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Final phase of Mass. data protection law kicks in March 1

compliancesoftware — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:27:00 +0000

All companies storing personal data on Massachusetts residents have just over a month to ensure that their contractors, suppliers, technology providers and other third parties comply with a provision of a state data breach law that went into effect in …

The Koobface malware gang – exposed!

compliancesoftware — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 20:50:23 +0000

On 17 January 2012, The New York Times revealed that Facebook plans to name five men as being involved in the Koobface gang. As a result of the announcement, we have decided to publish the following research, which explains how …

PHR Model Privacy Notice #HHS

compliancesoftware — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:29:00 +0000

The PHR Model Privacy Notice is designed to be a standardized template that a web-based PHR company can use to succinctly inform consumers about its privacy and security policies. via HealthIT.hhs.gov: PHR Model Privacy Notice.

Online ID thief sentenced to 14 years – SC Magazine US

compliancesoftware — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:51:54 +0000

A man who pleaded guilty on April 4 to one count of wire fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft was sentenced last week in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. to 14 years in prison. via Online ID …

California: Consumers Must Be Notified Directly of Data Breaches

compliancesoftware — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 18:13:21 +0000

Most importantly, the new law PDF available here, courtesy Information Law Group states that notification must be direct. Yes, it can be electronic, but it must provide a way for the notified party to follow up with questions, and give …

Half a Billion Electronic Records in the U.S. compromised over last 6 yrs

compliancesoftware — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:42:45 +0000

Data breaches, including those originating inside and outside of the organization, continue to affect companies at an alarming rate. Nearly half a billion electronic records in the United States have been compromised over the last six years via Nearly Half …

McAfee to Security Industry: “Are We Really Protecting Users and Companies?”

compliancesoftware — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:42:35 +0000

Security company McAfee released its second quarter threat report today and the language in it is quite frank, “the security industry may need to reconsider some of its fundamental assumptions, including ‘Are we really protecting users and companies?’” …

Data breach hits Yale University

compliancesoftware — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:18:43 +0000

Another week, another data breach at a major university. This week it’s Yale, which announced Friday that the names and Social Security numbers of 43,000 people affiliated with the university had been publicly viewable on Google for the past 10 …

Biggest-ever series of cyber attacks uncovered

compliancesoftware — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:16:00 +0000

Boston: Security experts have discovered the biggest series of cyber attacks to date, involving the infiltration of the networks of 72 organizations including the United Nations, governments and companies around the world. via Biggest-ever series of cyber attacks …

Analysis of passwords in Sony security breach

compliancesoftware — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 07:19:06 +0000

The 25 most used passwords? seinfeld, password, winner, 123456, purple, sweeps, contest, princess, maggie, 9452, peanut, shadow, ginger, michael, buster, sunshine, tigger, cookie, george, summer, taylor, bosco, abc123, ashley, bailey via Analysis of passwords in Sony security breach.