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Changes urged for Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Dissent

Eric Chabrow reports on BankInfoSecurity.com that a number of witnesses testifying yesterday during the Senate hearing on the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2010 urged Congress to exempt groups when breach notification is already mandated by other laws. Of course, their arguments make a certain amount of sense — except for the fact…

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“Damages” Last Stand – Maine Supreme Court Puts an End to the Hannaford Bros. Breach Suit

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Dissent

Lawyer David Navetta comments on the decision: We have been following the twists and turns of the Hannaford Bros. security breach litigation from the beginning (see here, here,here, here and here). As of yesterday, it looks like the consumer plaintiffs’ case has suffered the “true death” (my friends and colleagues that watch HBO’s “True Blood” will know what I am…

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Pointer: Are People Really Harmed By a Data Security Breach?

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Dissent

Privacy law scholar Daniel Solove has a great opinion piece, inspired, in part, by the Maine Supreme Court ruling in the Hannaford Bros. case. Dan writes, in part: There are at least three general bases upon which plaintiffs argue they are injured by a data security breach: 1. The exposure of their data has caused…

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I’ll Take 2 MasterCards and a Visa, Please

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Dissent

Brian Krebs writes: When you’re shopping for stolen credit and debit cards online, there are so many choices these days. A glut of stolen data — combined with cutthroat competition and innovation among vendors — is conspiring to keep prices for stolen account numbers exceedingly low. Even so, many readers probably have no idea that…

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Preventing Data Breaches: Lessons From Higher Education

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Dissent

Alex Rothacker writes: Since 2008, higher education institutions have experienced a staggering 158 data breaches resulting in over 2.3 million reported records compromised. In 2009 alone there were 57 reported data breaches, and year to date through July of 2010, there have already been 32 breaches. Considering that most breaches are not reported until well…

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VA beefs up data security of network devices

Posted on September 19, 2010 by Dissent

Mary Mosquera reports: By the end of September, information security managers at the Department of Veterans Affairs will have the electronic tools in place that will let them see how vulnerable the one million computers and other devices connected to the VA network are.For the last six months, VA has been deploying multiple software applications…

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