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RSS stolenLiverpool midwives cull paper with 3G laptops
News Using the SPO system means no data is stored on the laptops, so there is no risk of patient data being compromised if the hardware is lost or stolen, according to the CIO. Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust is freeing its community midwives... [27 Aug 2008]
"Shambolic" security behind Home Office data breach
News Lord West of Spithead, parliamentary under-secretary for security and counter-terrorism at the Home Office, revealed 43 laptops and 94 mobile phones issued to Home Office and associated agency staff were lost, stolen or went missing between 2005... [27 Aug 2008]
Cash still king as Brits leave cards at home
News The company, which offers insurance on sundries, including payment cards, wallets and mobile phones to third parties to market to their customers while they are travelling abroad, said it received 7,000 cases of stolen credit and debit cards... [26 Aug 2008]
Criminals hack chip and PIN terminals
News When police raided the premises they found stolen chip and PIN terminals, card account numbers, a card reader/writer, computer software and fake magnetic stripe cards. These are then used to create fake magnetic stripe cards containing the stolen... [14 Aug 2008]
iPhone 2.0 cuts business mustard, says Gartner
News In order to pass Gartner's test, the iPhone needed to support "at least one popular enterprise email system" and, on the security side, remote wiping of lost/stolen devices, and a complex user password "consisting of a combination of alpha... [11 Aug 2008]
Does Size Matter? The security challenge of the SMB
White Paper For businesses of all sizes, viruses, hacker intrusions, spyware and spam can lead to lost or stolen data, computer downtime, decreased productivity, compliance issues, lost sales and even loss of reputation. [07 Aug 2008]
WPA2 Security: Choosing the Right WLAN Authentication Method for Homes and Enterprises
White Paper But the only way an executive is likely to lose their job over a wireless network is if they end up like the folks at The TJX Companies, who saw millions of credit card numbers stolen from an attack that started with a breach of the WLAN. [31 Jul 2008]
Stolen ePassports 'worth £20m' on black market
News The thousands of UK ePassports stolen on Monday are likely to sell for up to £20m on the black market, say privacy experts. Simon Davies, director of Privacy International, said: "It's unlikely that the stolen passports could easily navigate the UK... [29 Jul 2008]
Has Barclays stamped out fraud with PINsentry?
News Barnaby Davis, director of electronic banking at Barclays, said last year that the arrangement was intended to limit the damage that could be caused by someone using stolen bank details. The UK's third-largest bank said this week that it has... [18 Jul 2008]
Bandwidth Stealing Via Link-Targeted RoQ Attacks
White Paper The extent to which the scheme is exposed is successful in slowing down competing flows determines the amount of "Stolen bandwidth. This paper presents a scheme that enables a set of flows to acquire an unfair share of bandwidth by mounting an... [10 Jul 2008]
Biometric Cryptosystems: Issues and Challenges
White Paper Further, keys can be forgotten, lost, or stolen and, thus, cannot provide nonrepudiation. In traditional cryptosystems, user authentication is based on possession of secret keys, which falls apart if the keys are not kept secret (i.e.shared with... [03 Jul 2008]
Secure Wireless Communications for Government Agencies
White Paper Securing wireless transmissions sent via email or networks, protecting corporate data in lost or stolen devices, and mitigating external threats are just a few of the concerns IT managers face. As government agencies at all levels become more... [03 Jul 2008]
Mobile Systems and Security: Technologies for Safe, Anywhere/Anytime Computing
White Paper Notebooks can be lost or stolen, their Internet communications with headquarters can be intercepted, and their wireless networking links can be eavesdropped - if users and IT managers don't take the necessary precautions. [03 Jul 2008]
Mobile Data Security in Version 8.02: Convenience versus Confidentiality
White Paper This paper talks about iAnywhere Solutions' mobile data solutions that include a complete security infrastructure to protect mobile data from interception, unauthorized access, administrative attacks, and lost or stolen devices. [03 Jul 2008]
Handheld Security for the Mobile Enterprise
White Paper Despite a user's best efforts, a handheld may be stolen or lost, placing sensitive data at risk. The same factors that make handhelds attractive to mobile users: their portability, convenience and access to mission critical, also make them... [03 Jul 2008]
