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Smartphone Security – Survey of U.S. consumers, Ponemon Institute© Research Report, Sponsored by AVG Technologies, Independently conducted by Ponemon Institute LLC, Publication Date: March 2011 News release: “AVG Technologies, one of the leading providers of consumer security software, today revealed details of a sobering study uncovering new statistics about the data security risks involved in …
News release: “The Ponemon Institute proudly presents the 2010 U.S. Cost of a Data Breach, the sixth annual study concerning the cost of data breach incidents for U.S.-based companies sponsored by Symantec Corporation. The average organizational cost of a data breach increased to $7.2 million and cost companies an average of $214 per compromised record, …
You Have No Sovereignty Where We Gather Wikileaks and Freedom, Autonomy and Sovereignty in the Cloud, Balázs Bodó – Budapest University of Technology and Economics; Stanford Law School Center for Internet and Society, March 7, 2011 “Wikileaks represents a new type of (h)activism, which shifts the source of potential threat from a few, dangerous …
News release: “For the first time, industry groups and civil liberties interests have come together to advocate a comprehensive, common approach to cybersecurity. That approach is reflected in today’s release of a cybersecurity white paper that rejects government mandates and advocates for a stronger partnership between industry and government. The 20-page white paper is a …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission today released the list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2010. The list showed that for the 11th year in a row, identity theft was the number one consumer complaint category. Of 1,339,265 complaints received in 2010, 250,854 or 19 percent were related to …
ChronoPays Scareware Diaries: “If your Windows PC has been hijacked by fake anti-virus software or scareware anytime in the past few years, chances are good that the attack was made possible by ChronoPay, Russias largest processor of online payments. Tens of thousands of documents stolen and leaked last year from ChronoPay offer a fascinating look …
2010 Internet Crime Report, The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), February 2011 “Now in its tenth year, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has become a vital resource for victims of online crime and for law enforcement investigating and prosecuting offenders. In 2010, IC3 received the second-highest number of complaints since its inception. IC3 also …
The Cost of Cybercrime: A Detica Report in Partnership with the Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance in the Cabinet Office, February 17, 2011 “Few areas of our lives remain untouched by the digital revolution. Across the world, there are now nearly two billion internet users and over five billion mobile phone connections; every …
“The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), the Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council and the Chief Human Capital Officers Council’s Workforce Development Subcommittee identified cybersecurity related occupations as high priorities for Governmentwide competency models. In November 2009, OPM initiated a Governmentwide study to identify critical competencies for cybersecurity work, working with the CIO Council and …
10 Conservative Principles for Cybersecurity Policy, by Paul Rosenzweig, George Washington University School of Law; Posted FEbruary 10, 2011 “In the age of the Internet, which now determines daily life for Americans, many threats to the U.S. now exist in the cyber domain. Cybersecurity is a near constant theme in Washington, as well as for …
Official Google Blog: “Has anyone you know ever lost control of an email account and inadvertently sent spamor worseto their friends and family? There are plenty of examples…that demonstrate why it’s important to take steps to help secure your activities online. Your Gmail account, your photos, your private documentsif you reuse the same password on …
2010 U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Annual Report on Intellectual Property Enforcement, U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, February 2011 “Over the last six months, we have heard repeated concerns about enforcement of patents and trade secrets, particularly in China. This year, DOJ and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have increased their investigations and prosecutions …
