Social Security
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Philippine govt agency sues IBM
News Government social security arm alleges system built by IBM and subsidiary Questronix crashed due to defective software; sues for breach of contract.
Tags: Lawsuits, Database management, Databases, IBM Corp., IBM DB2, Philippines, Database, OEM, database system, Social Security
Philippine govt dumps IBM, heads to Oracle-HP
News Country's pension agency ditches IBM and starts migration to system running Oracle database and HP servers, ending months of tensed relationship with Big Blue.
Tags: Database management, Databases, Service level management, Local Government, Database, SAP AG, Oracle Corp., software, Information Technology, CTO
Mobile banking tapped for growth in India
News Subscriber base for mobile banking services remain low but micro-banking model is making inroads among Indian villages via NFC, say market players.
Tags: NFC (near-field communications), Banking, Mobile platforms/communications, Applications and tools, ATM, Banking, Phone, cell phone, bank, mobile
Google, bank resolve issue over misfired e-mail
News Google and Rocky Mountain Bank ask court to dismiss a case that stemmed from the bank inadvertently e-mailing customer data to a random Gmail address.
Tags: E-mail servers, Social Security, e-mail, San Jose, U.S. District Court, Google Gmail, E-mail servers
Misfired e-mail was never viewed by Gmail user
News Rocky Mountain Bank says Google confirmed an e-mail with customer data that was mistakenly sent to a random Gmail address was never opened, has been destroyed.
Tags: E-mail clients, E-mail servers, E-mail Address, Social Security, e-mail, San Jose, U.S. District Court, Google Gmail, E-mail clients, E-mail servers
Expert: iPhone 3GS crypto is easily cracked
News Encryption functionality of the iPhone 3GS is essentially "broken" in protecting sensitive personal data such as credit card numbers, says forensics expert and iPhone developer.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Applications and tools, Network security, Apple Inc., Video, social security number, Social Security, financial, Apple iPhone, credit card
Report: US Social Security numbers can be predicted
News Researchers say they have proven that it is possible to predict Social Security numbers knowing the state and date of birth.
Tags: Security Management, Local Government, Data mining & analysis, Domain names, Authentication, IP, social security number, IP Address, Social Security, Carnegie-Mellon University
US National Archives offers reward for missing hard drive
News Missing external hard drive at the National Archives contains names and Social Security numbers of White House visitors and staffers during Clinton administration.
Tags: Storage, Data security, Staff, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, social security number, Social Security, personally identifiable information, hard drive, White House, agency
Exiting workers taking confidential data with them
News New Ponemon Institute survey finds that people who lost or left a job in 2008 are sneaking confidential data out with them.
Tags: Layoffs, Security Management, Data security, PC security, Data, Survey, USB Flash Drive, removable storage, layoff, Social Security
What's your identity fraud risk level?
News Free My ID Score service assesses how at risk consumers are of being victims of identity fraud.
Tags: Hacking, Data security, Social Security, phone, payment processing, monitoring, network, identity fraud, U.S., credit card
T-Mobile investigates possible security breach
News An anonymous poster sends a message to the mailing list Full Disclosure claiming to have stolen T-Mobile customer and confidential company information.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Data security, Network security, Security Management, Security, disc, Social Security, phone, customer information, T-Mobile
Philippine pensioners 'speak' to new system
News The system will let active and retired government workers access pensions and apply for state loans.
Tags: Biometrics, Knowledge management, Security, Mobile, Member, Philippines, Cell Phone, voice recognition, Social Security, phone
Hacker Mitnick may sue AT&T over data breach
News Kevin Mitnick's mobile account gets breached. AT&T allegedly says it's not at fault and plans to drop his contract and not compensate for damages. Now he may sue.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Hacking, Security, Colombia, social engineering, computer, AT&T Corp., network, Hacker, Web
India's social ills soothed by outsourcing leaders?
Insight perspective India's successful tech executives are beginning to focus on social problems. Could this be just what the country needs?
Tags: IT outsourcing, Leadership, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Outsourcing, India, income tax, Saritha Rai, insurance, co-founder, bank
FBI: Cloned debit cards used in worldwide scheme
News Officials say hackers breached payment processor network to get data, and then made fake debit cards that others used to withdraw millions of dollars from ATMs.
Tags: Network security, Security Management, Security applications/tools, ATM, FBI, payroll, Tribune Co., social security number, Computer, Chicago
