Laptop Containing Names, Addresses, SSNs Taken from Contractor
by Eric Chabrow
A laptop containing the names, address and Social Security numbers of more than 207,000 Army reservists has been stolen from a government contractor in Georgia, the Army Reserves confirmed Thursday.
A CD-Rom containing the personal identifiable information was in one of three laptops stolen from the Morrow, Ga., offices of Serco Inc., a government contractor based in Reston, Va. The other laptops did not contain sensitive personal information.
Lt. Col. Ben Zoller, an Army Reservist spokesman, said in an e-mail message that there have been no reported incidents of the stolen information being used for any unlawful purpose to date. Zoller said the local Morrow, Ga., police are investigating the theft and that the Army Reserve command has appointed an investigating officer to conduct a formal inquiry.
To read the entire article, click here - http://www.govinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2527&rf=2010-05-14-eg
Friday, May 14, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Building An Online Reputation
It Isn't Just Who You Know, But How You Network
By Upasana Gupta, Contributing Editor
Richard Power is the director of strategic communications for CyLab at Carnegie Mellon University. As an information security leader, he has been an active speaker, writer and advisory board member. He also has invested heavily in building his online reputation --mentoring, engaging and actively reaching out to the community through Internet resources.
The benefit of building his online reputation? "Being known and recognized for your work and accomplishments achieved," Power says, as well as "understanding how I can make a difference in the industry as a whole."
To read the entire article, click here - http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2466&rf=050710cb
By Upasana Gupta, Contributing Editor
Richard Power is the director of strategic communications for CyLab at Carnegie Mellon University. As an information security leader, he has been an active speaker, writer and advisory board member. He also has invested heavily in building his online reputation --mentoring, engaging and actively reaching out to the community through Internet resources.
The benefit of building his online reputation? "Being known and recognized for your work and accomplishments achieved," Power says, as well as "understanding how I can make a difference in the industry as a whole."
To read the entire article, click here - http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2466&rf=050710cb
Monday, May 3, 2010
Global IT Security Disconnect
Government, business perceive cyber safety differently.
By Eric Chabrow
Government officials from around the world see their IT systems as being more secure than their private-sector counterparts, and businesses believe their computer systems as providing more safeguards than their government counterpart.
It's just one of several disconnects revealed in a survey conducted from April 19 to 26 and released this weekend by the EastWest Institute, a think tank that is holding an international cybersecurity conference in Dallas this week. EastWest Institute solicited responses from its extended network of public and private sector experts from around the world.
To read the entire article, click here - http://blogs.govinfosecurity.com/posts.php?postID=541&rf=2010-05-03-eg
By Eric Chabrow
Government officials from around the world see their IT systems as being more secure than their private-sector counterparts, and businesses believe their computer systems as providing more safeguards than their government counterpart.
It's just one of several disconnects revealed in a survey conducted from April 19 to 26 and released this weekend by the EastWest Institute, a think tank that is holding an international cybersecurity conference in Dallas this week. EastWest Institute solicited responses from its extended network of public and private sector experts from around the world.
To read the entire article, click here - http://blogs.govinfosecurity.com/posts.php?postID=541&rf=2010-05-03-eg
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