The water pump alarm

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• The water pump alarm
• Medical data breaches soar, according to study
• WikiLeaks working on new whistle-blowing platform
• Mobile privacy debate reignites over hidden smartphone app
• What are your risk managers thinking about?
• Duqu hackers scrub evidence from command servers, shut down spying op
• Bill would allow US intelligence to share cyber-threat info
• Mobile spyware raises ethical, legal questions
• Facebook Privacy: How the FTC Settlement Affects You
• Will FTC force Facebook onto privacy straight and narrow?
• Anonymous' Robin Hood credit card fraud campaign could hurt more than just banks

The water pump alarm Posted: 01 Dec 2011 06:34 AM PST If nothing else, the now disputed "hacking" of an Illinois water utility has brought the spotlight back to shine on the vulnerability of our national infrastructure.

Medical data breaches soar, according to study Posted: 01 Dec 2011 05:58 AM PST Data breaches in healthcare organizations are rising more than 30 percent year over year, with most organizations stating they've been breached in the past year.

WikiLeaks working on new whistle-blowing platform Posted: 01 Dec 2011 05:40 AM PST WikiLeaks on Thursday released a broad study of the brisk global trade in surveillance products, which founder Julian Assange claimed exposes a broad risk to peoples' privacy, while also launching a revamped submissions platform.

Mobile privacy debate reignites over hidden smartphone app Posted: 30 Nov 2011 01:17 AM PST New details on a hidden smartphone software application that collects data on user activities has sparked renewed debate over smartphone privacy.

What are your risk managers thinking about? Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:34 AM PST Security looks at operational risk, but most big companies have officers called risk managers who actually buy insurance policies for the company. What's on their minds? If you run a security operation, you should know, because your work and their work are intertwined.

Duqu hackers scrub evidence from command servers, shut down spying op Posted: 30 Nov 2011 12:12 AM PST The hackers behind the Duqu botnet have shut down their snooping operation, according to Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab.

Bill would allow US intelligence to share cyber-threat info Posted: 29 Nov 2011 10:51 PM PST A new bill introduced by senior members of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee would allow intelligence agencies to share classified cyber-threat information with approved U.S. companies, while encouraging companies to share their own information.

Mobile spyware raises ethical, legal questions Posted: 29 Nov 2011 10:43 PM PST In 2003, Atir Raihan began work on a product that has gone on to gain infamy in the world's security industry. His idea: to build a spyware program for mobile phones that would allow people to catch a cheating spouse.

Facebook Privacy: How the FTC Settlement Affects You Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:40 PM PST Facebook users: Get ready for more changes in the way the social network operates.

Will FTC force Facebook onto privacy straight and narrow? Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:32 PM PST After angering users with one privacy misstep after another, Facebook yesterday settled charges by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it had deceived users and shared information it had told them would be private.

Anonymous' Robin Hood credit card fraud campaign could hurt more than just banks Posted: 29 Nov 2011 09:11 PM PST Hacktivist groups Anonymous and TeaMp0isoN have joined together in a new campaign that involves compromising credit card details and using them to donate money to charities, homeless people and anti-government protesters around the world.

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