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What does a data breach cost?

What does a data breach cost?

This Friday, 5:45pm - Your company's star financial analyst is on her way home and needs to drop by the grocery store to pick up dinner. On the passenger's seat is her laptop, freshly loaded with the customer database to help prepare a report for Monday.
Kevin Bocek, Jul 19 2007 3:53PM Security
Global demand for mobile data services soars

Global demand for mobile data services soars

Global mobile data revenues from services other than SMS exceeded US$10bn in the first quarter of 2007, research revealed today.
Robert Jaques Jul 19 2007 1:22PM Telco/ISP
Data #3 streamlines Hervey Bay City Council

Data #3 streamlines Hervey Bay City Council

Local service provider, Data #3 has implemented Centennial Software’ asset management solution for Queensland’s Hervey Bay City Council.
Staff Writers Jul 19 2007 1:08PM Software
Second-hand PCs still full of sensitive data

Second-hand PCs still full of sensitive data

Despite recent high-profile data breaches and heightened awareness of the need to delete data prior to selling a PC, many second-hand computers contain highly sensitive personal information.
Robert Jaques Jul 19 2007 10:58AM Security
Data leaks - good intentions gone bad

Data leaks - good intentions gone bad

Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes worldwide. In the US alone, identify theft happens every 79 seconds, becoming the fastest growing crime in America.
Paul Henry, Jul 16 2007 12:38PM Security
Former Boeing employee charged in data theft

Former Boeing employee charged in data theft

Seattle police have charged a former Boeing employee with 16 counts of computer trespass for the alleged theft of 320,000 files, as well as leaking them to a Seattle-area daily newspaper.
Jim Carr Jul 16 2007 10:42AM Security
ICO: Number of data security breaches is 'horrifying'

ICO: Number of data security breaches is 'horrifying'

The number of companies, government departments and public bodies that have breached data protection rules is "horrifying", a new report says.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 12 2007 10:50AM Security
Cisco, EMC, Microsoft team up to help feds protect and share data

Cisco, EMC, Microsoft team up to help feds protect and share data

Three of the world's largest IT vendors have partnered to create a technology architecture alliance aimed at helping federal agencies both protect and share sensitive information.
Dan Kaplan Jul 11 2007 9:02AM Security
Google slams EU data protection bodies

Google slams EU data protection bodies

Data protection and data retention two different things, claims search giant.
Matt Chapman Jul 9 2007 1:28PM Security
Study: Security professionals back data breach law

Study: Security professionals back data breach law

More than three-quarters of IT security professionals believe companies should be legally obliged to disclose data security breaches, latest figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 9 2007 11:56AM Security
Fidelity admits theft of data on 2.3m customers

Fidelity admits theft of data on 2.3m customers

Bank and credit card numbers lifted from payment monitoring firm.
Shaun Nichols Jul 5 2007 1:51PM Security
California moves closer to making retailers responsible for data breaches

California moves closer to making retailers responsible for data breaches

California, which has the most stringent consumer and data privacy laws in the country, has moved a step closer to forcing retailers — rather than financial institutions — to notify consumers when they've suffered a data breach.
Jim Carr Jul 4 2007 11:24AM Security
Data integration set to soar

Data integration set to soar

Business intelligence the driving force, say analysts.
Staff Writers Jun 28 2007 11:56AM Strategy
SecureWorks finds stolen data cache, variants of Prg trojan

SecureWorks finds stolen data cache, variants of Prg trojan

Researchers at SecureWorks have discovered several caches of stolen data containing the personal and financial information of 10,000 corporate and home PC users, as well as new variants of the Prg trojan.
Frank Washkuch Jun 27 2007 11:07AM Security
High street giants breach data protection laws

High street giants breach data protection laws

Two high street giants, Orange and Littlewoods, have been found in breach of the Data Protection Act following the negligent management of sensitive customer information.
Fiona Raisbeck Jun 25 2007 7:08AM Security
Small firms warned of data protection scam

Small firms warned of data protection scam

UK - Fraudsters demanding money to register under DPA.
Staff Writers Jun 19 2007 4:21PM Security
Case study: How a company can grow and still protect data

Case study: How a company can grow and still protect data

As a fast growing company that has developed its business around proprietary technologies, WebEx faced the same dilemma.
Randy Barr, Jun 15 2007 11:37AM Security
Half of all workers admit stealing data

Half of all workers admit stealing data

Sensitive material easily stolen using USB drives.
Robert Jaques Jun 12 2007 3:00PM Security
HBOS: Lost data disk was not encrypted

HBOS: Lost data disk was not encrypted

A missing disk that contained the personal details of thousands of HBOS customers was not encrypted, the bank admitted today.
Fiona Raisbeck Jun 12 2007 10:17AM Security
Securing data in motion vs. data at rest? It’s the wrong question!

Securing data in motion vs. data at rest? It’s the wrong question!

Securing vital and sensitive corporate data is an ongoing and forefront concern for any organisation. However, recently there have been numerous vendor announcements for new products claiming to solve data security problems and compliance challenges by either protecting “data in motion” or “data at rest.”
David Shaw Jun 6 2007 10:40AM Security

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