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US Offers $10M to Jump-Start ID Security Tech Research February 07, 2012 
Identity theft and privacy breaches are reported almost daily. For example, last month two utilities in New York reported that an employee of a software contractor allowed unauthorized access to a database containing social security, date of birth and other information. That same day the DoJ reported the arrest of three women in California for engaging in a scheme to use stolen identities to illegally collect tax refunds.
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gTLD Security Threat Less Than Meets the Eye January 16, 2012 
Despite the pleas of some regulators and the advertising industry, the overlords of the Internet -- the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers -- plunged forward last week with its plan to drastically expand the number of generic top level domains on the Net.
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Wendy Deng and Twitter's Tenuous Hold on the Truth January 04, 2012 
Wendi Deng, wife of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, started out the year by discovering that her name had been hijacked by a spoofer on Twitter. Twitter had apparently verified the account, "Wendi_Deng," as genuine, but after being informed it was a hoax, quickly removed it and apologized to Deng.
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Anonymous Implicated in 'Robin Hood' Hack on Christmas Day December 27, 2011 
Hackers claiming to belong to the Anonymous hacking community broke into the servers of private think tank Stratfor over the holiday weekend. They stole thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information, and also claim to have stolen the company's list of confidential clients. This includes organizations such as the United States Air Force and the Miami Police Department.
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IBM's Tech Predictions Prompt Deep Thoughts, Chuckles December 20, 2011 
IBM looked into its crystal ball and saw five technologies becoming ubiquitous in the next five years. While IBM spends most of its time, effort and intelligence in the innards of big organizations, the five technologies it sees on the horizon are very personal. For example, we'll be able to use our own motion, as well as motion around us, to harness energy. IBM imagines extending this concept to running water.
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Malware in the Office, in the Sky and on the Phone October 11, 2011 
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and various federal agencies are ringing it in with a couple of slaps to the head and a kick or two to the shins. First, the Government Accountability Office issued a report that stated 24 major federal agencies have inadequate IT security.
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Defending the Mobile Universe From a Fraudster Onslaught September 03, 2011 
The mobile age has arrived. In 2011, global shipments of smartphones and tablet devices surpassed shipments of laptops and desktop PCs, laying the groundwork for an era in which consumers are increasingly using mobile technology for everything from airline reservations to vehicle purchases. The mobile age snuck up on many of us, but fraudsters have been eagerly waiting for its rise.
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Lawmakers Spar Over Cybersecurity Legislation July 26, 2011 
The Congressional debate over the U.S. budget has been in the limelight for months, but other critical issues are proving difficult to resolve as well. A case in point is the goal of lawmakers to develop a comprehensive national cybersecurity policy. There are many conflicting approaches to the issue.
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Sony's Exec Changes Fail to Impress July 01, 2011 
Several weeks after the Sony PlayStation Network was brought to its knees by a massive security breach, the company has decided to clean house with an executive reshuffling.
Among the changes: Akira Sato, chairman of Sony Computer Entertainment, and Ken Kutaragi, honorary chairman, will retire, effective almost immediately.
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PCI DSS Compliance: Failure Is Not an Option June 25, 2011 
The average American credit cardholder carries 3.5 credit cards, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's 2010 Survey of Consumer Payment Choice. Today, consumers use credit cards to pay for more than just large-ticket items. Everything from household items and utilities to insurance premiums and student loans are tallying up charges on the average monthly statement.
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Security, Security, Security June 18, 2011 
It's time for corporations to wise up and use the latest, most effective weapons to safeguard and secure their data. High-tech devices, software applications, emails, user accounts, social media and networks -- even those presumed safe -- are being hacked with alarming alacrity and ease. Security tools, encryption and patches are certainly necessary, but they are not enough.
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No Time Like the Present for Detecting Data Breaches June 16, 2011 
For almost a year, service providers and their clients have been the focus of spear-phishing and other intrusions that have resulted in large-scale direct and indirect data breaches. It's scary stuff, and the worst of it is far from over. Largely, these breaches have come in two flavors: system intrusion with direct compromise of data, and client credential compromise.
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NSTIC: Pretty in Theory, Problematic in Practice May 28, 2011 
The official vision of the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace is a government-coordinated, private-sector initiative to increase the security of the Internet. In their words: "Individuals and organizations utilize secure, efficient, easy-to-use, and interoperable identity solutions to access online services in a manner that promotes confidence, privacy, choice and innovation."
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Sony Tallies $171M in Data Breach Losses... and Counting May 24, 2011 
The breach of Sony's PlayStation Network will cost the company at least US$171 million according to the company's preliminary financial forecast released on Monday -- the latest predictions for its fiscal year ending March 2012. The total figure will likely grow. . . and grow.
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Sony Breach Spurs Call for Tough Legislation May 10, 2011 
A key element in the shifting political winds in Washington is a call for less business regulation, especially from the conservative wing of the now ascendant Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. But one leading Republican last week tossed that mantra aside and launched into a tirade of criticism of Internet enterprises and promised to pursue enactment of tougher federal regulation to protect consumer privacy.
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LastPass' Precautionary Move Sets Some Teeth on Edge May 09, 2011 
LastPass is a password manager. Users rely on it to store the myriad user names and passwords they inevitably collect as they go about their business on the Web. With LastPass, they only have to remember one single master password. LastPass handles the rest -- including, presumably, security. That customer-company relationship was shaken this week when the site realized there were some network traffic anomalies.
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