Image via Wikipedia There is a lot of focus on network security and application security today. Years ago it was operating system security that was all the rage. But with the advent of the strict requirements of some of the regulations such as HIPAA, PCI, SOX, and FISMA, more attention needs to be paid to [...]
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Healthcare Security- Identity Theft and Hacker ransom
Posted: 7th May 2009 by admin in Hacking News, Identity theft, Managed Security, Web SecurityTags: hacking, Identity theft, web security
I hope no one is actually shocked by this story. Records are stolen everyday. Typically, the hackers will sell the information in the underground somewhere is Eastern Europe or Asia. The fact that someone is asking for ransom, and so publicly it actually a good thing in my opinion. Why is it good you ask? (I [...]
Laptop Encryption – Serious lack of security
Posted: 30th April 2009 by admin in Hacking News, Managed SecurityTags: antivirus, data theft, firewall, hacker, laptop encrption, pgp, security
I believe that more personal information has been stolen than there are actual people in the US. How much was stolen from the government would prove a nice study. And has anyone in the government actually been fired? So the employee lost the laptop. Do you blame the employee or the agency for not educating [...]