MeriTalk, a public-private partnership focused on improving the outcomes of government IT, today announced the results of its new report, “Cyber Security Experience: Cyber Security Pros from Mars; Users from Mercury.” The study, underwritten by Akamai Technologies, Inc. , compares what cyber security professionals report about their agency’s security with what end users – Federal…
Month: October 2013
Hervé lifting
An insider breach previously reported on this blog continues to create problems for bank’s clients who were dodging their taxes. What Edward Snowden is to mass surveillance, Hervé Falciani is becoming to private banking. In 2008 the now 41-year-old native of Monaco walked out of the Geneva branch of HSBC, where he had worked for…
Manitoba’s Private Sector Privacy Law – Similar To Alberta’s Law, But Important Differences Exist
Michael G. Fekete of Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP writes: On September 13, 2013, Manitoba joined Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta by enacting provincial private sector privacy legislation. Once it comes into force, Manitoba’s Personal Information Protection and Identity Theft Prevention Act (PIPITPA) will govern the collection, use and disclosure of personal information, including that…
NeoGaf forces password reset after admin account compromised
Forum announcement posted on NeoGaf on Wednesday: We’ve just had an admin account compromised briefly by an automated attack. The hole was immediately plugged, but we’re forcing a site-wide password reset for the safety of the members since it’s possible they obtained some data. If you used the same password for other sites, be sure…
Panasonic UK signs undertaking following theft of laptop with unencrypted personal information from third party contractor
Panasonic UK has signed an Undertaking with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) following the theft of an unencrypted laptop containing personal data relating to people who had attended a hospitality event run by a third party company on Panasonic’s behalf. The incident is a good reminder that your contracts with business associates or vendors need…
Ca: Laptop theft from McKesson Automation employee's car puts Parkwood Hospital patient data at risk
CTV reports: The personal information of more than 2,000 patients at Parkwood Hospital could be in the wrong hands after a laptop was stolen. […] Ruth Bullas is the privacy and risk officer at St. Joseph’s Health Centre, which operates Parkwood. She says the problem lies with McKesson Automation, the company in charge of the…