Report: Basic Security Lapses Spark Most Data Breaches
Verizon Business reviewed more than four years of data breach cases and found that most wouldn't have happened had basic security measures been in place.
Microsoft Hires Anti-phishing Crusader
Microsoft has hired the founder of anti-phishing Web site Castlecops.com to help with its efforts to clean up the Internet.
Spear-phishing Attacks Hook 15,000
Verisign estimates that spear-phishing attacks have taken in 15,000 victims over the past 15 months.
Report: Thieves Target Online Travel Sites
Research from security vendor MarkMonitor shows digital outlaws hijacking the brands of online travel companies and airplane parts manufacturers.
Researchers: Notification Laws Not Lowering ID Theft
Over the past five years, 43 U.S. states have adopted data breach notification laws, but has all of this legislation actually cut down on identity theft? Not according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.
UnitedHealthcare Data Breach Leads To ID Theft
A data breach at UnitedHealthcare has been linked to 155 cases of identity theft at the University of California, Irvine.
Most Retailer Breaches Not Disclosed, Gartner Says
While nearly half of U.S. retailers have been hit with some kind of information security attack, only a small percentage of them have actually reported breaches to their customers, research company Gartner reports.
TJX Staffer Sacked After Talking About Security Problems
A low-level TJX employee has lost his job for speaking in public about information security problems he uncovered while working for the company.
I Spy Your PC: Researchers Find New Ways to Steal Data
Researchers have developed a way to read PC monitor reflections in everyday objects like bottles and glasses.
Oklahoma State Breach Points to Higher-ed Security Problems
A seemingly neverending string of data breaches at various colleges around the U.S. highlights precisely why university systems and networks continue to have a reputation for being notoriously insecure.
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