack cripples online firm

Massive data attack cripples online firm

Extortionists managed to cripple operations at Protx, a UK-based secure online payment company, by bombarding it with up to 500 megabytes of data a second.
David Quainton Nov 8 2004 4:51PM Security
U.S. consumers apt to give away personal data

U.S. consumers apt to give away personal data

Americans release too much personal information over the phone and web, making them vulnerable to identity theft and phishing, according to a survey released by EDS and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Marcia Savage Oct 29 2004 10:50PM Security
Beating the social engineering scams: what employees must do to protect company data

Beating the social engineering scams: what employees must do to protect company data

While technology can dramatically reduce the risk associated with threats and vulnerabilities in enterprise IT, the human factor is always critical in a comprehensive security strategy.
John Roese Oct 27 2004 3:27PM Security
Homegrown voice and data player seeks partners

Homegrown voice and data player seeks partners

Australian voice and data products vendor System Solutions has begun seeking resellers for its new homegrown Windows-compatible VoIP portfolio.
Fleur Doidge Oct 18 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
How valuable is your data?

How valuable is your data?

We have seen it in ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ and ‘Star Wars’ and countless other movies. But could it happen in real life? Could a fraudster posing as somebody else easily get their hands on valuable assets?
Joanna Shields Oct 6 2004 3:36PM Security
University of Texas Health Science Center completes data security project

University of Texas Health Science Center completes data security project

The University of Texas (UT) Health Science Center at Houston completed a network upgrade to protect and encrypt personally identifiable patient and employee financial information, electronic protected health information (EPHI) and intellectual property.
Robert Jaques Oct 1 2004 10:24AM Security
Australasian information brokers widen data net

Australasian information brokers widen data net

Information broker Citec Confirm, a division of Queensland IT outsourcer Citec, has struck a three-year services deal with New Zealand-based credit check agency Baycorp Advantage.
Fleur Doidge Sep 22 2004 12:00AM Networking
Direct Data in receivership

Direct Data in receivership

Queensland-based wholesale ISP Direct Data Pty Ltd has been placed in receivership by its largest secured creditor AAPT, CRN has learned.
Byron Connolly Sep 10 2004 12:00AM Financial Services
UK enterprises throwing away sensitive data

UK enterprises throwing away sensitive data

Over three-quarters of UK enterprise corporates admit that they do not take adequate precautions to destroy potentially sensitive data residing on PCs which are being discarded or recycled.
Robert Jaques Sep 3 2004 11:42AM Security
Express Data launches FastQuote

Express Data launches FastQuote

Distributor Express Data has launched a tool that gives resellers customised pricing, stock and ETAs in realtime.
Staff Writers Aug 31 2004 12:00AM Software
Ocwen Financial taps Vormetric to secure data

Ocwen Financial taps Vormetric to secure data

Ocwen Financial Corporation, a provider of mortgage services and real estate management, is deploying Vormetric's CoreGuard Data Security System to protect and encrypt non-public, personally identifiable financial data.
Marcia Savage Aug 30 2004 11:27PM Security
Data #3 looks to a better year

Data #3 looks to a better year

ASX-listed Data #3 reported a 50.2 percent increase in net profit to $3.34 million following restructuring, for its year ending 30 June 2004.
Staff Writers Aug 27 2004 12:00AM Financial Services
WIND talks up mobile data storm in Sydney

WIND talks up mobile data storm in Sydney

A visitor from Italian mobile operator WIND told a vendor-sponsored business breakfast today how local content and service providers may best reap revenue from converged mobile data services.
Fleur Doidge Aug 19 2004 12:00AM Software
Eaton Vance deploys Enterasys to protect financial data

Eaton Vance deploys Enterasys to protect financial data

Eaton Vance, a Boston-based financial-services firm, has deployed Enterasys' Secure Networks infrastructure to ensure data protection, network access control, and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance.
Marcia Savage Aug 18 2004 8:09PM Security
New box destroys data to foil hackers, thieves

New box destroys data to foil hackers, thieves

Oracle reseller Attain IT and distributor Randtronics have partnered to offer the Australian market a US-made data privacy appliance that scrambles data when an attack is detected.
Fleur Doidge Aug 9 2004 12:00AM Security
Long-distance data

Long-distance data

iSCSI was meant to provide a cheap way to link dispersed storage. Paul Hickingbotham reviews its progress
Paul Hickingbotham Aug 5 2004 12:40PM Security
New rules force a focus on data

New rules force a focus on data

If there is a dispute over an email sent last year, will you be able to locate it? Better make sure it’s stored away safely. Ron Condon reports
Ron Condon Aug 5 2004 12:17PM Security
Nitro Data Systems and Systems Engineering sell IPS

Nitro Data Systems and Systems Engineering sell IPS

Intrusion prevention firm Nitro Data Systems has partnered with Systems Engineering to sell network security solutions.
Dan Ilett Aug 3 2004 4:36PM Security

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