Medical privacy advocates expressed horror over Providence Health System’s revelation Wednesday that a car thief had walked away with the medical records of 365,000 patients across Oregon and Washington.
January 26, 2006
Providence data - Critics question safeguards after a car burglar steals the records of 365,000 home services patients
January 25, 2006
Renowned security expert, Abe Usher, offers glimpse into data theft nightmare with release of Slurp Audit
Sharp Ideas, LLC, an information technology consultancy that specializes in testing and creating cost-effective IT security solutions, today announced the release of Slurp Audit - a second generation proof-of-concept application designed to demonstrate how easy it is to steal corporate data with portable storage devices (such as iPods, PDAs and USB Sticks). The application was designed to raise awareness within the corporate community about the risks associated with unmanaged portable storage devices in the workplace.
During Usher’s development and research for Slurp Audit, he evaluated Centennial DeviceWall as a security countermeasure for preventing the connection of unauthorized portable storage devices .
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January 23, 2006
Endpoint Security and Preventing Data Theft in Financial Services
Information and endpoint security is a top concern for credit unions and banks today. Most of these organizations have implemented strong perimeter security solutions which do a good job of protecting them against hackers and viruses. Unfortunately, most are not fully protected against the range of threats they face today. For many, if they have perimeter security, they think they are covered.
January 20, 2006
Webinar: Essential Strategies for Protecting Against the New Wave Of Information Security Threats
Portable storage devices are the newest threat in identity theft. MP3 players, USB flash drives, even cellphones and digital cameras are all being used to steal valuable company and customer information. In this web seminar, you will learn more about the threats facing IT managers today, and ways to combat those threats including both corporate policy and technology.
Wed Jan 25 10:00 am- 11:00 am PST
About the Presenter: Abe Usher is a respected IT security expert and the founder of Sharp Ideas, LLC. Mr. Usher’s recent focus is on the IT security threat posed by portable devices. Mr. Usher has been interviewed for numerous leading publications including Wired Magazine, Network World, and New Scientist Magazine. Mr. Usher is the developer of slurp.exe, a shareware application which demonstrates the vulnerability of computers to easily leak sensitive data.
January 19, 2006
City employee uses computer to steal customer data
A San Diego City employee has been arrested on charges of using her work computer to steal confidential information on customers and colleagues. Jacqueline Lawrence is accused of stealing the information while she was working nights, weekends and holidays as a general services dispatcher at the Chollas Operations Center.