FBI – The Little Rock Division: Department of Justice Press Release
ane W. Duke, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, along with Thomas J. Browne, Special-Agent-in-Charge of the Little Rock Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today the sentencings of Dr. Jay Holland, of Little Rock, Arkansas; Sarah Elizabeth Miller, of England, Arkansas; and Candida Griffin, of Little Rock, Arkansas. United [...]
First Data And RSA “Legitimize” Tokenization–Then What?
The conventional wisdom is that when large vendors enter a niche market, those vendors “legitimize” that market. But the announcement that First Data and RSA Security are getting into the credit card tokenization business raises many issues beyond them simply “making” the tokenization market.
via StorefrontBacktalk » Blog Archive » First Data And [...]
HHS’ Civil Rights Office to enforce HIPAA security – Modern Healthcare
Authority for enforcing the security provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 has been moved from the CMS, and consolidated with HIPAA privacy enforcement, to the Civil Rights Office at HHS, according to an announcement in the Federal Register.
via HHS’ Civil Rights Office to enforce HIPAA security – Modern Healthcare.
FTC Delays Red Flags Rule for Third Time
The Federal Trade Commission announced a third delay, from August 1, 2009, to November 1, 2009, for compliance with the identity theft prevention red flags rule. The delay is for another three months. Compliance originally was scheduled for November 1, 2008, then delayed the first time until May 1, 2009.
via HIPAA.com – FTC Delays [...]
Network Solutions was PCI compliant before breach – SC Magazine US
Web hosting firm Network Solutions on Friday announced that, despite its being PCI compliant, a breach had compromised approximately 573,928 individuals’ credit card information.
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Approximately 4,343 e-commerce websites were affected by the breach. Network Solutions could not disclose which merchants were affected but said the victimized merchants sell a wide variety of merchandize and are primarily [...]
Microsoft Brings Secure Development Help to Application Developers for Free
Microsoft wants to speed adoption of its security development lifecycle (SDL), starting with the release of a free SDL Process Template that is integrated with the Visual Studio Team System. The company also announced additions to its SDL Pro Network and updates to the SDL process.
via Microsoft Brings Secure Development Help to Application Developers for [...]
PCI appoints new board of advisers
A roster of new organizations will make up the second Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) board of advisers, including Bank of America, Wal-Mart and PayPal, the industry standards body announced Monday.
The advisers will replace the inaugural board, which served a two-year term beginning in 2007. The purpose of the board is to [...]
UC Berkeley Hit With Major Data Theft
If you’re a current or former University of California, Berkeley student, and have taken advantage of the on-campus health services at some point in the past ten years, you may want to check your credit report. The university today announced that it has discovered a massive data theft involving 160,000 current and former UC Berkeley [...]
Heartland Payment Systems (HPY…
Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) has made it back onto Visa’s list of PCI DSS Validated Service Providers. The announcement comes almost …
ATM heists linked to RBS WorldPay data breach
A data breach at US electronic transaction firm RBS WorldPay has been linked to a gang that used debit cards to steal millions of dollars from ATMs.
The FBI has released images of thieves believed to be part of a gang that took money from ATMs in 49 cities around the world using cloned debit cards [...]
