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Banks: TJX lost twice as much data as reported

Banks: TJX lost twice as much data as reported

A group of New England banking associations contended in a court filing Tuesday that hackers stole 94 million account numbers when they infiltrated the databases of clothing retailer TJX, the Boston Globe reported today.
Dan Kaplan Oct 26 2007 9:40AM Security
IT managers fear job loss after data breach

IT managers fear job loss after data breach

Confidential data leakage is more likely to cause the dismissal of an IT manager than a virus outbreak on a business network according to a September survey of Australian IT Managers.
Negar Salek Oct 25 2007 2:33PM Training & Development
Moving data securely requires a good tool kit

Moving data securely requires a good tool kit

For decades we have fussed around with how we describe our profession. It started with “data security,” evolved to “computer security,” and then took off in several directions.
Peter Stephenson, Oct 25 2007 10:49AM Security
ICO welcomes data breach notification laws

ICO welcomes data breach notification laws

The UK's data watchdog has joined calls for a US-style data loss reporting law.
Phil Muncaster Oct 24 2007 9:53AM Security
Volume of backup data disrupts business ops

Volume of backup data disrupts business ops

Nearly two thirds of IT executives believe the volume of data they have to back up is disrupting their business operations, according to new research out today.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 18 2007 10:09AM Security
European consumers split on data privacy issues

European consumers split on data privacy issues

A gap has emerged between the views of consumers in the UK and continental Europe on data privacy and dependable IT, a new report suggests.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 15 2007 9:48AM Security
Data centre carbon emissions soar

Data centre carbon emissions soar

Data centres account for around a quarter of all IT industry carbon emissions, according to a new report from Gartner..
Iain Thomson Oct 10 2007 10:28PM Hardware
Oscar winner loses data back-ups

Oscar winner loses data back-ups

The home of Francis Ford Coppola was robbed over the weekend and the theft of his backup device has left him facing the loss of 15 years' worth of data.
Iain Thomson Oct 2 2007 11:58AM Security
Protecting cardholder data in e-Commerce transactions

Protecting cardholder data in e-Commerce transactions

More and more businesses are moving towards offering their products and services in an Internet-based environment and consumers will typically use a credit or debit card for e-commerce transactions.
Staff Writers Sep 28 2007 10:48AM Security
Study: Companies continue to store forbidden data

Study: Companies continue to store forbidden data

Companies are storing credit-card verification codes and data contained on the magnetic strip even though both practices are banned by the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), according to a new study.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 27 2007 11:59AM Security
TJX settles data breach lawsuits

TJX settles data breach lawsuits

TJX, owner of the TK Maxx brand, has agreed to settle a series of class-action lawsuits stemming from a huge data breach in 2005.
Shaun Nichols Sep 27 2007 11:57AM Security
P2P data leak hits ABN Amro

P2P data leak hits ABN Amro

Data on more than 5,000 ABN Amro customers has reportedly been found on the BearShare peer-to-peer network.
Shaun Nichols Sep 25 2007 9:40AM Security
Intel touts virtualisation as the 'data centre OS'

Intel touts virtualisation as the 'data centre OS'

Virtualisation will enable a new "data centre operating system", according to Pat Gelsinger, Intel's senior vice president for enterprise systems.
Tom Sanders Sep 13 2007 7:04AM Software
Weighing the options for securing back-up data

Weighing the options for securing back-up data

With the looming threats of publicly exposed personal data breaches, mishandled confidential partner information and lost intellectual property assets, an increasing number of enterprises are investigating options for securing data stored on both tape- and disk-based media.
Greg Farris, Sep 10 2007 3:03PM Security
Pfizer suffers its third data breach in a year

Pfizer suffers its third data breach in a year

The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has revealed that it has suffered a data breach with the personal details of thousands of employees stolen.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 9 2007 11:08AM Security
Official databases fail to protect personal data

Official databases fail to protect personal data

Official organisations that maintain databases containing personal information need to devise better ways to protect individuals' privacy while preserving the value of the information to researchers, academics argue.
Robert Jaques Sep 3 2007 11:42AM Security
Corporations must protect data wherever it goes

Corporations must protect data wherever it goes

When it comes to data security, enterprises have historically taken a "stop them at the gates" approach, similar to the purchase of a home security system.
Cliff Pollan, Aug 31 2007 10:43AM Security
Judge dismisses students' lawsuit in data breach

Judge dismisses students' lawsuit in data breach

Two former Ohio University students may have lost their battle in a data-breach-related lawsuit, but the current US political environment left them with no other recourse than to sue, a security industry analyst told SCMagazine.com.
Jim Carr Aug 31 2007 10:30AM Security
Monster upgrades its security following data breach

Monster upgrades its security following data breach

Monster.com is beefing up security measures in light of the recent data theft that exposed the personal information of at least 1.3 million users to hackers.
Dan Kaplan Aug 31 2007 10:20AM Security
Managing data growth: Nine tips for mid-market organisations

Managing data growth: Nine tips for mid-market organisations

Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) across Australia are struggling to manage data growth and storage costs.
Tim Smith Aug 30 2007 4:50PM Storage

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