Editor’s Note: the content of the blog entry that originally appeared on May 17, 2011 has been deleted on August 30, 2012 after it was brought to this site’s attention that the original source had removed their story and that it may not have been accurate. That’s the second time a news story from NDTV…
Category: Commentaries and Analyses
AU: How security chief’s bank details leaked
Ben Grubb reports: Security firm Symantec’s Australian chief has revealed how his personal credit card details were leaked by a Melbourne restaurant, which he said highlighted the need for mandatory privacy breach notification laws. […] Scroggie’s credit card data was leaked via email when a Melbourne restaurant at which he was a member attempted to…
Is Sony getting a bad rap on its data breach?
There may be a lot of justifiable criticism of Sony in terms of security, but as I’ve commented previously on this blog, I don’t think “delayed notification” when they discovered they were breached was one of their sins. Robert McMillan reports: Sony didn’t show up for last week’s Capitol Hill hearing on its massive data…
President’s cybersecurity agenda includes proposed federal data breach notification law
To cut to the chase: you can read the language of the proposed data breach notification law here. Sadly, the proposed language allows entities NOT to notify affected individuals if they conduct a risk assessment and determine that there is no risk to those whose data were breached. Other problems I see on a first…
Catch a clue from an EDU: Universities that get security right
Mary K. Pratt reports: Professor Corey Schou was working in his school’s library when he realized his computer was picking up a particularly strong Wi-Fi signal. Normally that would be welcome news. But Schou knew that spot was usually a dead zone, which meant something was probably amiss. So Schou, a professor of informatics at…
Sony Declines to Testify at Congressional Hearing
Nick Bilton reports: Sony has declined to testify at a Congressional hearing on Wednesday, “The Threat of Data Theft to American Consumers,” that seeks to understand how consumers’ private data is protected by corporations. […] The subcommittee sent a letter to Sony on Friday asking the company to answer a number of questions related to the…