News release: “…experts from more than 30 US and international cyber security organizations jointly released the consensus list of the 25 most dangerous programming errors that lead to security bugs and that enable cyber espionage and cyber crime. Shockingly, most of these errors are not well understood by programmers; their avoidance is not widely taught… Continue Reading
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Category Archives: ID Theft
NIST: Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information
Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) (Draft), Recommendations of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, January 13, 2009. “Breaches of personally identifiable information (PII) have increased dramatically over the past few years and have resulted in the loss of millions of records. Breaches of PII are hazardous to both individuals… Continue Reading
IRS Hotline for ID Theft Victims
“The IRS does not initiate communication with taxpayers through e-mail. Before identity theft happens, safeguard your information…IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit, toll-free at 1-800-908-4490.” Continue Reading
Identity Theft Resource Center's 2008 Breach Report
News release: “Reports of data breaches increased dramatically in 2008. The Identity Theft Resource Center’s 2008 breach report reached 656 reported breaches at the end of 2008, reflecting an increase of 47% over last years total of 446. In terms of sub-divisions by type of entity, the rankings have not changed between 2007 and 2008… Continue Reading
Federal Financial Regulators Issue Revised Identity Theft Brochure
News release: “The federal bank, credit union, and thrift regulatory agencies today announced publication of a revised identity theft brochure You Have the Power to Stop Identity Theft to assist consumers in preventing and resolving identity theft. The updated brochure focuses primarily on Internet “phishing” by describing how phishing works, offering ways to… Continue Reading
Rand: The Role of the United States Postal Service in Public Safety and Security
The Role of the United States Postal Service in Public Safety and Security – Implications of Relaxing the Mailbox Monopoly, By Lois M. Davis et al. “The United States Postal Service (USPS) has long held statutory monopolies to deliver mail and to require that only U.S. mail be delivered to the mailbox. While the USPS… Continue Reading
Coalition Letter to President-elect Obama on the Future of Privacy
“Thirty privacy, consumer, and civil liberties organizations sent a letter to President-elect Barack Obama on the importance of protecting privacy in the next administration. The organizations support the incoming presidents expressed on privacy, consumer rights, and civil liberties. President-elect Obama stated support for strengthening of privacy protection by harnessing the power of technology to hold… Continue Reading
FTC Issues Report on Social Security Numbers and Identity Theft
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission issued a report today recommending five measures to help prevent Social Security numbers from being used for identity theft. Principal among the reports recommendations is that Congress consider taking action to strengthen the procedures that private-sector organizations use to authenticate their customers identities…The FTC report states that adopting nationwide… Continue Reading
Identity Theft Resource Center 2008 Breach List
News release: “The total number of breaches in on the Identity Theft Resource Centers 2008 breach list surpassed the final total of 446 reported in 2007, more than 4 months before the end of 2008. As of 9:30 a.m. August 22nd, the number of confirmed data breaches in 2008 stood at 449. The actual number… Continue Reading
Information Technology Risks and Controls and Fair Credit Reporting Act
OTS 08-051 – OTS Issues New Examination Procedures on Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies: “This Regulatory Bulletin transmits revised Examination Handbook Section 341, Information Technology Risks and Controls, and revised Examination Handbook Section 1300, Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The revised Handbook Sections contain new guid-ance and examination procedures for the final rules… Continue Reading
Identity Management Task Force Report 2008
Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) in the Executive Office of the President – Identity Management Task Force Report 2008, released September 2008 “The Task Forces scope was limited to federal government systems, with the full understanding that these systems frequently rely on and impact IdM systems beyond federal control. This report presents an… Continue Reading
The President's Identity Theft Task Force Report, September 2008
News release: “Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey and Federal Trade Commission Chairman William E. Kovacic announced today the release of a report from the Presidents Identity Theft Task Force on progress the federal government has made in addressing identity theft since the Task Forces Strategic Plan was released last year. Highlights of the report include… Continue Reading
