Data theft
The failures in the U.S.
Over the past few years, there has been a couple spectacular data theft incidents in the United States. In 2005, a credit card payment processor called CardSystems suffered a data breach in which over 43 million credit card numbers were exposed to attack and over 263,000 were stolen.
CardSystems did not even notice this was going on for about six months.
Read the article HERE.
Safety fears over new children's register
Senior social workers have given warning of the dangers posed by a new government register that will store the details of every child in England from next year.
They fear that the database, containing the address, medical and school details of all under-18s, could be used to harm the children whom it is intended to protect.
Read the article HERE.
Australian tax staff fired for security breach
Access to personal tax records outside the normal course of business is prohibited under current privacy laws. Staff caught accessing records illegally face heavy fines or jail terms.
However, the ATO claims stamping out unauthorised access is impossible.
Read the article HERE.
The state of data security in North America
RSA announced the results of a survey commissioned by RSA entitled "The State of Data Security in North America." Conducted by Forrester Consulting, the survey results reveal that many businesses are still in a 'reactive mode' when deploying data security measures and often struggle with the challenge of creating and implementing planned strategies for data loss prevention. The report - which surveyed almost 200 organizations - also highlights the rising costs and technology implementation hindrances standing in the way of compliance with internal and regulatory policy mandates.
Read the article HERE.
A Chronology of Data Breaches
The data breaches noted below have been reported because the personal information compromised includes data elements useful to identity thieves, such as Social Security numbers, account numbers, and driver's license numbers. Some breaches that do NOT expose such sensitive information have been included in order to underscore the variety and frequency of data breaches. However, we have not included the number of records involved in such breaches in the total because we want this compilation to reflect breaches that expose individuals to identity theft as well as breaches that qualify for disclosure under state laws. The breaches posted below include only those reported in the United States and does not include incidents in other countries.
View the list HERE.
Over the past few years, there has been a couple spectacular data theft incidents in the United States. In 2005, a credit card payment processor called CardSystems suffered a data breach in which over 43 million credit card numbers were exposed to attack and over 263,000 were stolen.
CardSystems did not even notice this was going on for about six months.
Read the article HERE.
Safety fears over new children's register
Senior social workers have given warning of the dangers posed by a new government register that will store the details of every child in England from next year.
They fear that the database, containing the address, medical and school details of all under-18s, could be used to harm the children whom it is intended to protect.
Read the article HERE.
Australian tax staff fired for security breach
Access to personal tax records outside the normal course of business is prohibited under current privacy laws. Staff caught accessing records illegally face heavy fines or jail terms.
However, the ATO claims stamping out unauthorised access is impossible.
Read the article HERE.
The state of data security in North America
RSA announced the results of a survey commissioned by RSA entitled "The State of Data Security in North America." Conducted by Forrester Consulting, the survey results reveal that many businesses are still in a 'reactive mode' when deploying data security measures and often struggle with the challenge of creating and implementing planned strategies for data loss prevention. The report - which surveyed almost 200 organizations - also highlights the rising costs and technology implementation hindrances standing in the way of compliance with internal and regulatory policy mandates.
Read the article HERE.
A Chronology of Data Breaches
The data breaches noted below have been reported because the personal information compromised includes data elements useful to identity thieves, such as Social Security numbers, account numbers, and driver's license numbers. Some breaches that do NOT expose such sensitive information have been included in order to underscore the variety and frequency of data breaches. However, we have not included the number of records involved in such breaches in the total because we want this compilation to reflect breaches that expose individuals to identity theft as well as breaches that qualify for disclosure under state laws. The breaches posted below include only those reported in the United States and does not include incidents in other countries.
View the list HERE.
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