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Data Security

Play nicely with your Facebook friends

David Harley, ESET senior research fellow May 04, 2012

Perhaps Facebook users are beginning to expect more consideration from their friends on social networks.

Big Data: The big picture

Dan Kaplan April 02, 2012

With data proliferating at astonishing rates, organizations are tearing into it, hoping to derive new business value, which, according to Zions CSO Preston Wood, includes better security decision making.

New Senate bill aims to prevent, deter data breaches

Angela Moscaritolo September 12, 2011

The Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 would require businesses with data of more than 10,000 customers to implement privacy and security programs.

Tax season: The IRS is the least of your concerns

Frank Kenney, vice president of global strategy at Ipswitch File Transfer March 21, 2011

With the April 18 tax deadline looming, security isn't top-of-mind for the employees in your finance, audit and operations departments.

Study finds $214 per breached record in 2010

Angela Moscaritolo March 08, 2011

Data breaches cost organizations $7.2 million on average in 2010, up seven percent from $6.8 million the previous year, according to a new study.

Defense in depth: building a holistic security infrastructure

Carl Herberger, vice president of information security and compliance services, Evolve IP November 02, 2010

Organizations must consider security at the network, application, host and data layers to most effectively protect against threats.

Privacy commissioner convenes panel on data security

James Hale November 02, 2010

There was broad general support for establishing high standards of data security at a public forum convened by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, but most respondents do not feel that the government should take the lead.

Microsoft confirms ASP.NET flaw, issues workaround

Angela Moscaritolo September 20, 2010

Microsoft late Friday issued a security advisory confirming the existence of an unpatched vulnerability that affects web applications built on ASP.NET.