An audit of Frontier Central School District by the Office of the New York State Comptroller was released yesterday. The audit covered the period July 1, 2010 — August 22, 2013 and included audit of mobile device use and security. As background: there are six schools in operation within the District, with approximately 5,100 students and 1,000 employees. The…
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How the feds brought down a notorious Russian hacker
Donna Leinwand Leger and Anna Arutunyan report: Sasha Panin called himself “Gribodemon,” and his evil works in the world of cybercrime have bedeviled millions. Panin is a 20-something Russian computer whiz who until a few years ago lived in obscurity with his grandmother in this struggling riverside city. Working from a Moscow apartment, federal prosecutors…
Weds: House Financial Services subcommittee to hold hearing on data breaches
Julian Hattem reports: Data security will be back in the spotlight on Wednesday, when a House Financial Services subcommittee hears from top law enforcement, consumer advocacy and industry experts. The hearing will be the fifth Congress has held since Target revealed late last year that a hacker had stolen millions of users’ information during the…
Brokers Want To Thwart Finra Plan To Collect Client Data
Dan Jamieson writes: The brokerage industry is hoping to head off a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority proposal floated late last year that would have the regulator capture and retain a huge amount of client account data for compliance purposes. Meanwhile, individual investors are complaining that the Finra plan looks like something cooked up by the…
Cybersecurity in the Golden State: How California Businesses Can Protect Against and Respond to Malware, Data Breaches and Other Cyberincidents
The California Attorney General’s Office has issued a report, Cybersecurity in the Golden State: How California Businesses Can Protect Against and Respond to Malware, Data Breaches and Other Cyberincidents. Here’s the Executive Summary: Executive Summary Relatively small investments in cybersecurity preparedness can yield significant risk reductions. Every business in California should follow the steps summarized below,…
Breach Blind Spot Puts Retailers on Defensive
Brian Krebs writes: In response to rumors in the financial industry that Sears may be the latest retailer hit by hackers, the company said today it has no indications that it has been breached. Although the Sears investigation is ongoing, experts say there is a good chance the identification of Sears as a victim is a false alarm…