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Press release: “…a recent TriCipher Consumer Online Banking Study, conducted by Javelin Strategy and Research, reveals that consumers would take advantage of more online banking services if banks provided stronger identity protection. The TriCipher Consumer Online Banking Study included 3,349 respondents from a random-sample panel that was representative of the U.S. population. Surprising findings uncovered …
Clay Johnson III, Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget: M-07-16, Safeguarding Against and Responding to the Breach of Personally Identifiable Information, May 22, 2007 (22 pages, PDF) “As part of the work of the Identify Theft Task Force, this memorandum requires agencies to develop and implement a breach notification policy within 120 …
OECD finds the real piracy losses ============================================================ Financial Times obtained an executive summary of a new report produced by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that estimates the trade losses due to piracy and counterfeiting did not exceed 200 billion USD. The report should be endorsed by the OECD board this month and is …
Earthtimes reports that a recent “internal survey conducted by search engine giant Google has revealed that one in every 10 pages scanned by the company is infected with malicious software that can harm the users’ PC.” The Ghost In The Browser. Analysis of Web-based Malware, Niels Provos, Dean McNamee, Panayiotis Mavrommatis, Ke Wang and Nagendra …
FinancialPrivacyNow.org: “Identity theft is one of the fastest growing financial crimes. Nearly 10 million Americans fall victim each year. The Identity Theft Resource Center reported in 2005, on average, an ID theft victim of new account and other fraud spent 60 hours resolving problems brought on by ID theft, those victims of existing accounts spent …
Follow up to May 5, 2007 posting, Missing TSA Hard Drive Has Data on 100,000 Employees, this additional update from the TSA: “Today the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a benefit package to provide employees and former employees affected by the data security incident with free credit monitoring for up-to one year. In addition to …
Press release, May 4, 2007: “Yesterday the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) became aware of a potential data security incident involving approximately 100,000 archived employment records of individuals employed by the agency from January 2002 until August 2005. An external hard drive containing personnel data (including name, social security number, date of birth, payroll information, bank …
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs hearing on The Internet: A Portal to Violent Islamist Extremism, May 3, 2007. Prepared testimony submitted for this hearing: “The Internet: A Portal to Violent Islamist Extremism”, Testimony of Frank J. Cilluffo, Director, Homeland Security Policy Institute – “I am pleased to be here today to share …
Press release: “Today, the House Judiciary Committee approved four crime bills and sent them to the House floor for consideration. The bills were: HR 1700, the “COPS Improvement Act of 2007;” HR 916, the “John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007;” HR 1525, the “Internet Spyware Prevention Act of 2007;” and, HR …
Press release: “Today, Committee on Homeland Security Chairman Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) joined committee members in a letter to Department of Homeland Security Chief Information Officer Scott Charbo requesting information about the security of the Departments networks. The letter follows up on a recent cybersecurity hearing, where members learned about the widespread hacking of government …
Bureau of Justice Statistics: Quality Guidelines Generally Followed for Police-Public Contact Surveys, but Opportunities Exist to Help Assure Agency Independence GAO-07-340, March 30, 2007 Defense Acquisitions: Missile Defense Agency’s Flexibility Reduces Transparency of Program Cost GAO-07-799T, April 30, 2007 Defense Management: High-Level Leadership Commitment and Actions Are Needed to Address Corrosion Issues GAO-07-618, April 30, …
Press release: “Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced the completion of the Presidents Identity Theft Task Force strategic plan to combat identity theft. The strategic plan is the result of an unprecedented federal effort to formulate a comprehensive and fully coordinated plan to attack this widespread …
