Current Security Issues
- Discover, Heartland come to terms over data breach claims
09.02.10 Infosecurity (USA) - Latest News
Heartland Payment Systems has closed the book on card brand-related lawsuits resulting from a 2008 system breach by agreeing to a $5 million settlemen...
- Misconfigured networks open door to hackers
09.02.10 Infosecurity (USA) - Latest News
Research just released shows that IT security professionals think that a badly configured network is the main cause of network breaches.
- State consultant posts dates of birth and Social Security numbers of 22,000 on website
08.30.10 OSF Data Loss - Latest Incidents
Aon Consulting data loss incident circa 2010-08-30
- E-mail Causes Most Enterprise Data Loss
08.30.10 InformationWeek - All Stories
Breaches associated with social media, video sharing, blogs are also on the rise, finds Proofpoint study.
- 150,000 names, addresses, genders, email addresses and customer profiles posted on the Internet by external service provider
08.29.10 OSF Data Loss - Latest Incidents
Schlecker data loss incident circa 2010-08-27
- Security Study Says Data Breaches Often Caused by Configuration Errors
08.27.10 Google Alerts - data breach
Instead, data configuration errors and bad application code causes the most problem. According to the "2010 Data Breach Investigations Report,&qu...
- Study: 96% of data data breaches avoidable
08.27.10 Google Alerts - data breach
A full 96% of data breaches are avoidable through simple or intermediate controls, according to “2010 Data Breach Investigations Report,” research...
- Connecticut Insurance Regulators Requiring Data Breach Notification
08.27.10 Google Alerts - data breach
Five days. That's how quickly agents and insurers must now notify Connecticut insurance regulators about a possible leak of clients' personal ...
- 25% Of Malware Spread Via USB Drives
08.27.10 InformationWeek - All Stories
Email and peer-to-peer networks also rank as significant venues for malware attacks, which have increased slightly in the U.S. but declined in Europe,...
- Massive 'Fake AV' Attack Launched
08.26.10 InformationWeek - All Stories
Scareware campaign targets consumers' credit card information with bogus offers of free antivirus services, warns Sophos.
- Infected USB drive "significantly compromised" Pentagon computers
08.26.10 Infosecurity (USA) - Latest News
Department of Defense officials have admitted for the first time that malware on a USB stick "significantly compromised" classified Pentagon computers...
- Hackers see opportunities in the cloud
08.25.10 Infosecurity (USA) - Latest News
A survey conducted among IT professionals and hackers at last month’s DEF CON reveals concerns over cloud vendor security, and an opportunity for ha...
- Patient names, addresses, phone numbers, date of birth, Social Security numbers and reason for the visit stolen from three desktops, one laptop and a backup drive from office
08.25.10 OSF Data Loss - Latest Incidents
Eastmoreland Surgical Clinic & Vein Center data loss incident circa 2010-08-23
- Mobile Devices Threaten Enterprises From Within
08.23.10 DarkReading - All Stories
Security researchers are focusing increasingly on mobile devices. The result: your next insider attack could come from a smartphone
- Tech Insight: Using Network Segmentation and Access Control To Isolate Attacks
08.23.10 Google Alerts - data breach
... according to new case data from the US Secret Service included in the recent Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, but external attacks are s...
- 7,000 patient names, birth dates, and some Social Security numbers stolen from laptop in building
08.21.10 OSF Data Loss - Latest Incidents
Cook County Health & Hospitals System data loss incident circa 2010-08-20
- 2,027 patient names, medical record numbers, date of birth, diagnosis, mother’s name and some social security numbers stolen on laptop in locked office
08.21.10 OSF Data Loss - Latest Incidents
University of Kentucky data loss incident circa 2010-08-19
- 23,000 students names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, parent or guardian contact numbers stolen from three desktop computers
08.17.10 OSF Data Loss - Latest Incidents
Montefiore Medical Center data loss incident circa 2010-07-30
- Security threats evolving at breakneck pace
08.17.10 Infosecurity (USA) - Latest News
The most recent threat landscape report from Forrester claims the gap between hacker threats and suitable security defenses is widening, at a faster p...
- Inside Verizon's Insider Threat Data
08.16.10 DarkReading - All Stories
Verizon Business' latest Data Breach Investigations Report shows insiders as a growing threat -- but increase comes from a selective data set