The European Union’s Justice Commissioner Viviane Reding has said that data-protection authorities in the EU must have greater powers to enforce privacy rules across the 27 member states. In a speech given at the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union, Reding said that companies that operate in several…
Many Tricare users now learning of Sept. data theft
By Steve Vogel The letter that arrived Saturday at the home of Fred MacLean in Fayetteville, N.C., held bad news: Computer backup tapes containing the retired Army chaplain’s personal information with the military’s Tricare health system had been stolen. View full post on computer theft – Yahoo! News Search Results…
UK firms to trial sharing of cyber attack data (Reuters)
Reuters – Britain will try to bolster defenses against cyber attack by encouraging companies to overcome their reluctance to admit computer security breaches and share their experiences with each other, the government said on Friday. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security…
UK firms to trial sharing of cyber attack data
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will try to bolster defenses against cyber attack by encouraging companies to overcome their reluctance to admit computer security breaches and share their experiences with each other, the government said on Friday. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post…
UC Davis Pepper Spray: Hacker Collective ‘Anonymous’ Posts Personal Data of Suspended Cop [VIDEO]
Like us on Facebook “It is time you took a dose of your own medicine and stopped hiding behind your badge,” the computer-generated voice on the 10-minute video said. The hacker group also told Pike to “expect our wrath” and threatened to make him “squeal.” The pictures and videos of…
Infographic Shows 120 Million Shoppers at Risk and in the Dark on Data Breaches and Identity Theft over Upcoming Black …
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ID Watchdog today released an infographic exploring the risk of data breaches and identity theft over the upcoming Black Friday shopping weekend. View full post on cyber security alerts – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
Norwegian Energy and Defense Companies Targeted by Data Thieves (November 17 & 18, 2011)
Cyber thieves have siphoned data from Norwegian oil and defense industries……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
(3) HIGH: HP Data Protector Media Operation ‘DBServer.exe’ Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Category: Widely Deployed Software Affected: HP Data Protector Media Operations Version 6.20 and prior View full post on @RISK: The Consensus Security Alert View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
Steam goes public on data breach – but will it delay the launch of Skyrim?
Steam, the online empire of computer game behemoth Valve Corporation, has issued details of the hack it suffered last weekend. If you’re a Steam user, find out what you should be doing next… View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
‘Hacker’ Group Safecast Crowdsources Radiation Data in Japan
By: Jenny Marder We officially launch a new feature today we’re calling “Science Thursday.” Each week, we’ll feature an online-exclusive multimedia piece on a topic in the world of science and technology. Here’s what’s up first. On Thursday’s NewsHour, science correspondent Miles O’Brien reports on a grassroots group called Safecast…