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Think ID theft is a problem here? Try protecting one billion people

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Dissent

CIOL has an interesting news report about  improving the accuracy of national biometric IDs, as used in India’s Aadhaar program. The Aadhaar program, which I’ve blogged about occasionally over on PogoWasRight.org, collects citizens’ fingerprints or eye scans and the ID cards are used to secure benefits under state programs. So far, about 500 million people’s data…

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Class action lawsuit filed against Maricopa County Community Colleges District

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Dissent

A law firm that had filed notices of claim against MCCCD over its 2013 breach that exposed the information of almost 2.5 million current and former students, employees, and vendors, has now filed a class action lawsuit. On Monday, April 28, 2014, Gallagher & Kennedy filed a class action lawsuit in the Superior Court of…

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Port Jefferson Union Free School District IT assets not adequately secured – audit

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Dissent

As it has done with other school districts, the NYS Comptroller’s Office has released its audit of Information Technology for the Port Jefferson Union Free School District. The audit covered the period July 1, 2012 — August 31, 2013. Here’s a snippet from their report findings: The Board and District officials need to improve controls…

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Verizon Data Breach Report: Payment-Card Theft Can Be Avoided at Little Cost

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Dissent

Danny Yadron reports: There were nearly 200 hacks last year of the payment systems used by retailers, hotels and restaurants. Most of them could have been prevented without spending much money, according to a new report from Verizon’s cybersecurity team. The theft of 40 million credit and debit card numbers from Target last year raised new questions…

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Another lawsuit filed against Maricopa County Community College District over massive breach

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Dissent

Jamie Ross of Courthouse News reports that another lawsuit has been filed against Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) following a data breach it disclosed in November 2013 (search MCCCD for all previous coverage on this blog). This latest lawsuit was reportedly filed by Jason Liebich, a current student at Phoenix College. It was filed in…

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SEC Needs to Improve Controls over Financial Systems and Data – GAO Report

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Dissent

Highlights from a GAO report released yesterday: Although the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had implemented and made progress in strengthening information security controls, weaknesses limited their effectiveness in protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of a key financial system. For this system’s network, servers, applications, and databases, weaknesses in several controls were found, as…

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