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TRICARE breach affects 4,700 households

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2007-12-20 12:15:59 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...households Types of Data Full or partial Social Security Numbers, and for one or more members of the affected household, their name, date of birth, and a medical diagnosis code associated with a health benefits claim submitted to TMA Breach Description On November 7th, 2007 Electronic Data Systems (EDS) reported to TRICARE that they had...
 
Tags: tricare, information, personal information, code review, by-line code review, information security, tricare beneficiaries, beneficiaries, breach
 
 
 
 
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Toronto Columnists: City Owned Exclusive Broadband a Good Deal

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2008-03-31 13:50:27 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...household, which could save $300 to $400 per household per year for those with broadband. But that means that they prefer any market for broadband to be destroyed in favor of a publicly owned and operated network. Which, frankly, would scare me if such a thing were proposed in my city It's not so much that any given broadband firm is so...
 
Tags: city, broadband, city budgets, city departments, city-wide fibrewireless network, broadband options, implement universal broadband, network, broadband firm
 
 
 
 
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Third Annual Movie-Plot Threat Contest

2008-04-07 15:50:38 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...household risk -- whatever. The weirder the better. Then, create a product that everyone simply has to buy to protect him- or herself from that risk. And finally, write a catalog ad for that product Here's an example, pulled from page 25 of the Late Spring 2008 Skymall catalog I'm reading on my airplane right now: A Turtle is Safe in Water, A...
 
Tags: movie-plot threat, annual movie-plot threat, criminal risk, risk, common household risk, product idea, product, terrorism risk, entries
 
 
 
 
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Third Annual Movie-Plot Threat Contest Semi-Finalists

2008-05-07 14:33:13 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...household risk -- whatever. The weirder the better. Then, create a product that everyone simply has to buy to protect him- or herself from that risk. And finally, write a catalog ad for that product Entries are limited to 150 words ... because fear doesn't require a whole lot of explaining. Tell us why we should be afraid, and why we should...
 
Tags: risk, criminal risk, common household risk, annual movie-plot threat, terrorism risk, product idea, product, fear, toothpaste test strips
 
 
 
 
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Third Annual Movie-Plot Threat Contest Winner

2008-05-15 06:24:06 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...household risk -- whatever. The weirder the better. Then, create a product that everyone simply has to buy to protect him- or herself from that risk. And finally, write a catalog ad for that product Entries are limited to 150 words ... because fear doesn't require a whole lot of explaining. Tell us why we should be afraid, and why we should...
 
Tags: health risk, risk, criminal risk, toothpaste immediately, toothpaste, common household risk, toothpaste test strips, annual movie-plot threat, terrorism risk
 
 
 
 
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When Too Much Security Means No Security at All

2007-12-24 12:30:19 by Posted By: Paul Proctor, Research VP in IT Leaders - Security and Risk Management
 
...household with dependent children in the U.K. The database was stored on two computer disks that were apparently lost while being transported and that still haven't been recovered. The U.K.'s citizens, who are very sensitive about privacy issues, were predictably outraged, parliamentary and regulatory inquiries were launched, and HMRC's...
 
Tags: policy, security policy guidelines, enterprise security, enterprise security framework, security, enterprise, official hmrc policy, security policy process, effective enterprise security
 
 
 
 
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Last Hope On Locks

2008-06-03 14:48:38 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...household products of Kwikset and other consumer lock manufacturers, to the supposed high security locks produced by such companies as Mul-T-Lock, Assa, and Medeco. The vulnerable high security locks are currently in wide use by branches of the U.S. military, federal agencies, and at many private facilities to protect critical infrastructure...
 
Tags: locks, hope, security locks, standard lock designs, lock, manufacturers, mul-t-lock, major manufacturers, consumer lock manufacturers
 
 
 
 
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Al-Qaeda Pwns Your Coffee Machine

2008-06-18 13:38:01 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...household espresso machine with internet capability, which allows users to select coffee specialities via their PCs without having to walk the five feet between their desks and the machine Someone took the Trojan Room Coffee Machine idea and made it open to TERRORISM . Run screaming if you feel so compelled LOL! Yes there is a fair degree of...
 
Tags: machine, coffee machine idea, coffee machine, household espresso machine, jura f90, f90, buffer overflow menaces, select coffee specialities, al-qaeda
 
 
 
 
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Simple oversight at TNS Infratest exposes participant information

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2008-07-09 23:37:10 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...household, children's ages and yet more private data Evan] Clearly this is some very sensitive information, all provided by people completing surveys TNS Infratest made a beginner's mistake in their software development. This is unprofessional, grossly negligent and above all deeply worrying," commented CCC spokesman Dirk Engling regarding...
 
Tags: information, records, master data records, sensitive information, sensitive, information leaks, personal information, data, bank account information
 
 
 
 
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Lompoc's Comeback

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2008-07-15 10:57:35 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...household subscriptions. They've revised breakeven down to 2,000 subscribers, and say they are breakeven for expenses The other problem Lompoc had, by the way, is that the cable and telephone companies didn't sit still. I exaggerate, but when Lomopoc was planning its network, it had very poor coverage for its 42,000 residents for DSL and...
 
Tags: city, city network administrator, network, wi-fi network, network coverage, network guru, lompoc, network deployment, cable