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Data breach laws 'make companies serious about security'
Comment The introduction of the data breach legislation in California has been followed by similar moves from other US states and in the UK momentum is building for the introduction of a similar law.silicon.com's Full Disclosure... [03 Sep 2007]
Fresh data leak scare at US university
News There has been a string of data breaches in recent years. A possible computer security breach at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) may have put 46,000 campus and medical centre... [05 Apr 2007]
UK data laws need 'Californication'
News The data breach legislation in The Golden State has since been followed by similar moves from other US states and has forced businesses to take data security seriously - and given consumers the tools to protect themselves against... [24 Sep 2007]
Leader: Why we need data loss disclosure laws
Leader Even those companies not required to disclose by law are starting to do so, because disclosure has unsurprisingly raised the awareness of how common a problem data breaches are. In an ideal world data... [03 Apr 2006]
ID fraud soars with laptops targeted for data
News But Sartin argues that fraudsters and their need to act quickly, have actually contributed to the reasons companies would disclose breaches. In fact it's become such a problem that Bryan Sartin, VP investigative response... [28 Mar 2006]
MasterCard scandal: Worst data theft ever?
News James Van Dyke, principal analyst at Javelin Strategy & Research in Pleasanton, California, said: "In sheer numbers, this is probably one of the largest data security breaches. The security breach at the... [20 Jun 2005]
Snatched laptop puts 40,000 at risk of ID fraud
News There has been a string of data breaches in the US in recent years, many of which were reported publicly because of new disclosure laws there. The University of California at San Francisco recently said... [10 Apr 2007]
Steve Ranger's Notebook: Don't let sleeping data dogs lie
Comment Californian law obliges companies to come clean about data breaches. There a law known as SB 1386 obliges state agencies or businesses to disclose data security breaches to residents if their unencrypted... [04 Sep 2007]
Security breach cover-up: Non-disclosure foolish, says expert
News Bryan Sartin, VP investigative response at Cybertrust, has worked on many large security breaches and this week told silicon.com companies rarely make the right decision when they decide to hide what has happened, adding... [05 May 2006]
The problem with ID theft
News Wells Fargo has grappled with several such breaches. Donors should still put a fraud check on their credit report, which they can do free. A California blood bank has retrieved a stolen... [23 Dec 2004]
Liberty Alliance pursues identity theft
News In the wake of several high-profile data breaches, the Liberty Alliance is branching out to take on identity theft. A larger, collaborative effort is welcome, said James Van Dyke, a principal analyst at Javelin Strategy... [14 Jun 2005]
Analysis: E-tailer credit card cover-up - California dreamin'?
Comment In the UK retailers and financial services companies can keep details of such breaches secret from their customers, whereas in California a law has existed for almost three years meaning companies with... [10 May 2006]
ID theft: One in four victims struggles to clear name
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... [27 Jul 2005]
Data breach laws 'need to be fair'
News He added data breaches are a "serious business" which damage consumers and also cause brand damage so businesses need to be given some leeway to deal with such situations and re-evaluate how they use data.silicon.com's... [19 Sep 2007]
Help plug the data leaks - sign the e-petition
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 -... [30 Jul 2007]
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