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Loose flops since ships

This article from the Winnipeg Free Press discusses how everyone may play an unwitting role in cyber spy attempts to do damage. Consumers are also vulnerable, said Parry Aftab, chairwoman of anti-virus software maker McAfee’s consumer advisory board. Software on … Continue reading

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Internet Privacy – FTC worried self regulation not working

Lots of tangents from the story on new FTC study on industry policing and advertising their privacy policies: FTC has two votes for regulation or legislation (doubts cast upon self regulation as a tool – public failure) Study thinks companies … Continue reading

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DHS – Additional Cyber Security Directives

From DHS today: Cyber Security. Given the increasingly sophisticated number of threats to all areas of national cyberspace and considering the authorities provided by the Homeland Security Act, the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act, and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23/National … Continue reading

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Cyber Security – Current Policies Not working

An update to the Heartland breach: The Heartland breach also showed that in spite of the adoption of more stringent standards and tougher oversight by banks and credit card companies, consumers are still vulnerable. All this is happening after credit … Continue reading

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Security Breaches — Whither policy can reduce?

This post by the Post needs unpacking… A data breach last year at Princeton, N.J., payment processor Heartland Payment Systems may have led to the theft of more than 100 million credit and debit card accounts, the company said today. … Continue reading

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