FTC press release: “A title company that promised consumers it maintained “physical, electronic and procedural safeguards” to protect their confidential financial information, but tossed consumer home loan applications in an open dumpster, agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that its inadequate storage and disposal procedures for sensitive consumer information violated federal laws. The settlement… Continue Reading
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Strategies to Create and Manage A Corporate Info Security Policy
Building and Implmenting a Successful Information Security Policy, by John J. Pak, May 8, 2006 (25 pages, PDF). See also Current IT: Issues Survey Report, 2006 – Security and Identity Management edges out Funding IT as the top strategic challenge, while Disaster Recovery/Business Continuity reemerges. by Barbara I. Dewey, Peter B. DeBlois, and the EDUCAUSE… Continue Reading
PC Users Guide to Fixing Problems Without Tech Support
PCWorld: Never Call Tech Support Again! “Why suffer though hours on hold when you can solve the problem yourself? Whether your PC won’t boot, keeps crashing, is infested with adware, or can’t get to the Net, we’ll help you fix it.” Continue Reading
The Ins and Outs of Spyware
The Ins and Outs of Spyware [15 pages, PDF] April 24, 2006: “Lesley Herring discusses what spyware is, categories of spyware, types of spyware, symptoms of spyware, research sites to find out more information, prevention techniques, and removal tools in this contribution.” Continue Reading
Buyers of New Macs Can Now Recycle Old PCs For Free
Following up on previous e-waste postings, Apple announced on April 21, 2006 a Free Computer Take-Back Program “…offering free computer take-back and recycling with the purchase of a new Macintosh® system beginning in June. US customers who buy a new Mac® through the Apple Store® or Apple’s retail stores will receive free shipping and environmentally… Continue Reading
EPA OIG Fact Sheet on Critical Infrastructure Security
EPA Needs to Better Implement Plan for Protecting Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources Used to Respond to Terrorist Attacks and Disasters. Information on the initiatives in the full report is sensitive homeland security information and is not available to the [At a Glance – 1 page, PDF] Continue Reading
Alternative Methods Needed For Password Security
Those Pesky Passwords – Too many and too complicated to remember, passwords make users crazy and incur help desk expense. What should you do about it? by Larry Ponemon: “Passwords as a security measure do not seem to be working. In Ponemon Institute’s newly released Perceptions about Passwords study, most respondents report that in the… Continue Reading
EU Seminar Report: Trust In the Net
From Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media, “Safety on the Net” (7 pages, PDF), (09/02/06). Continue Reading
Internet Security Threat Report Finds Increase in Crimeware
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report, Volume IX: March 2006 Highlights. Press release: “This volume of the Internet Security Threat Report offers an overview of threat activity that took place between July 1 and December 31, 2005. In this edition, the new threat landscape is shown to be increasingly dominated by attacks and malicious code that… Continue Reading
Tools Available to Assist With Privacy on the Web
Outsmarting the Online Privacy Snoops – Internet privacy controversies drive interest in tools for anonymous Web surfing. Continue Reading
Phishing, Pharming, Key Logging, DDOS Attacks Require Net Users to Remain Vigilant
New York Times: Cyberthieves Silently Copy Your Passwords as You Type USA Today, Increasing Web attacks disrupt commerce Related postings on cybercrime Continue Reading
Security Issues Escalate With Popularity of Handheld Devices
New York Times: Too Many New Gadgets, Too Much Information at Risk: Loss, theft and viruses are major issues as corporate use of handheld devices and pocket PCs increases. Pre-emptive security options are available however, as this article describes. Continue Reading
