Identity Theft
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Protecting against identity theft
Insight perspective There are practical, easy to implement steps you can take to keep your personal data from cybercriminals. Microsoft India's CSO offers some tips.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Network security, Security Management, Security, Identity Theft, Password, virus protection, spyware protection, Computer
Web censorship muddle can hurt Malaysia
News Confusion over government's plans to implement Web filtering system will affect foreign investment and confidence in Malaysia's policies, say industry players.
Tags: Web sites, Regulations, Politics, Censorship, Malaysia, Government, Internet Service, CEO, Internet Service Provider, Prime Minister
At 40, the Internet's still reshaping history
Insight The Net has crushed geographic barriers and withstood extraordinary growing pains. But the human race has work to do adapting to its creation.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Netcraft, WWW, Net, cloud computing, Web 2.0, Web sites, PC, Facebook
Final chapter coming in HP spying scandal
News Low-level investigator who helped HP spy on journalists is due to be sentenced for identity theft, but the planners of the espionage will apparently get off.
Tags: Security, Business security, Hewlett-Packard Co., Identity Theft, phone, Associated Press, New York Times Co., journalist, California, Business security
Hacker pleads guilty to ID thefts netting millions
News Albert Gonzalez faces 25 years in prison and US$3 million in fines and restitution related to charges in New York and Boston, while a New Jersey case is pending.
Tags: Hacking, Data Management, Fraud, Identity Theft, New York, Miami, debit card, Eastern Europe, Hacker, credit card
Accused mastermind of TJX hack to plead guilty
News Florida man charged earlier this month in separate data breach, agrees to plead guilty to charges of hacking into TJ Maxx and other retailers and stealing data.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Hacking, Spam and phishing, attorney, Identity Theft, computer, Miami, debit card, hacking, agreement
Three men indicted in largest US data breach
News Florida man accused of stealing credit card data from TJX is among those named in breach involving Heartland, 7-Eleven, Hannaford Brothers and others.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, PC security, Data security, Fraud, 7-Eleven Inc., Identity Theft, SQL, computer, SQL Injection, debit card
Banks drop, tech firms rise in privacy trust rankings
News American Express takes top place in new privacy survey, though most financial firms fall down the list and tech companies, including Facebook, climb.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Web sites, Domain names, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Google Inc., Survey, Privacy
Financial fraud hits 7.5 percent of US adults
News Many victims of financial fraud don't report the crime to authorities and few of the criminals are prosecuted, according to a new Gartner study.
Tags: PC security, Data security, Security, Victim, Fraud, Survey, Identity Theft, FTC, Gartner Inc., financial health
Women more affected by ID fraud, study finds
News Survey finds that more women report identity fraud, but they also do more to protect themselves afterward.
Tags: Legal, Survey, Identity Theft, phone, payment, monitoring, bank, identity fraud, post office, credit card
Tech giants back ID interoperability project
News Kantara Initiative, which aims to harmonize ID management technologies and standards, gets backing of companies such as BT, CA, Intel, Novell, Oracle, PayPal and Sun.
Tags: Privacy, Security, Computer Associates International Inc., PayPal, Intel Corp., British Telecommunications, Identity, Privacy, Identity Theft, Interoperability
Should new 'Red Flags' rules concern security managers?
Techguide Now that the deadline for compliance with the U.S. regulation is up, the work carved out for IT security heads depends on the level of controls within the organization.
Tags: Regulations, Data security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Business security, Security Manager, Information Security, Identity Theft, Red Flag Software, compliance
Is censorship the answer?
Blogs Mention the "c" word in Malaysia these days and all hell breaks loose. Censorship is indeed a highly charged word today,...
HSBC companies slapped with US$5M fines over data breaches
News Three HSBC companies are hit with fines after the financial services watchdog finds they were not doing enough to protect customers' data.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security, Security Management, Training, floppy disk, Identity Theft, insurance, financial, financial service, managing director
Hackers rumored to have cracked Windows 7 activation
News Chinese forum and others suggest a leaked Lenovo file of Windows 7 Ultimate has been used to crack the activation mechanism of the new operating system.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Piracy, Authentication and encryption, Microsoft Windows 7, OEM, antipiracy, Microsoft Windows, Hacker, CNET Networks Inc., ISO
