More Security Holes in Software, Fewer Patches [August 25, 2010] According to IBM's X-Force security research group, vulnerabilities are proliferating, and while companies are getting better about reporting those flaws, the number of unpatched problems continues to rise.
Chip Sales, Revenues Surge Ahead [August 20, 2010] With growth in mobile and servers, respectively, AMD and Intel saw expansion in two different areas key to their business.
September 3, 2010 Special Report on For Sale: Your Data, Cost: Your Privacy Identity theft and protection have taken on a new urgency as cases of data theft, losses and breaches of consumer records pile up. Now, Congress could be mulling tougher regulations about protecting privacy in the Internet age.
House Panel Begins Work on Online Privacy Law
[April 23, 2009] In NebuAd's shadow, lawmakers probe data-collection practices of ISPs as they debate just how far online privacy legislation should reach.
Advocates Blast FTC Guidelines on Web Privacy
[February 13, 2009] Agency refreshes self-regulatory best practices for behavioral targeting as privacy advocates call for tougher stance.
Princeton Review Breach Avoidable: Experts
[August 22, 2008] While the data breach at the Princeton Review is the focus of unwanted attention, it's just a sign of more deep-rooted problems.
CDT Charges ISP Ad Scheme Might Be Illegal
[July 08, 2008] New legal analysis questions whether Internet service providers using NebuAd's system are on the wrong side of federal and state wiretapping laws.
Google Would Support U.S. Privacy Law
[June 11, 2008] Search engine throws its support for data privacy laws in the face of growing concern about its data collection practices.
Inside the Shady World of Spy Gadgets
[March 07, 2008] A look at the tech gear used by the underworld. Are you being spied on with a spy gadget? (Or are you one of the spies…?)
How TJX Became a Lesson In Proper Security
[December 05, 2007] Retailers suddenly get religion about securing their networks when they see a $1 billion bill facing retailer TJX.
Privacy Groups Hit ISP Data Storage Bill
[February 15, 2007] New proposal would give Department of Justice wide discretion over how much and how long ISPs must keep customer data, such as IP addresses.
Concealment a Crime in Latest Data Breach Bill
[February 06, 2007] Additional legislation calls for criminal penalties for concealing breaches and consumer notification of 'significant' breaches.
T.J. Maxx Hit by Data Breach
[January 18, 2007] Consumer data, including credit card info and driver's licenses, has been stolen from the retailer.
Less Data, More Security
[January 17, 2007] Will data minimization be the key to enhancing data security? Experts say it's a trend to watch.
Bills Target ID Theft Ease
[January 16, 2007] Stevens, Feinstein aim legislation at ID thieves' low hanging fruit.
Data Breach Law Back in Senate
[January 12, 2007] The bill would trump tougher state laws, and perhaps provide wiggle room to businesses and government agencies.
Boeing Grappling With Data Theft
[December 14, 2006] Hundreds of thousands at the company get free credit checks after yet another laptop slipped away. Is it enough to prevent ID theft?
Seagate Security Looks to Lock Up Laptops
[October 30, 2006] Lost laptop getting you down? Seagate won't let users sweat with new
DriveTrust security for hard-disk drives.
Feds Still Stumping For Data Retention Regs
[October 19, 2006] Department of Homeland Security, FBI tell police chiefs ISPs should keep more customer data for longer periods.
FTC Cracks Down on Internet Pretexter
[October 05, 2006] Internet business agrees not to sell consumers' phone records and
must give up funds earned from pretexting.
GE Employee Data Stolen From Laptop
[September 27, 2006] The company alerted 50,000 current and former employees that a stolen laptop held names and Social Security numbers.
Where Have All The Laptops Gone?
[September 22, 2006] Dept. of Commerce reports more than 1,000 computers are lost, stolen or
missing.
FCC Questions AT&T Role in HP Scandal
[September 11, 2006] Agency opens inquiry into how HP investigators gained access to AT&T
confidential calling records.
AT&T to Offer Credit Checks After Data Hack
[August 30, 2006] UPDATED: The telco giant will pay for credit monitoring services after 19,000
credit card numbers were stolen.
AT&T After 'John Doe' Data Brokers
[August 24, 2006] New legal tactics aim to curb data brokers gaining unauthorized access to
confidential phone records.
More Missing Data at VA
[August 08, 2006] Unisys discloses desktop computer containing personal info on as many as
38,000 veterans is missing.
Teens Charged in VA Laptop Theft
[August 07, 2006] Police say thieves did not target home of VA employee with laptop
containing unencrypted data on almost 26 million veterans.
FCC Fines Phone Data Broker
[July 14, 2006] LocateCell hit with $97,500 fine for failing to respond to subpoena.
Hotels.com Warns Customers on Data Theft
[June 02, 2006] UPDATED: A laptop from an Ernst & Young employee containing information on
thousands of Hotels.com customers was stolen.
Sacred Heart Data Hacked
[May 26, 2006] The school discovers data breach that leaves thousands of
students and alumni exposed.
VA Data Breach Stirs Washington
[May 23, 2006] The bad guys have personal data on 26.5 million veterans. But they may not know it yet.
