SQL injection attacks against banks on the rise
SecureWorks announced that it has seen a dramatic increase in the number of hacker attacks attempted against its banking, credit union and utility clients in the past three months using SQL Injection. "From January through March, we blocked anywhere from 1...
Microsoft Buys Data Protection, Recovery Tools Developer Winternals
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday announced it was acquiring privately owned Winternals Software, an Austin, Texas developer of recovery and data protection tools, and the host of the well-known Sysinternals free toolset. Winternals co-founder Mark Russinovich ...
The Next Data Breach Could Mean Your IT Job
Does everyone at your company know what data shouldn"t be stored on laptops or removable storage devices? Do they know where they can and can"t take these devices? Is there a clear company policy on data that needs to be encrypted?
OMB: Report all breaches within an hour
Agencies must now report even suspected breaches of personal information within one hour of discovery, according to an Office of Management and Budget policy memo. The memo revises a policy that set various reporting deadlines based on the incident.
No Quick Fix for Government Data Security
The White House has set an early August deadline for government agencies to encrypt sensitive data after the embarrassing theft of millions of veterans" personal information, but experts warn a quick technology fix will not cure security problems. While ...
CSI survey: Data breaches still being swept under the rug
On the surface, the results of the 11th annual CSI/FBI Computer Crime and Security Survey are positive, with fewer companies reporting financial loss from data breaches compared to last year. But a majority of companies are still reluctant to report securi...
Markle suggests ways info sharing, security can coexist
The Markle Foundation released its third and final report today on how to improve information sharing while protecting civil liberties and enhancing national security. The Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age released the report,...