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Organizations Rarely Report Breaches to Law Enforcement

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Dissent

Kelly Jackson Higgins has a column on why organizations do not rush to share information with the FBI and why the FBI wants them to share more: …. the FBI will protect victim organization’s privacy, data, and will share what information it can from its investigation, he said, rather than continue with the mostly one-way…

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OIG Audit: The DOJ’s efforts to combat identity theft

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Dissent

Although identity theft is a significant public concern, a new audit report by the U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General indicates that it has become less of a priority instead of more of one over the past few years. Noting that the President’s Identity Theft Task Force (created in May 2006 by…

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Federal Information Security and Data Breach Notification Laws

Posted on March 27, 2010 by Dissent

From Congressional Research Service: Federal Information Security and Data Breach Notification Laws Gina Stevens Legislative Attorney January 28, 2010 The following report describes information security and data breach notification requirements included in the Privacy Act, the Federal Information Security Management Act, Office of Management and Budget Guidance, the Veterans Affairs Information Security Act, the Health…

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GAO Report: Information Security: Concerted Response Needed to Resolve Persistent Weaknesses

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

The summary of GAO-10-536T report, Information Security: Concerted Response Needed to Resolve Persistent Weaknesses, March 24, 2010: Without proper safeguards, federal computer systems are vulnerable to intrusions by individuals who have malicious intentions and can obtain sensitive information. The need for a vigilant approach to information security has been demonstrated by the pervasive and sustained…

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Your health, tax, and search data siphoned

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

Dan Goodin reports: Google, Yahoo, Microsoft’s Bing, and other leading websites are leaking medical histories, family income, search queries, and massive amounts of other sensitive data that can be intercepted even when encrypted, computer scientists revealed in a new research paper. Researchers from Indiana University and Microsoft itself were able to infer the sensitive data…

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Recommended: Gonzalez Lawyers, Judges Debate Data Breach Costs

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Dissent

Evan Schuman writes: When two Boston-based federal judges sentence Albert Gonzalez Thursday (March 25) and Friday (March 26) for a rash of retail cyber-break-ins that he confessed to orchestrating, the exact sentence may be academic. The key legal argument is shaping up to be this question: “When a retailer is breached, what’s the most reasonable…

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