Archive for May 2010
Weekly News Wrap-Up for 28 May 2010
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 28, 2010
Data breaches and security come low on the list of concerns of tech firms A few weeks ago I mentioned in a blog that companies have figured out that data breaches are not as embarrassing and costly as once thought, and so they are not as worried about such public breaches of trust as they [...]
Weekly News Wrap-Up for 17 May 2010
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 21, 2010
How the bad guys can empty your bank account from right under your nose. The next time you pick up the phone and all you hear is noise, or you find yourself inexplicably connected to a porn chat line, might be smart to hang up the phone, find another phone, and quickly call your bank. [...]
A Big Score in the Fight Against Identity Theft
Posted by: Anne Wallace in: ● May 17, 2010
This is National Police Week, an opportunity to acknowledge the sacrifice law enforcement officers and their families make on our behalf. The financial services companies that belong to ITAC, the Identity Theft Assistance Center, are especially grateful. We know it’s a difficult and dangerous job. Our members work with law enforcement everyday to keep you [...]
Weekly News Wrap-Up for May 10, 2010
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 14, 2010
Most anti-virus software vulnerable to new attacks In another example of why we should never take fundamental security, like anti-virus software, for granted, a security research firm has discovered a vulnerability that is able to poke a hole in almost every popular personal security software program. A group of Czech researchers found that out of [...]
Profile of the Teenage Hacker
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● May 10, 2010
Teenage hacking is nothing new. Jonathan James was the first juvenile sent to prison for hacking, and was just 16 years old when he was sentenced to six months in prison in 2000 after he hacked into the computers of NASA’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency. In that same year, a 15-year-old Canadian hacker using the [...]
Weekly News Roundup for May 6, 2010
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● May 7, 2010
Computer contractor gets five years for $2 Million credit union theft In a stark reminder of the danger of dishonest insiders, a computer technician in Utah was just sentenced to five years in prison for stealing nearly $2 million from four credit unions he was working for. The case highlighted the risk every business and [...]
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