PDAs sold on eBay "loaded with sensitive data"
Most used smartphones and PDAs for sale online are loaded with sensitive data ranging from banking records to corporate emails that can easily be retrieved by hackers and data thieves, it was alleged today. According to a sampling by mobile security softw...
Research: Privacy, Security Problems Alarming But Fixable
A pair of security surveys released this week shows that protecting corporate and consumer data is sometimes easier than people might think, but the broader problem still is confounding far too many organizations. The first study, entitled "Network Attac...
Potential data security law causes concern
High-profile data security breaches make headlines. That means that in an election year you can expect to see plenty of politicians proposing data security legislation. The last time headlines spurred legislation aimed at regulating a business crisis, CIOs...
Study: Used Cell Phones, PDAs Contain Confidential Data
Most used cell phones and PDAs contain personal information that their former owners neglected to adequately delete, Trust Digital, a McLean, Va. security firm reported Wednesday. Trust Digital examined a small sample of used phones and personal data ass...
FBI Shows Off Counterterrorism Database
Still smarting from the failure of its old IT systems, the Federal Bureau of Investigation Tuesday gave a public demonstration of its Investigative Data Warehouse (IDW) and bragged that the 659 million-record counterterrorism database functions well. At ...
Malware database access sparks debate
Since it was launched in February, the Malware Distribution Project (MD: Pro) has amassed a vast archive of malware code samples. Its pricey access fees and rigorous vetting process are intended to keep dangerous digital weaponry from falling into the wron...
Google, Microsoft Online Apps Raise Security Questions
With the launch of Google"s hosted application suite earlier this week and the ongoing beta test of Microsoft Office Live, online application delivery appears ready to challenge the desktop computing model that has dominated since the 1980s. But like the...