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Personal info of 196K HP employees compromised

Personal info of 196K HP employees compromised

A laptop containing the personal information of nearly 200,000 current and former Hewlett-Packard employees was stolen last week, according to a spokeswoman for Fidelity Investments.
Frank Washkuch Mar 23 2006 10:52PM Security
From Russia, bots and personal information for sale

From Russia, bots and personal information for sale

Russian hackers are offering stolen credit card and bank account numbers, as well as the use of thousands of bot computers, for a low price.
Frank Washkuch Mar 9 2006 9:07PM Security
Few trust websites with personal information, report finds

Few trust websites with personal information, report finds

Less than one in five people are confident that websites will treat personal information properly, according to a new survey by the UK information commissioner.
René Millman Nov 21 2005 4:19PM Security
Personal websites - a hacker's paradise

Personal websites - a hacker's paradise

Free personal web hosting is providing a safe-haven for hackers, spammers and wielders of malicious code.
David Quainton Jul 26 2005 2:52PM Security
U.C. Berkeley laptop with personal data of 98,000 stolen

U.C. Berkeley laptop with personal data of 98,000 stolen

Police at the University of California at Berkeley are investigating the theft of a laptop that contained names and Social Security numbers of more than 98,000 graduate students and applicants.
Marcia Savage Mar 29 2005 9:26PM 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
77 per cent of firms allow corporate data on personal computers

77 per cent of firms allow corporate data on personal computers

More than three quarters of UK organisations allow company data to reside on employees’ personal computing devices.
Dan Ilett Apr 5 2004 5:17PM Security
Review: SecuriKey Personal Edition

Review: SecuriKey Personal Edition

The SecuriKey Personal Edition is a single-user solution providing secure access to your workstation.
Julian Ashbourn Feb 1 2004 12:00AM Security
My Personal Firewall: I Should Have Listened to It!

My Personal Firewall: I Should Have Listened to It!

You could actually title this article "Virus Alert - I just Got Nailed," Part Two. (The link to the first installment, published in December 2001, is www.infosecnews.com/opinion/2001/12/12_03.htm).
Jack Wiles Jan 16 2004 4:49PM Security
Review: Intego Personal Backup X

Review: Intego Personal Backup X

This next solution is ideal for publishers and media houses that rely on Macintosh computers for their production activities. Intego Personal Backup X allows the user to back up their critical files, clone volumes and synchronize files between two volumes.
Jayne Parkhouse Jun 1 2003 12:00AM Security

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