Tracy Kitten writes: Forty-six states have breach-notification laws on the books, but no law is the same, and enforcement is weak. In 2011, as malicious breaches continue and the sophistication of cyberattacks increases, Foley, co-founder of the non-profit Identity Theft Resource Center, says it’s time for a national breach notification law. “This would be easier…
Month: January 2011
Trapster.com reportedly notifies users of hack, advises changing password
Jake Kouns of DataLossDB.org kindly sends along this notice, reportedly from Trapster. The site, which is intended to help users avoid speed traps and other hazards, reports another kind of hazard – that its site was hacked and user email addresses and passwords may have been accessed or acquired. Peer360 provides a copy of the…
MO: Open postal truck scatters mail for 70 miles
Leslie Tripp reports: Hundreds of pieces of mail fluttered onto interstates in eastern Missouri Sunday after the back door of a contractor’s semi carrying mail for the U.S. Postal Service popped open. The mail was scattered along 70 miles of highway near St. Louis, according to Postal Inspector Dan Taylor, who said the tractor-trailer was…
Audit: Md. computer network could be more secure
Max Smith reports: If you live or work in Maryland, your personal information; including tax forms, license applications and state payroll details, are on file in the Maryland Comptroller’s office, and an audit has found its systems should be more secure. The legislative audit found that software security and access controls were inadequate, with 84…
For Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28: Access Offers Free Information Destruction Services
I normally don’t post press releases, but because this one offers free services in support of Data Privacy Day and because I was I just talking about the need to securely destroy paper records, it gets the plug: Access Information Management, provider of records management, storage and destruction services for hardcopy and electronic records will host free…
For Data Privacy Day on Jan. 28: Access Offers Free Information Destruction Services
I normally don’t post press releases, but because this one offers free services in support of Data Privacy Day and because I was I just talking about the need to securely destroy paper records, it gets the plug: Access Information Management, provider of records management, storage and destruction services for hardcopy and electronic records will…