MasterCard, Visa following U.K. breach
MasterCard International said today it is responding to a "potential" security breach at a U.K.-based retailer – but would not confirm whether any of its cardholders were affected. "Because this is an ongoing investigation, we cannot disclose spe...
Warnings over USB memory sticks
Smart phones, iPods and USB memory sticks are posing a real risk for businesses, warn security experts. Just over half of companies take no steps to secure data held on these devices, found a UK government-backed security survey. Now security firms are...
Better organization, focus needed for cybersecurity
The government needs to establish clear lines of authority and clarify responsibility for an effective national information assurance policy, former presidential adviser Paul Kurtz said Thursday. "We have a growing body of law and regulation bearing on i...
MasterCard security breach hits Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley customers in the UK are the latest to have been hit by a major security breach that has resulted in thousands of MasterCard credit card details being stolen by fraudsters. silicon.com yesterday exclusively revealed how at least 2,000 Master...
Aetna says laptop with member data stolen
Health insurer Aetna on Wednesday said a laptop computer containing personal information on about 38,000 of its members was stolen from an employee"s car. The data includes names, addresses and Social Security numbers, spokeswoman Cynthia Michener said. N...
Top U.S. universities failing in online privacy
A new national survey of top-ranked universities and colleges shows these schools" online privacy policies aren"t nearly as stellar as their scholastics. Many fail to properly secure sensitive data and to adequately explain just what happens to information...
Breach case could curtail Web flaw finders
Security researchers and legal experts have voiced concern this week over the prosecution of an information-technology professional for computer intrusion after he allegedly breached a university"s online application system while researching a flaw without...