Large companies are reconsidering their security and backup policies after a handful of financial and information-technology companies have admitted that tapes holding unencrypted customer data have gone missing.
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Entries from April 2005
Backups tapes a backdoor for identity thieves
April 28th, 2005 · No Comments
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Microsoft reveals hardware security plans, concerns remain
April 26th, 2005 · No Comments
The next version of Windows, codenamed “Longhorn,” will have security features to take advantage of the trusted computing hardware now showing up in the marketplace, Microsoft executives announced on Monday.
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Privacy watchdog warns job seekers to beware
April 21st, 2005 · No Comments
Would-be workers need to be more cautious with resume services and posting their personal information online. Online fraudsters and scammers are waiting.
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Teenagers struggle with privacy, security issues
April 18th, 2005 · No Comments
High-schools students have a message for their parents: Trust us with technology. Security and privacy? We have it covered.
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Privacy groups assail future passport technology
April 14th, 2005 · No Comments
Will the wireless chip in next-generation passports act as a beacon identifying Americans to terrorists or are privacy fears overblown?
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Campaign seeks to defang Rafa’s hacker image
April 11th, 2005 · No Comments
Family and colleagues of a Venezuelan security expert known for defacing Web sites under the name “Rafa” have launched a campaign to highlight the one-time vandal’s more benevolent acts.
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DNS attacks attempt to mislead consumers
April 7th, 2005 · No Comments
Employees at more than 500 companies have fallen victim to domain attacks in the last month, underscoring the increasing popularity of the tactic among Internet fraudsters, security experts said this week.
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