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...
Education data at risk again
The Education Department is a victim of data exposure for the second time in less than a month. DTI Associates, a professional services contractor based in Arlington, Va., acknowledged that two laptop computers were stolen Aug. 11 from its Washington, D.C...
Study: Many believe data thefts can"t be prevented
Fresh on the heels of a string of highly publicized, corporate data breaches, 63% of respondents to a new data security study said they don"t believe they can prevent such breaches. "This group came out much, much more negative than I ever expected," sai...
AT&T breach affects 19,000 customers
AT&T has notified close to 19,000 customers that their personal data was compromised over the weekend, leaving them at risk for identity fraud. Priscilla Hill-Ardoin, the company"s chief privacy officer, said in a statement that digital miscreants ha...
Trucker data on stolen laptop
A laptop computer that might contain personal identity information on 193 people with commercial driver"s licenses was stolen in Baltimore this week, transportation officials said. The laptop was stolen Tuesday from a government-owned vehicle and was rep...
Oakley device targets insider threats
Oakley Networks next week is expected to introduce an appliance that lets customers scan content to detect disclosure of sensitive information. The appliance, called CoreView, is based on traffic-monitoring equipment gained through Oakley's acquisition o...
AT&T Sues To Stop Data Brokers" Unauthorized Use Of Customer Info
AT&T has filed suit in a federal court to block data brokers from the unauthorized use of telephone records. Two dozen data brokers were cited in the litigation filed in the San Antonio court Wednesday, the telecommunications giant said. AT&T sai...