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Comment Organisations are using identity management systems to cut the risk of data security breaches. Because a user now has, theoretically, just the one user name and password combination for accessing all the resources to which they are entitled, the...
[18 Mar 2008]
News The missing information consists of the owner's name and address and details of the vehicle, including its make, model, colour, registration and chassis number.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the...
[12 Dec 2007]
whitepaper To help keep your organization's name out of the headlines due to security breaches, download this white paper to learn more about the new security risks. With the advent of powerful anti-virus and anti-spam software protecting increasing numbers...
[28 Nov 2007]
News The ICO guide attempts to explain the circumstances where the DVLA is allowed to share their personal details with third parties without breaking data protection rules.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com...
[04 Sep 2007]
Comment The law - known as SB 1386 - obliges Californian state agencies or businesses to disclose data security breaches to residents if their unencrypted personal information may have been compromised. The introduction of the data breach legislation in...
[03 Sep 2007]
Cheat Sheet They don't need to be filed by name but could, for example, be filed by amount of business transacted, geographical location or type of business.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government to...
[28 Aug 2007]
News At the moment, if a company loses the sensitive data it holds on its customers, there is no obligation for it to warn the individuals put at risk - something that silicon.com thinks should change.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we...
[30 Jul 2007]
News The encryption technology is designed to make life tougher for computer thieves and to prevent embarrassing breaches. It ships "whitebook" computers that don't carry a name brand and are sold by resellers who sometimes put their own names on the...
[12 Mar 2007]
Leader While Nationwide has cooperated with the FSA, others may wait until they're backed into a corner to reveal details of any breaches. Last year this publication fought long and hard to name the e-tailer that had divulged credit card details of...
[14 Feb 2007]
News Some other agencies that cater to borrowers of student loans have experienced similar security breaches. A person who logged on or tried to access parts of the site at the same time as another user may have viewed sensitive information entered by...
[25 Aug 2006]
News He said: "It ought to be a consumer's right to know which companies have suffered such breaches and then decide for themselves whether they should give them their business. The refusal by MasterCard and Visa to name the online retailer has angered...
[05 May 2006]
News Companies that suffer security breaches in which customer data is put at risk should be publicly named, according to silicon.com readers. In the UK companies are not required to go public with data breaches, in contrast to California - and soon...
[02 May 2006]
whitepaper The effects of spyware range from annoying interruptions, like pop-up ads, to security breaches and loss of intellectual property. Spyware is a categorical name for any program that tracks user's online activities and secretly transmits information...
[14 Apr 2006]
News Credit cards are typically involved in security breaches at financial institutions because they are used more often than debit cards for retail transactions. Bank of America refused to release the name of the company involved, the exact number of...
[10 Feb 2006]
News The carrier has made changes to ensure that such breaches don't happen again, he said. The perpetrator's name is not being disclosed because he is a juvenile. A Massachusetts teen who admitted to accessing T-Mobile USA's internal systems and...
[15 Sep 2005]
News Security breaches have been reported by data processor CardSystems Solutions, Citigroup's consumer finance unit CitiFinancial, Bank of America and Wachovia, data brokers ChoicePoint and LexisNexis, and the University of California at Berkeley and...
[27 Jul 2005]
News He said they rarely get to their lofty positions because of experimentation and flare - yet they do get fired for compromising data integrity or security breaches. The biggest name in email over wireless devices has said that even when its solution...
[17 Feb 2005]
whitepaper The effects of spyware range from annoying interruptions, like pop-up ads, to security breaches and loss of intellectual property. Spyware is a categorical name for any program that tracks user's online activities and secretly transmits information...
[26 Oct 2004]
News In order for an enterprise to effectively protect itself from security breaches or possible legal action from inappropriate content, it requires a 'top-down' commitment to security. Another reader, Andy Wooles, offered some practical advice on what...
[03 Jun 2004]
Round-Up Apple Corps claims the move into online music breaches an existing agreement between the firms over the respective use of the Apple trademark. At the time, the Round-Up suggested the two give in to the love that dare not speak its name and succumb...
[27 Feb 2004]
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