http://www.scmagazine.com//access-control/topic/109/ Articles tagged with Access Control from SC Magazine SC Magazine custserv@haymarketmedia.com no A file containing the personal information of current and former Colorado State University-Pueblo students was accessed last spring by unauthorized users. http://www.scmagazine.com//students-improperly-view-file-that-contained-personal-data/article/256047/ Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:34:02 GMT A file containing the personal information of current and former Colorado State University-Pueblo students was accessed last spring by unauthorized users. SC Magazine In a report released this week, the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the EPA, which just announced a server breach resulting in the personal information compromise of 7,800 people, is falling short in several areas. http://www.scmagazine.com//gao-scolds-epa-for-poor-security/article/255692/ Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:38:14 GMT In a report released this week, the federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the EPA, which just announced a server breach resulting in the personal information compromise of 7,800 people, is falling short in several areas. SC Magazine The personal medical data of nearly 13,000 students and staff at Canada's British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) may have been exposed. http://www.scmagazine.com//server-breached-at-a-vancouver-area-school/article/249193/ Fri, 06 Jul 2012 17:02:02 GMT The personal medical data of nearly 13,000 students and staff at Canada's British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) may have been exposed. SC Magazine Thousands of patients of Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Fla. may be at risk for identity theft after two former employees improperly accessed their records. http://www.scmagazine.com//hospital-workers-access-patient-data-with-fraud-in-mind/article/237188/ Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:38:12 GMT Thousands of patients of Memorial Healthcare System in Hollywood, Fla. may be at risk for identity theft after two former employees improperly accessed their records. SC Magazine A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling has said employees who violate their organization's user policies do not violate the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). http://www.scmagazine.com//court-ruling-limits-reach-of-us-anti-hacking-law/article/236335/ Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:31:29 GMT A U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling has said employees who violate their organization's user policies do not violate the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). SC Magazine A favorite whipping boy of the Government Accountability Office, the Internal Revenue Service has yet to clean up its security act, though improvements continue, according to a new audit. http://www.scmagazine.com//secure-access-authorization-among-areas-still-lacking-at-irs/article/232710/ Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:33:17 GMT A favorite whipping boy of the Government Accountability Office, the Internal Revenue Service has yet to clean up its security act, though improvements continue, according to a new audit. SC Magazine Identity and access management programs are quite tricky to scale across an organization, but implementing a governance team can go a long way to effectively using the technology to meet compliance and manage user permissions. http://www.scmagazine.com//on-creating-an-iam-governance-body/article/219201/ Tue, 13 Dec 2011 18:29:19 GMT Identity and access management programs are quite tricky to scale across an organization, but implementing a governance team can go a long way to effectively using the technology to meet compliance and manage user permissions. SC Magazine As long as we want to allow some users access and deny others, these products will be with us. http://www.scmagazine.com//access-control/article/217420/ Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT As long as we want to allow some users access and deny others, these products will be with us. SC Magazine Despite repeated warnings from the GAO, the IRS has not done much to improve its security posture, and the tax collector was chastised in yet another federal audit. http://www.scmagazine.com//gao-again-slams-irs-over-security-weaknesses/article/216753/ Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:15:36 GMT Despite repeated warnings from the GAO, the IRS has not done much to improve its security posture, and the tax collector was chastised in yet another federal audit. SC Magazine Facebook on Thursday introduced two new security features to help users better protect their accounts. The first is the ability to create unique passwords for each application a user accesses. (Normally they only need to enter in their standard Facebook credentials). The new capability allows members to create a password, which they won't have to remember each time they login to the app, by visiting Account Settings>Security>App Passwords. Meanwhile, the "Trusted Friends" feature allows a user to select three to five trusted individuals to serve as custodians of codes that can be used to access one's account if he or she is ever locked out. http://www.scmagazine.com//facebook-rolls-out-application-specific-passwords/article/215599/ Fri, 28 Oct 2011 19:42:04 GMT Facebook on Thursday introduced two new security features to help users better protect their accounts. The first is the ability to create unique passwords for each application a user accesses. (Normally they only need to enter in their standard Facebook credentials). The new capability allows members to create a password, which they won't have to remember each time they login to the app, by visiting Account Settings>Security>App Passwords. Meanwhile, the "Trusted Friends" feature allows a user to select three to five trusted individuals to serve as custodians of codes that can be used to access one's account if he or she is ever locked out. SC Magazine