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- March 03, 2008
03 Mar'08
Banks, telephone companies top identity theft study
Research conducted at the University of California, Berkeley highlights which companies are targeted most by identity thieves.
- March 03, 2008
03 Mar'08
Solidcore launches PCI file integrity software
New software from Solidcore Systems Inc. addresses section 10 and 11 of the PCI standard, enabling administrators to record and monitor changes to protected files.
- February 22, 2008
22 Feb'08
Cryptography's future
Dr. Burt Kaliski is chair of the office of the CTO and vice president of research at RSA Security, the security division of EMC. He is also chief scientist of its research center, RSA Laboratories. He joined RSA Data Security in 1989 and helped ...
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- February 14, 2008
14 Feb'08
Phishers targeting smaller financial firms, credit unions
Financial institutions remain a target of phishing attacks, but it's no longer just the biggest firms that are under assault. Fortunately, companies are finding ways to fight back.
- February 13, 2008
13 Feb'08
How to survive a data breach
When Colin Crook offers advice on how companies should deal a security breach, he speaks from experience. He was CTO of Citicorp [now Citigroup, parent company of Citibank] over 10 years ago when a hacker penetrated the company's network....
- February 12, 2008
12 Feb'08
New remote access system cuts costs
When it comes to application management, IT managers often face a balancing act between security and cost. In this case study, one financial services firm explains why it replaced its Citrix presentation server with Ericom.
- February 04, 2008
04 Feb'08
Survey discovers access control problems at many firms
Despite growing data breach dangers as a result of trusted insiders, many firms are failing to implement a strong access governance program, according to a recent survey.
- January 18, 2008
18 Jan'08
Missing backup tape prompts identity theft fears for JC Penney customers
The personal information of about 650,000 customers was put at risk after a backup tape, stored at a warehouse run by Iron Mountain Inc., disappeared.
- January 18, 2008
18 Jan'08
GLBA's focus on data security has helped financial services, say industry observers
While few financial services organizations enjoy the work that comes with ensuring its security measures are compliant with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, experts and industry observers say there's no question that GLBA has helped foster stronger ...
- January 18, 2008
18 Jan'08
HIPAA: Clean bill of health, or dying a slow death?
HIPAA has changed the way a lot of healthcare companies handle data, but the fact that no one has been fined or jailed for non-compliance makes one wonder if they'll keep up with it.
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- January 17, 2008
17 Jan'08
IT pros impede PCI, Sarbanes Oxley compliance
The biggest barrier to collaboration between IT and compliance professionals is the lack of understanding about risk and compliance issues by corporate IT, according to a survey.
- January 17, 2008
17 Jan'08
RSA 2006: A one-size-fits-all approach to compliance?
IT security professionals are looking for a better blueprint to meet the common demands of multiple regulations. But does such a blueprint really exist?
- January 17, 2008
17 Jan'08
Feds 'banking' on financial industry to tell us we're for real
U.S. regulators are demanding banks and other phish-friendly industries increase their online security within the next year. As usual, recommendations are loosely written and vendors are capitalizing on all the options.
- January 17, 2008
17 Jan'08
Banking on security checks and balances
Financial firms like Clarke American face danger from every corner of cyberspace and sometimes from within. The company's CISO explains how he's using a combination of defenses and strategies to keep threats at bay.
- January 17, 2008
17 Jan'08
Analyst: Stopping spam is for the security admin
SAN FRANCISCO -- Is spam a security administrator's problem? It is, according to Gartner Inc. Enterprise Messaging Research Director Maurene Grey. Grey recently gave a talk on spam filtering at a Sprint user event. Among the things she discussed ...