Europe’s first information risk maturity index developed
PwC and Iron Mountain have joined together to develop a risk maturity index for European SMEs; and finds them generally lacking.
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Firefox will use HTTPS by default
Encrypted searching should become available by default for all Firefox users within a few months – a big win for privacy.
Indian call centers sell UK financial data and DVLA gives access to Indian workers
On the same day that the Sunday Times reported Indian workers offering UK finance details for sale at as little as 0.02p, the Observer reported that IBM contractors in India will have access to the data of 43 million UK drivers held by the DVLA.
China says most foreign cyberattacks come from Japan, US, and South Korea
In an apparent effort to turn the public relations tables, China is claiming that most of the foreign cyberattacks against Chinese computers are coming from Japan, the US, and South Korea.
Michaels fraudsters headed to prison
Two southern California men pled guilty this week to participating in a PIN-pad tampering scheme at 84 Michaels craft stores that resulted in the theft of 94,000 debit and credit card account numbers.
StubHub turns to fraud specialist to combat abuse of its platform
StubHub, an online ticket exchange, was having trouble with criminals using its open platform to verify credentials that had been stolen from other sources. The website turned to SilverTail for help, explained Robert Capps, senior manager of trust and …
US data breach costs decline for first time in seven years
The average organizational and per capita cost of a data breach in the US declined in 2011 for the first time in the seven years that the ‘US Cost of a Data Breach Study’ has been compiled.
NIST publishes guidance for electronic health record usability and security
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released technical guidance for evaluating the usability of electronic health records (EHR), while maintaining the security and privacy of those records.
Russian authorities arrest eight in bust of Carberp bank fraud ring
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Federal Security Service this week arrested eight men allegedly involved in a Carberp bank fraud ring.
Indian company hacks GSM and usurps IMSI
At a security conference organized by Null in India, Matrix Shell claimed and demonstrated the ability to hack into GSM phones and manipulate the user’s International Mobile Subscriber Identity.