security breach
RSS security breachCompliance: The California Security Breach Notification Act (SB 1386)
White Paper The California Security Breach Notification Act states that any business or agency that uses a computer to store confidential personal information about a California resident must immediately notify that individual upon discovering any breach to... [15 May 2008]
Developer Security Best Practices
White Paper A security breach can result in significant financial loss, irreparable damage to reputation or worse. The importance of strong security cannot be overvalued for any successful business. Information security should therefore be of the utmost... [13 May 2008]
PCI Data Security Standard: The Risk Mitigation Challenges of the "12 Commandments"
White Paper It only takes one security breach and the harm to a merchant's organization can be permanent. Payment Card Industry's (PCI) is designed to safeguard credit card data from the time it is received until the end of its life cycle. [13 May 2008]
Outlawed: Reckless loss of data
News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals... [12 May 2008]
600 HMRC workers caught snooping
News The government-commissioned Poynter Review of the breach that led to the loss of 25 million personal details after a junior employee posted two CDs to the National Audit Office is expected to be published imminently. [01 May 2008]
UK hit by 100 data breaches in six months
News Organisations continue to lose sensitive personal data - despite high profile cases such as the HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) data breach, and the Information Commissioner Office (ICO) has warned chief executives to protect staff and customers... [22 Apr 2008]
PCI Compliance: Low Risk, High Reward
White Paper When one's business' reputation is damaged from a breach of data security, customer trust suffers. Reputation is the most prized asset for any business. When customer trust suffers, sales are impacted and market position threatened. [16 Apr 2008]
Why Organizations Need Web Application Firewalls
White Paper Web application firewalls offer immediate and effective protection for web applications and help organizations pass security audits that demonstrate regulatory compliance. In addition, web application firewalls facilitate secure coding initiatives... [11 Apr 2008]
Recovery After a Security Breach
White Paper Implementing an “incident response process” after a security breach This paper reviews best practices for disaster recovery. Topics include: Compiling useful information for law enforcement Assessing damage or loss [10 Apr 2008]
What You Need to Implement a Network Security Solution
White Paper A breach in network security could cost company a great deal in lost productivity, lost data, repair work, and loss of confidence among customers, partners, and employees. Companies just need a solid security strategy and a well-planned... [10 Apr 2008]
Application Hacking Techniques and How to Stop Them - Level 200
White Paper Attendees will discover what actions an attacker will take in order to break the security of an application and how to minimize the cost of a security breach. By acting in a proactive manner developers can ensure that security is maintained even... [10 Apr 2008]
Ten Ways Hackers Breach Security
White Paper This white paper discusses ten common methods hackers use to breach your existing security, and what you can do to protect yourself. Hacking, cracking, and cyber crimes are hot topics these days and will continue to be for the foreseeable future. [31 Mar 2008]
PM to pump cash into security and espionage tech
News It was not made clear whether the National Security Forum would have oversight of government departments, which have been involved in a rash of data breach reports in the past year. Michael Small, director of security management strategy at... [20 Mar 2008]
How to detect data leaks
Comment As well as preventing unwanted email from clogging up users' inboxes, anti-spam software can also monitor outgoing email and alert users to, or block, the breach of the security policy. says security firm Symantec's chief scientist, Guy Bunker. [19 Mar 2008]
MoD admits to losing 11,000 ID cards
News We are calling for greater public debate and for the government to consider legislation that would require organisations that suffer information security breaches to alert their customers if there is a chance the breach has put individuals... [13 Mar 2008]
