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Laptop stolen from R.E. Moulton may affect 19,000

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2008-06-15 22:15:45 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
Technorati Tag: Security Breach Date Reported 5/23/08 Organization OneAmerica Contractor/Consultant/Branch R.E. Moulton, Inc Victims Customers Number Affected 19,000 Types of Data names in combination with social security numbers Breach Description A laptop computer containing sensitive personal information belonging to approximately...
 
Tags: sensitive personal information, personal information, information, information security practices, confidential information, information security, moulton, laptop, information security personnel
 
 
 
 
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E-Passport Threats

2008-01-07 09:15:52 by Editor in IEEE Security and Privacy
 
The author focuses on the cryptographic protection of e-passports, working from the assumption that even if people can peacefully live with their e-passports, what sort of cryptography technology is involved here? Can e-passport holders protect their privacy without resorting to subterfuge
 
Tags: e-passport holders protect, e-passports, cryptography technology, author focuses, cryptographic protection, subterfuge, assumption, people, sort
 
 
 
 
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EBays PayPal uses e-mail authentication to combat fraud

2008-02-04 00:00:00 by Ellen Messmer in Network World on Security
 
E-commerce giant eBay and its Paypal subsidiary are the most-spoofed brands by fraudster today, according to research firm Gartner. Mike Vergara, senior director of accounts protection at PayPal, discusses what the e-commerce giant is doing to protect its customers, including the new e-mail signing and checking effort to make sure customers...
 
Tags: paypal, e-commerce giant ebay, e-commerce giant, research firm gartner, paypal subsidiary, mike vergara, senior director, e-mail, customers
 
 
 
 
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A Guide to Evaluating E-mail Security Solutions

2008-03-13 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Source: SonicWALL) New e-mail protections are now available to ensure the safety, privacy and security of corporate networks, data and personnel. The increased sophistication, versatility and effectiveness of e-mail security solutions have been paired with improved ease-of- use, providing a transparent, simply managed barrier against spam,...
 
Tags: e-mail security solutions, security, e-mail protections, outbound compliance, source, attacks, ensure, barrier, safety
 
 
 
 
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New York Times Taunts Long Island Effort, E-Path

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2008-04-15 10:53:58 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
The New York Times editorial board says nyah-nyah to Long Island's Wi-Fi network: The editorial posted on the Times masthead blog, The Board, notes that a "no-name" company wiht "no track record" was awarded a contract, and that citizens shouldn't worry because "the government wouldn't be spending anything." (The Suffolk County executive Steve...
 
Tags: logo taxpayer dollars, taxpayer dollars, times, fewer taxpayer dollars, logo, dollars, wi-fi, wi-fi network, times editorial board
 
 
 
 
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Use Cases for Identity Management in E-Government

2008-05-22 06:22:47 by Editor in IEEE Security and Privacy
 
E-government provides a special and complex use case for identity management systems, first because the needs of some parts of the government (such as law enforcement and national security) are often at odds with the service-oriented aspects of government, and second because of the unique role government plays in the life of the citizen. The...
 
Tags: e-government, government, identity management systems, zealand implementation differs, zealand, history strongly affect, identity management system, law enforcement, authors discuss
 
 
 
 
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ATO plagued by e-mail scam

2008-01-07 00:00:00 by HASH0x8471528 in Network World on Security
 
It is proving to be the e-mail that wont go away. The Australian Tax Office is again warning people about a fraudulent e-mail that claims to offer recipients a tax refund
 
Tags: e-mail, fraudulent e-mail, australian tax office, tax refund, offer recipients, people, claims
 
 
 
 
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www.e-victims.org

2008-01-17 16:24:56 by Richard Clayton in Light Blue Touchpaper
 
A new UK website, launched today, has a subtly (and I think importantly) different spin on online security The site is www.e-victims.org , where the emphasis is not so much on offering up-front security advice (for that, the UK-oriented site Id recommend is www.getsafeonline.org ), and not on reporting incidents to the police ( who probably dont...
 
Tags: credit card company, credit card, site continues, site, company, practical down-to-earth advice, down-to-earth advice, e-victims, org
 
 
 
 
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E-crime and Socioeconomic Factors

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2008-01-21 07:49:29 by HASH0x8b5217c in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
Interesting points by F-Secure with two main issues covered, namely the lack of employment opportunities for skilled IT people who turn to cyber crime to make a living, and the emerging economies across the globe, whose citizens in their early stages of embracing new economic models will suffer from the inevitable unequal distribution of income...
 
Tags: malware, code malware, modern malware, malware generators, source tool, source, malware bot, source malware bots, e-crime
 
 
 
 
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U.S. court halts adult site's e-mail operation

2008-05-06 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
A U.S. judge has ordered the halt to an e-mail campaign by the operators of adult Web sites after complaints by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice that the e-mail messages violated an antispam law