National Archive Security Fatally Flawed: Loses 2TB Valuable Records of Clinton's TimeMay 22nd, 2009 The National Archives and Record Administration has lost two-terabyte of hard drive enclosing degital records from Bill Clinton’s presidency. The hard drive was reported to have copies of electronic storage tapes from the Executive Office of the President of the Clinton Administration.
Data Broker LexisNexis said Personal Data of 310, 000 U.S. citizes feared stolenApril 12th, 2005 An investigation by the firm's Anglo-Dutch parent Reed Elsevier determined that its databases had been fraudulently breached 59 times using stolen passwords, leading to the possible theft of personal information such as addresses and Social Security numbers. This is the second biggest breach after Bank of America incident.
Now its DMV's turn to leak personal informationMarch 15th, 2005 A laptop from Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles was stolen with unencrypted data exposing personal information of more then 8, 900 Southern Nevada residents. By personal information I mean everything - name, age, DOB, SSN, photographs and signatures of residents who obtained drivers licenses between November 25th and March 4th.
Bank of America Loses Tapes of Records of 1.2 Million With Visa CardsFebruary 28th, 2005 Bank of America said yesterday that it had lost computer backup tapes containing personal information about 1.2 million federal employees, including some senators, with Visa charge cards issued by the bank. The tapes were lost in shipment.
Homeland Security launches new Web site, follows White House lead for Internet outreachJuly 22nd, 2009 Homeland Security revamps Web siteWASHINGTON — The Homeland Security Department relaunched its Web site Wednesday and became the first Cabinet-level agency to follow the tech-savvy White House directives on social media. President Barack Obama's aides have been urging agencies to add interactive components to their Web sites, such as videos and blogs.
Major ID theft uncovered, affecting thousands of CaliforniansFebruary 17th, 2005 ChoicePoint is working with the California authorities on this, assuming that the impact is on Californian residents only. However security experts diasgree.
Review: TrackStick II - GPS Tracker Integrated With Google MapsJuly 9th, 2007 Trackstick II Personal Tracker is a small GPS tracker which records its own location, time, date, speed, heading and altitude at preset intervals. It comes with 1MB Flash memory and downloads the data through USB port.
Experts say FAA security system is vulnerableMay 6th, 2009 Audit: air traffic systems vulnerable to attackWASHINGTON — The nation's air traffic control systems are vulnerable to cyber attacks, and support systems have been breached in recent months allowing hackers access to personnel records and network servers, according to a government audit. The Transportation Department's inspector general concluded that although most of the attacks disrupted only support systems, they could spread to the operational systems that control communications, surveillance and flight information used to separate aircraft.
Kelly Hildebrandt, you may now kiss Kelly Hildebrandt: Couple that shares name will share vowsJuly 20th, 2009 Same-name couple to wed after Facebook meetingMIAMI — This October, Kelly Hildebrandt will vow to share her life with a man who already shares her name. This is no joke.
Scientists devise cyber security 'neighborhood watch'July 17th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists at US DOE's (Department of Energy's) Argonne National Laboratory have devised a program that allows for Cyber Security defense systems to communicate when attacked and transmit that information to cyber systems at other institutions in the hopes of strengthening the overall cyber security posture of the complex. "The Federated Model for Cyber Security acts as a virtual neighborhood watch program.
Job Search Site Monster Hacked; 1.6 Million User Records StolenAugust 23rd, 2007 A Trojan horse, with a descriptive name Infostealer.Monstres, was used to steal more than 1.6 million records from several hundred thousand people who posted resumes on Monster.com, Symantec has reported. The personal details of hundreds of thousands of candidates, such as name, surname, email address, country, home address, work/mobile/home phone numbers and resume ID etc.
Mass. plans to give public transportation data to software developers for iPhone applicationsAugust 17th, 2009 Mass. giving transit data to software developersBOSTON — Massachusetts is planning to "democratize the data" behind its public transportation network. It's providing software developers with all the coding and background data they will need to develop iPhone applications and other high-tech aids incorporating MBTA subway, bus, train and regional transit information.
Sterlizing Sponge With Microwave; Don't Forget To SoakJanuary 26th, 2007 University of Florida reported a study that found microwave ovens can be used to sterilise kitchen sponges. Unfortunately many people who decided to experiment didn't read the fine print.
Web based Immigration Checks for CompaniesSeptember 7th, 2005 A web based pilot program is currently underway to rapidly determine the eligibility of a worker to work legally in US. Under the "Basic Pilot Program," employers enter a person's name, birth date and other data on a website.
US Department of Homeland Security Wants You To Update WindowsAugust 10th, 2006 I have never seen them so concerned about computer vulnerability from Microsoft Windows software. Everyone knows Windows OS is vulnerable by default.
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