Technology News: Network Intrusion

Wednesday - June 24, 2009

The parent company of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshall's will pay $9.75 million in a settlement with multiple states related to a massive data theft that exposed tens of millions of payment card numbers. Framingham, Mass.-based TJX said Tuesday it will pay $2.5 million to create a data security fund for states as well as a settlement amount of $5.5 million and $1.75 million to cover expenses related to the states' investigations. However, TJX stressed that it "firmly believes" that it did not violate any consumer protection or data security laws. [More...]

New App Aims to Plug Holes in Leaky Enterprise Data Hulls

Monday - June 8, 2009

Trend Micro on Monday announced LeakProof 5.0, designed to reduce the complexity and cost often associated with the discovery, monitoring and blocking of sensitive enterprise data. New features are built around the Active Update service and language-independent fingerprinting technology the company calls "DataDNA." Leakproof 5.0 will be available June 22. [More...]

Data Security's $64 Billion Question: Who Are You?

Thursday - May 28, 2009

In today's Internet-driven world of business, customer data -- traditionally the lifeblood of any enterprise -- takes on a new and frightening importance. On the one hand, businesses have to provide partners, staff and contractors access to data; on the other, they have to ensure that data does not get lost by accident -- or stolen. [More...]

PCI in the Age of Heartland

Thursday - May 14, 2009

In March, Visa announced that it was removing Heartland and RBS WorldPay, two credit card processors that had experienced major data breaches in the prior months, from its list of PCI-compliant companies. The action is seen by many in the industry as being mainly for show, but the removal of the processors brings attention to the very real limits of PCI as a data protection standard. [More...]

UC Berkeley Data Breach Exposes 160,000

Monday - May 11, 2009

About 160,000 people may have had their personal data stolen during a computer security breach at the University of California at Berkeley. Affected groups include current and former UC Berkeley students and family members, as well as about 3,400 students of Mills College who received, or were eligible to receive healthcare at UC Berkeley. [More...]

Public Ransom Demand Distinguishes Va. Breach in a Data-at-Risk World

Saturday - May 9, 2009

A hacker -- or a group of hackers -- is attempting to hold hostage some 8 million records purportedly acquired from the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program, according to ransom note posted to the program's Web site on April 30. Few statements have been released by Virginia state authorities, other than ID theft warnings. [More...]

Top Cybersecurity Official Spurs White House to Take Lead

Thursday - April 23, 2009

The woman who conducted a 60-day, top-to-bottom review of U.S. cybersecurity policy has said there needs to be more leadership on the issue from the very top -- the Obama White House. Melissa Hathaway, acting senior director for cyberspace for the National Security and Homeland Security councils, provided plenty of discussion material Wednesday for those attending the 2009 RSA Conference in San Francisco. [More...]

Can a Few Good Hackers Plug Holes in US' Swiss-Cheese Nets?

Tuesday - April 21, 2009

Federal authorities aren't looking to prosecute them, but to pay them to secure the nation's networks. General Dynamics Information Technology put out an ad last month on behalf of the Homeland Security Department seeking someone who could "think like the bad guy." [More...]

Conficker Bites University of Utah PCs

Tuesday - April 14, 2009

University of Utah officials say a computer virus has infected more than 700 campus computers, including those at the school's three hospitals. University health sciences spokesperson Chris Nelson said the outbreak of the Conficker worm, which can slow computers and steal personal information, was first detected Thursday. [More...]

The SaaS Security Squeeze

Tuesday - April 14, 2009

Multiple Software as a Service applications are becoming the delivery method of choice for organizations looking for ways to reduce their IT costs. Some 90 percent of organizations plan to either maintain or increase their SaaS use, according to a recent report by Gartner Research. This adoption rate is accelerating even in the current economic downturn. [More...]

Cyber-Spy vs. Cyber-Spy

Sunday - April 12, 2009

Ghost hackers infiltrating the computers of Tibetan exiles and the U.S. electric grid have pulled the curtain back on 21st-century espionage as nefarious as anything from the Cold War -- and far more difficult to stop. Nowadays, a hacker with a high-speed Internet connection, knowledge of computer security and some luck can pilfer information thought to be safely ensconced in a digital locker. [More...]

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