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New report: Data Breach Notifications in Europe

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Dissent

The EU’s ‘cyber security’ Agency ENISA, (the European Network and Information Security Agency) has today issued a report on Data Breach Notifications. The EU data breach notification (DBN) requirement for the electronic communications sector in the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC) is vital to increase in the long term the level of data security in Europe. The…

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Hacked Laptops Lead Banks to Warn of Data Breaches

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Dissent

Robert McMillan identifies problems banks face in incidents such as two previously covered on this blog – a Sovereign Bank incident and a PenFed incident: …. According to experts, Sovereign’s decision to investigate the situation and then notify customers is probably more cautious than most. The problem is that it’s often unclear whether hackers were…

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AU banks: massive social engineering FAIL

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Dissent

Peter Martin reports: A survey of Australian banks’ call centres has found that half of their staff are prepared to help people access someone else’s financial records. In November, customer experience research firm Global Reviews phoned call centre operators at eight of Australia’s leading banks, including each of the big four. Without identifying themselves as…

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What is the Cost of a Missing Laptop?

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Dissent

Check out the infographic at ZoneAlarm (H/T, Centennial Man)

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Massachusetts Attorney General Reviews 2010 Data Breach and Data Security Regulations Compliance

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Dissent

Ellen M. Giblin writes: With the first anniversary of the Massachusetts Data Security Regulations, 201 CMR 17 (pdf)(“Regulations”), coming in March, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) recently hosted a panel discussion providing direct access to the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office and the Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation to discuss their investigations…

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Wikileaks As Security Breach

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Dissent

Ryan Calo writes, in part: The leak represents an appalling security breach—one that makes TJX look like a misplaced diary. As I argue in a previous post, the leak threatens a set of classic privacy harms. One of the central roles of privacy is to help preserve the conditions for intimacy. The leak means that leaders will…

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