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CIOs not taking security breaches seriously
News CIOs and internal auditors don't feel IT fraud and data privacy is a serious threat to their business despite the spate of high profile data losses and privacy breaches. Corporate breaches and data privacy regulation were ranked sixth in the top 10... [27 Jun 2008]
Leader: How to put out the fires of ID fraud
Leader But the idea is the same - take any one of the ingredients away and the problem ought to go away too.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government to review its data protection legislation and... [08 Oct 2007]
Blacklist of 'risky' bank staff to counter insider fraud
News That trend has been reflected in high-profile security breaches at banks. The compilation of information on insider risks is meant to help prevent such breaches, Charles said. Major US financial institutions are working to set up a new defence... [27 Oct 2005]
ID fraud: Who's most at risk?
News And a third of Brits discard everything a fraudster needs to commit ID theft - including passports, driving licences, CVs and utility bills.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the government to review... [09 Oct 2007]
Web security breach exposes 54,000 card details
News The council has informed the banks, police and the Information Commissioner about the breach and said a full investigation into the security breach is underway.silicon.com's Full Disclosure campaign - what we are asking for.silicon.com wants the... [27 Jul 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 breaches wouldn't occur but we realistically... [03 Apr 2006]
Norwich Union Life fined for data control 'weaknesses'
News Calling the breaches that led to the fine "a perfect example of trusted organisations not placing enough importance on managing personal data", database security company Secerno said the recent spate of public- and private-sector data-loss... [17 Dec 2007]
Intelligence Briefing - Latest Security Trends Plus New Phishing Threats
White Paper Learn how to stay ahead of threats and maintain robust organizational security by analyzing: most recent threats from first quarter 2004 - as well as how to prevent and minimize damages from security breaches. [02 Apr 2008]
Information Assurance and Critical Infrastructure Protection: A Federal Perspective
White Paper Security breaches, theft of proprietary information, privacy risk, financial fraud, and sabotage of data or networks are emerging threats in the new information age. The Internet and associated electronic communications has become an indispensable... [27 Dec 2004]
Security Administration within the Enterprise
White Paper Managing the attributes of individual security accounts and user profiles across these different systems can be very time consuming, yet is essential since most security breaches and computer fraud arise from insider abuse.eBusiness extends the... [24 Feb 2004]
PCI Compliance: The Importance of Securing Payment Information
White Paper The vast majority of these cases stemmed from data breaches associated with credit cards. Fraud and identity theft are on the rise. The Federal Trade Commission received more than 685,000 complaints of fraud and identity theft in 2005, totaling... [13 May 2008]
PCI: How to Safeguard Customer Data Against Real Threats
White Paper PCI requires affected organizations to continuously monitor and manage the cardholder data environment, while maintaining a strong security posture against breaches and attacks. Through PCI DSS, the card associations are taking a stand against... [31 May 2008]
Visa to spend $200m fighting fraud
News He added that a standard for disclosing data breaches to consumers was also required. Credit card giant Visa is to spend $200m on what it calls 'anti-fraud measures', as criminal activity online continues to rise. [07 Oct 2005]
PCI DSS Compliance: A Difficult But Necessary Journey
White Paper The need to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) has been a rude wake up call for thousands of companies who believed their networks are secure and safe from security breaches. [16 Apr 2008]
Fight Fraud: Police chief backs confidential list of e-crimes
News Security breaches, for example, are one area where companies prefer not to reveal lapses. His demand is in line with silicon.com's Fighting Fraud campaign, which recognises many businesses are reluctant to report wrong-doing and others remain... [21 Jun 2001]
