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Unlearned Lessons of ChoicePoint, Four Years Later
September 11, 2009 by admin Filed under Commentaries and Analyses
Bill Brenner writes:
It's been four years since data broker ChoicePoint acknowledged the data security breach that put it in the middle of a media firestorm and pushed data protection to the top of the infosecurity community's priority list.
Since then, the business world has made plenty of progress hardening its data defenses -- thanks in part to industry standards like PCI DSS and data breach disclosure laws (click to see state-by-state map) now in place.
But the latest data breach to grab headlines illustrates how vulnerable organizations remain to devastating network intrusions.
Read more on CIO.
[From the article:
"All the improvements have come from SB 1386 and other disclosure laws, and as far as I can tell awareness to data risks hasn't increased significantly," says security industry veteran Richard Stiennon.
Business owners are still "woefully ignorant" of the threat to their data, he says, adding that while they've fumbled along trying to reach certain compliance requirements, the threat has gone from what it was four years ago to a full-scale economy of people stealing and selling credit card information.
Local. Will a laptop or cellphone or other electronic device become “probable cause” in Colorado?
http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_13312956
Boulder ID theft summit: Fighting crime bit by byte
Law enforcement gets lesson in electronic crimes
By John Aguilar Camera Staff Writer Posted: 09/10/2009 10:49:53 PM MDT
Police pulling someone over these days must look for more than a handgun tucked into the console or a knife hidden underneath the driver's seat.
… "This stuff's out there -- you can buy it," Feffer said.
And that means local law enforcement needs to be aware of it, Feffer said, and know how to recognize the signs that someone may be perpetrating electronic crimes -- be it in the realm of credit card theft, child pornography or identity theft.
… Boulder Police Chief Mark Beckner said electronic crimes and identity theft have become pressing enough problems for his department that he plans by spring to have a computer forensic detective on staff.
Another state takes a stab at a “compensation” law.
Identity theft victims could seek compensation
September 10, 2009 by WLKM
Identity theft victims will be able to seek compensation for the time and effort it takes to clean up damaged credit history under legislation approved Wednesday (September 9th) by lawmakers, state Rep. Matt Lori announced.
The bipartisan package of identity theft protection bills also updates Michigan law by better defining what constitutes identity theft and increasing penalties. House Bill 4737, sponsored by Lori, makes victims of identity theft eligible for restitution from the Michigan Crime Victim Compensation Fund.
Interesting stats
http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS176935+10-Sep-2009+BW20090910
Universities and Their Students Can Be Identity Theft Hacker`s "Dream"
Thu Sep 10, 2009 1:37pm EDT
… Identity Theft 911`s September newsletter, "Academia at Risk," examines a growing problem that makes American universities easy targets for hackers and identity thieves. Since 2005, data breaches at major institutions such as the Univ. of Miami, UCLA, Univ. of Fla., Ohio Univ., USC, Berkley-Calif., Boston College and others have affected more than 6.6 million personal records.
[Find the newsletter at: http://identitytheft911.com/home.htm
I'm sure there are places that will allow you to barter for goods, using you chickens instead of that newfangled “money”
http://www.physorg.com/news171743236.html
Google developing payment platform for newspapers: Nieman
September 9th, 2009
Harvard University's Nieman Journalism Lab said that Google had submitted a payment platform proposal to the Newspaper Association of America in response to a request made by the NAA to several major technology companies.
… Google is not the only company seeking to develop a payment platform for newspapers.
A companion for your “anonymous email” account
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/create-free-temporary-phone-numbers-easily-with-inumbr/
Create Free Temporary Phone Numbers Easily With INumbr
Sep. 11th, 2009 By Karl L. Gechlik
Have you ever posted a Craigslist ad with your phone number? If you have not, trust me it is far from a good idea. You will wind up with whackos calling you in addition to voice spammers adding your phone number to their repository or database. I normally allow Craigslist to create one of their disposable email addresses and it simply forwards the email to your account.
This is exactly what iNumbr does for phone numbers. The free, temporary phone number you give out simply forwards to a number specified by you and then it will expire or self-destruct when you want it to!
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