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Information Security: Emerging Cybersecurity Issues Threaten Federal Information Systems GAO-05-231, May 13, 2005. Highlights. “Spam, phishing, and spyware pose security risks to federal information systems. Spam consumes significant resources and is used as a delivery mechanism for other types of cyberattacks; phishing can lead to identity theft, loss of sensitive information, and reduced trust and …
The Scramble to Protect Personal Information, from today’s New York Times, addresses the issue of significant vulnerabilities in the transfer mechanisms used for financial data, which have resulted in numerous recent headline grabbing reports on the loss and theft of personal data impacting millions of consumers.
Two articles worth reading on state and federal efforts to regulate data brokers in response to the continuing cascade of system breaches, thefts, loss of tapes/drives, and leaks resulting in the release of sensitive personal data: from the Washington Post (reg. req’d), States Keep Watchful Eye on Personal-Data Firms, and from PC World, Policing Information …
From EPIC, June 1, 2005: “Today, residents of eleven southern states can gain access to a free copy of their credit report from all three of the big consumer reporting agencies by visiting annualcreditreport.com or by calling 1-877-322-8228.”
Press release from the FTC, June 1, 2005: “Beginning today, a new federal rule will require businesses and individuals to take appropriate measures to dispose of sensitive information derived from consumer reports. Any business or individual who uses a consumer report for a business purpose is subject to the requirements of the Disposal Rule, a …
IBM press release, May 24, 2005: “IBM today introduced first-of-its-kind software that allows organizations to anonymously share and compare information without revealing private or sensitive personal details, introducing a new era of open, collaborative data sharing in financial services, healthcare, retail and other industries. The breakthrough IBM technology, DB2 Anonymous Resolution, helps customers to rapidly …
From the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, an update today to their report, A Chronology of Data Breaches Reported Since the ChoicePoint Incident
Federal Register, May 11, 2005: United States Sentencing Commission , NOTICES, Sentencing guidelines and policy statements for Federal courts, 2485224856. SUMMARY: Pursuant to its authority under 28 U.S.C. 994(p), the Commission has promulgated amendments to the sentencing guidelines, policy statements, commentary, and statutory index. This notice sets forth the amendments and the reason for each …
Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on Identity Theft/Data Broker Services, Full Committee Hearing, May 10 2005 Testimony: Kurt Sanford, President & CEO, U.S. Corporate and Federal Government Markets, LexisNexis; Douglas C. Curling, President and Chief Operating Officer, ChoicePoint, Inc.; Jennifer Barrett, Chief Privacy Officer, Acxiom Corporation; Paul Kurtz, Executive Director, Cyber Security Industry Alliance; Marc Rotenberg, …
From Wired, this article Your Identity, Open to All clearly elucidates the privacy issues associated with signficantly increased accessibility to personal data on the web that is aggregated from public domain sources. Questions about the accuracy of this data, its timeliness, the reliability of the sources from which it is extrapolated, and the reasons for …
Information on 600,000 current, former Time Warner workers missing
First Look: Symantec’s So-So Spyware Protection CNET editor’s take, Norton Internet Security 2005 Antispyware Edition (beta)
