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Heroin hacker steals information on 59,000 workers

Heroin hacker steals information on 59,000 workers

American company Luxottica Retail, the former owner of the Things Remembered stores seemed to have forgotten to have the right amount of security on the company mainframe.
Nick Farrell Nov 26 2008 3:42PM Security
Protecting customer information

Protecting customer information

Enterprises still seem to have turned a blind eye to the vulnerability that exists when information, in document and spreadsheet form, leaves the company via email and laptops.
Brian Dirking, principal product director, Oracle Nov 25 2008 4:30PM Security
EMC unveils Atmos cloud storage offering

EMC unveils Atmos cloud storage offering

Storage company EMC has launched its long-awaited cloud storage offering, which it claims will help firms manage information on a global scale.
Rosalie Marshall Nov 11 2008 6:24AM Storage
Scientists build world’s smallest storage device

Scientists build world’s smallest storage device

Scientists are claiming a major breakthrough in quantum computing after managing to store information inside the nucleus of an atom.
Iain Thomson Oct 27 2008 6:41AM Storage
Study: Global information security improving, but far from perfect

Study: Global information security improving, but far from perfect

A global security study discusses what has improved around information security over the past year and where there is room for improvement.
Angela Moscaritolo Oct 16 2008 10:15AM Security
Prices for stolen information plummet

Prices for stolen information plummet

The black-market price for stolen credit and debit card details has dropped to as little as US$1.50, according to a newspaper investigation.
Dan Raywood Oct 10 2008 9:48AM Security
Banking crisis putting data at risk

Banking crisis putting data at risk

IT managers are facing a tough time ahead as the economic crisis leads to the consolidation of several major banks and their respective IT systems.
Ian Williams Oct 9 2008 7:32AM Security
Sharing information key to cracking e-crime

Sharing information key to cracking e-crime

The scale of electronic crime is incalculable because of inadequacies in the reporting system, according to the European Union's IT security unit.
Phil Muncaster Oct 8 2008 6:47AM Security
AMD information head calls for team work

AMD information head calls for team work

The Chief Information Officer’s role in a company is evolving according to a Forbes interview with AMD's CIO.
Emma Hughes Oct 7 2008 3:22PM Training & Development
IBM, McAfee execs admit data management is out of control

IBM, McAfee execs admit data management is out of control

Security experts at McAfee and IBM admit customers are yet to fully grasp the importance of data management despite stronger regulation and a series of highly publicised breaches.
Negar Salek Sep 26 2008 2:11PM Security
IBM, McAfee execs admit data management is out of control

IBM, McAfee execs admit data management is out of control

Security experts at McAfee and IBM admit customers are yet to fully grasp the importance of data management despite stronger regulation and a series of highly publicised breaches.
Negar Salek Sep 25 2008 3:21PM Security
Palin e-mail hack raises new concerns

Palin e-mail hack raises new concerns

The bevy of personal information on the Internet could be making personal security questions a far less effective protection method.
Shaun Nichols Sep 23 2008 9:34AM Security
International health information security standard and best practices issued

International health information security standard and best practices issued

A new standard spells out detailed controls for managing health information security.
Sue Marquette Poremba Sep 11 2008 9:53AM Security
IBM puts information sell on Cognos customers

IBM puts information sell on Cognos customers

IBM has set the tone for this year’s Cognos Forum by putting the sell on Cognos customers to ascribe to a wider 'information agenda' vision.
Ry Crozier Sep 5 2008 10:40AM Hardware
Utimaco grows A/NZ presence

Utimaco grows A/NZ presence

Data security company Utimaco has launched its first A/NZ office to support its local customer base and extend its reseller network.
Staff Writers Aug 26 2008 3:19PM Security
Mandatory data breach disclosure recommended in privacy law reforms

Mandatory data breach disclosure recommended in privacy law reforms

The introduction of mandatory data breach disclosure laws in Australia has been set in motion.
Negar Salek Aug 11 2008 4:49PM Security
Information Commissioner gives thumbs up to Google Streetview

Information Commissioner gives thumbs up to Google Streetview

UK privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), has declared that Google's Streetview service won't break any privacy laws when it begins operation in the UK..
Andrew Charlesworth Aug 6 2008 7:34AM Software
Is Limbo 2 the ultimate trojan?

Is Limbo 2 the ultimate trojan?

Researchers have discovered a new trojan designed to steal information from large banking institutions.
Sue Marquette Poremba Jul 21 2008 10:49AM Security
Facebook redesign exposed personal information

Facebook redesign exposed personal information

Facebook users are being warned that the popular social networking site accidentally exposed personal information about its members this week.
Staff Writers Jul 17 2008 3:14PM Security
Customers shun personalised marketing e-mails, study finds

Customers shun personalised marketing e-mails, study finds

Marketing e-mails that include customers’ names, hobbies and other personal information could come across as “too pushy”, a U.S. study of e-mail marketing has found.
Staff Writers Jul 7 2008 2:21PM Strategy

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