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April 26, 2007

Privacy and Security Watch: Lawmakers decry continued vulnerability of federal computers

Corporate computers are not the only ones being breached. The Federal Government (and state and local governments as well) are also not doing a good enough job of protecting the data from unauthorized access. In the case of the Federal Government, some of our lawmakers are finally waking up to this problem and speaking out about the issues. Read all about it here.

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Privacy and Security Watch: Group calls for federal data security breach notification law

With the massive data breach of TJX (see various articles on TheKuperReport.com), several banks are suing TJX Companies Inc. over the data breach that "exposed at least 45.7 million credit and debit card holders to identity fraud." You can read more about that here.

Because of this and the many other breaches at other firms, the Cyber Security Industry Alliance (CSIA) is lobbying Congress to pass a law that will require companies that are breached to notify victims. Read all about it here.

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April 12, 2007

Problems installing Home Networking

David Pogue of the NY Times had a heck of a week trying to install some home networking equipment. His experiences sound similar to the kinds of issues I've run into in a variety of products that are supposed to be targeted toward the general consumer.

You will find his story here.

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April 08, 2007

Streaming Media East May 15-16, 2007 in NYC

Streaming Media East is celebrating it's 10th anniversary in 2007. The show covers video on the web along with the technology of streaming, downloading, Internet Television (IPTV), and mobile video delivery. The show will have more than 100 speakers from the media, broadcast, enterprise and education markets; over 50 exhibitors featuring hands-on-demos with the latest digital media audio and video technology; and keynotes from the leading digital media business executives.

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April 03, 2007

Privacy and Security Watch: More Security/Identity Breaches and Issues

According to an article in ComputerWorld, "RadioShack Corp. dumped 'thousands' of customer records behind a store near Corpus Christi, exposing consumers to possible identity theft." The article goes on to say "According to Attorney General Greg Abbott, the Fort Worth-based company violated multiple state statutes, including the Identity Theft Enforcement and Protection Act, a 2005 law that requires businesses to protect and properly dispose of customer personal information."

But in another ComputerWorld article in the same state of Texas, it seems that "Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed into law a bill that allows the state's county and court clerks to disclose "in the ordinary course of business" Social Security numbers contained in documents held by their offices."

So, at least in Texas, Social Security numbers are no longer considered protected data if they exist in "public records held by clerks in the state" but are protected data if held by anyone else. So if you have public documents containing personal data, such as mortgage records and tax liens in the state of Texas, your private information, already being posted by Texas to the internet and for sale unredacted, is no longer protected.

And now your browser may be used to capture your personal information on your computer and as a hacking tool against others. According to another article in ComputerWorld, javascript code that could be used to turn a Web browser into a hacker's tool is now available on Internet.

Meanwhile, in yet another ComputerWorld article we are told that there is a critical Windows flaw that Microsoft has apparently known about since December 2006 that affects Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP2, Server 2003 (up to SP2), and even Vista (both 32- and 64-bit versions). Microsoft was apparently in no hurry to fix this but the pressure has mounted and they are supposedly rolling out a fix soon. This critical flaw will allow a rogue program to "run malicious code on a victimized PC, infecting it with spyware, stealing identity information or adding it to a botnet of hijacked systems."

To borrow from a tag line in an old TV show (NYPD Blue, if memory serves):
"Be careful out there."

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