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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
Study: UK companies failing to protect critical data

Study: UK companies failing to protect critical data

Almost 40 per cent of UK organisations admit they are protecting less than a quarter of their network traffic, according to SafeNet's annual security survey.
Fiona Raisbeck Aug 27 2007 1:39PM Security
New laser promises to turbocharge data

New laser promises to turbocharge data

US researchers have demonstrated a laser designed to generate high-speed pulses of light on silicon that can speed data transmission.
Robert Jaques Aug 24 2007 3:33PM Telco/ISP
IBM unveils data protection smoke screen

IBM unveils data protection smoke screen

Data masking technology hides confidential information from prying eyes.
Tom Sanders Aug 24 2007 3:24PM Security
IBM unveils data protection smoke screen

IBM unveils data protection smoke screen

IBM has released a new data masking solution that aims to prevent the theft of confidential information.
Tom Sanders Aug 24 2007 7:09AM Security
Converged voice and data makes for better outsourcing

Converged voice and data makes for better outsourcing

IT outsourcing works best for organisations when voice and data networks are converged, according to a recent report from BT.
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 22 2007 10:43AM Telco/ISP
Unencrypted networks threaten data security

Unencrypted networks threaten data security

Almost 40 percent of UK organisations admit to protecting less than a quarter of their network traffic, according to the annual security survey conducted by SafeNet.
Staff Writers Aug 22 2007 7:56AM Security
Anatomy of a data breach from the inside out

Anatomy of a data breach from the inside out

It's a sunny day somewhere thousands of miles away from your data centre. A savvy hacker sits in front of his monitor.
Prat Moghe, Aug 22 2007 7:53AM Security
Study: Half of online pharmacies fail to secure customer data

Study: Half of online pharmacies fail to secure customer data

More than half of all online pharmacies are failing to encrypt their customer data, exposing consumers to identity theft and credit-card fraud, new figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Aug 21 2007 7:30AM Security
Lawsuit filed against Certegy over data breach

Lawsuit filed against Certegy over data breach

A California law firm has filed a class-action lawsuit against Certegy Check Services on behalf of the 8.5 million customers whose sensitive information was sold to direct marketers by a former employee of the check verification service.
Dan Kaplan Aug 20 2007 6:40AM Security

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