University Of Wisconsin-Madison Leaves 60, 000 SSNs Unprotected For Two Years

University Of Wisconsin-Madison Leaves 60, 000 SSNs Unprotected For Two Years


University Of Wisconsin-Madison Leaves 60, 000 SSNs Unprotected For Two Years

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InfoSec News: University Of Wisconsin-Madison Leaves 60, 000 SSNs Unprotected For Two Years: http://www.darkreading.com/database-security/167901020/security/attacks-breaches/228800912/university-of-wisconsin-madison-leaves-60-000-ssns-unprotected-for-two-years.html
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Darkreading Dec 20, 2010
A recent database breach that potentially exposed the Social Security [...]

Hackers hit New York tour firm, access 110,00 bank cards

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InfoSec News: Hackers hit New York tour firm, access 110,00 bank cards: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9201822/Hackers_hit_New_York_tour_firm_access_110_00_bank_cards
By Robert McMillan IDG News Service December 20, 2010
Hackers have broken into the website of the New York tour company CitySights NY and stolen about 110,000 bank card numbers. [...]

Call for Papers: Cyber Security in International Relations

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InfoSec News: Call for Papers: Cyber Security in International Relations: Forwarded from: Brent Kesler <bdkesler (at) nps.edu>
Call for Papers: Cyber Security in International Relations Submissions due: February 1, 2011
Strategic Insights, an online journal published by the Center on Contemporary Conflict at the Naval Postgraduate School, is seeking [...]

SAS man to take charge of cyber-warfare defences

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InfoSec News: SAS man to take charge of cyber-warfare defences: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/online/sas-man-to-take-charge-of-cyberwarfare-defences-2164842.html
By Kim Sengupta independent.co.uk 20 December 20
A former chief of the SAS has been appointed to head the military's cyber-warfare operations amid rising concern about the risk of attacks [...]

[Dataloss Weekly Summary] Week of Sunday, December 12, 2010

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InfoSec News: [Dataloss Weekly Summary] Week of Sunday, December 12, 2010: ========================================================================
Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary Week of Sunday, December 12, 2010
4 Incidents Added.
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OpenBSD back door claim now in doubt

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InfoSec News: OpenBSD back door claim now in doubt: http://news.techworld.com/security/3253839/openbsd-back-door-claim-now-in-doubt/
By John E Dunn Techworld 16 December 10
The claim that the FBI planted a backdoor in OpenBSD a decade ago has been flatly denied by developer protagonists named as having been [...]

Gawker tech boss admits site security was crap

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InfoSec News: Gawker tech boss admits site security was crap: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/18/gawker_hack_aftermath/
By Dan Goodin in San Francisco The Register 18th December 2010
Gawker Media plans to overhaul its web infrastructure and require employees to use two-factor authentication when accessing sensitive [...]

You've Been Breached: Now What?

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InfoSec News: You've Been Breached: Now What?: http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228800744
By Adam Ely InformationWeek December 18, 2010
No one likes to think about database breaches, but the fact is, they happen. Rather than cross your fingers and hope for the best, create an [...]

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