Data Breach Bills Crowding Congress
[May 12, 2006] New bill in House Judiciary Committee joins parade of ideas to require
notification to consumers by data brokers.
Feds Ding Data 'Dumpster'
[May 10, 2006] FTC chairman cites case as agency's ongoing campaign against lax security
security practices.
Security Group Calls on Congress
[April 10, 2006] CSIA said without Congressional action on data breaches, e-commerce and consumer confidence are likely to erode without national action.
Data-Breach Disclosure Bill Passes House Panel
[March 30, 2006] A House panel approved a bill requiring data brokers to inform consumers of breaches when reasonable risk of ID theft exists.
House Panel Preps ID Theft Law
[March 24, 2006] Republicans, Democrats reach accord on legislation targeting data breaches.
IM, E-Mail Identities Hot on The Net
[February 09, 2006] EPIC says even names, addresses and phone numbers of Internet daters are
available for a price.
A Hardware Sentinel to Watch Over Databases
[October 11, 2005] Firewall vendor Imperva is set to roll out a hardware solution to a database problem: policing database queries.
Hackers Head to School in Droves
[July 20, 2005] Universities appear to be the new favorite target of intruders, as USC becomes the latest to get hit.
Congress Closer to National ID Theft Law
[July 15, 2005] Republican lawmakers plan committee vote on a bill requiring disclosure of
both encrypted and unencrypted data breaches.
EPIC Fighting Online Phone Record Sales
[July 08, 2005] The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) is taking issue with the sale of detailed phone call records and P.O. boxes via online private investigators.
Fronting a Fix on Data Breaches
[June 22, 2005] Everyone's pointing fingers and looking for answers as the investigation into a recent leak of credit card accounts unfolds.
MasterCard: 40M Credit Card Accounts Exposed
[June 20, 2005] UPDATED: Credit card companies say sensitive information within millions of
accounts was laid bare through third-party processor.
Congress Reacts to Breach Onslaught
[June 16, 2005] BJ's Wholesale Club settles lax data protection charges while FDIC admits to
data breach.
Senate Takes up Data Security Law
[June 16, 2005] FTC commissioners set to testify before panel considering forcing data brokers to disclose breaches of personal information.
Bank's Encryption Pledge Could be Contagious
[June 07, 2005] The disappearance of CitiFinancial tapes with data on 3.9 million
customers should spark more interest in digital encryption.
Data Breach Disclosure Overkill?
[May 18, 2005] UPDATED: The FTC tells a House panel that the trigger time for data breach notifications should be carefully weighed.
Swindle: 'Somebody Has Got to Pay'
[May 17, 2005] The FTC commissioner says corporate boards haven't been paying enough attention
to data protection.
How Broad a Data Breach Disclosure Law?
[May 05, 2005] ChoicePoint, Bank of America throw support behind national disclosure law as Congress mulls the details.
Time Warner Loses Employee Data
[May 02, 2005] The company tried to protect the personal information of its employees and ended up losing it.
ChoicePoint Makes Fraud Detection Buy
[May 02, 2005] The data-warehouse company adds new fraud detection software to the
mix after coughing up sensitive data.
Policing Credit-Card Data -- On Demand
[April 19, 2005] Qualys rolls out new on demand vulnerability management platform, as
a deadline to secure data looms for credit-card merchants.
Microsoft Said to Have New Security Plans
[March 28, 2005] UPDATED: Heeding critics of its Passport system and recent developments with
companies like ChoicePoint, Longhorn will reportedly feature a new security measure to store and use personal data.
No Security in SSNs?
[March 18, 2005] FEATURE: Have you bought a house? Paid a traffic ticket? Been married or divorced in the last 10 years? Those documents may have been posted online as a matter of public course.
New Service to Put ID Protection in Your Hands
[March 11, 2005] Amid a flurry of data theft issues, Intersections readies an in-depth service to police who's trying to use all your data, internetnews.com has learned.
Shoe Company Loses Credit Card Info
[March 10, 2005] A subsidiary of Retail Ventures reports the theft of an unknown
number of credit card accounts from many of its retail stores.
Do You Know Who Owns Your Info?
[March 10, 2005] Selling consumer information is big business, but there's often little oversight on buyers.
ChoicePoint Stops Selling Some of Your Info
[March 04, 2005] ChoicePoint scales back its business after a major database
breach that exposed the personal information of 145,000 people.
Bank Data Leak Jump-Starts Encryption Talk
[March 02, 2005] Bank of America's loss of tapes with the personal
information of federal employees has experts clamoring for encryption.
ChoicePoint ID Theft Stirs Up Congress
[February 25, 2005] When lawmakers return to work next week, private data protection legislation
will be all the rage.
FTC: Identity Theft, Fraud on the Rise
[February 01, 2005] Complaints over Internet auctions doubled in 2004, according to a new report, which says e-mail and the Web were fraud tools of choice.
Feds Charge 28 in ID Theft Ring
[October 29, 2004] Secret Service hits 'ShadowCrew' group in crackdown, charges members with openly trading credit card numbers in online forums.
ID Theft a Taxing Question
[April 15, 2004] Security worries are no match for the convenience of e-filing.
