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Healthcare Data Breaches Occur More Often than in Financial Industry

Data breaches relating to healthcare have risen sharply in the past year, outstripping other industries, according to a new report.

The 2010: Identity Theft Resource Center reports shows data stores in the healthcare industry experienced three times more data breaches than the financial industry.

“Healthcare database technology is still older and a lot of it is proprietary and…

British Ministry of Defense at Risk for Cyber Attack

The British Ministry of Defense is vulnerable to cyber attacks because of data loss and week information infrastructure, according to the MoD’s accounting officer.

In a report submitted to Parliament, Bill Jeffrey says while the department is making headway on cybersecurity, the risks from attacks in cyberspace are still a problem.

“In addition to the risks posed by data…

Deloitte’s Gen. Raduege: There is an Opportunity for International Cybersecurity Cooperation

The current cybersecurity climate, in addition to the vast array of threats, provides a real opportunity for enhancing international cybersecurity, according to Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege of the Deloitte Center for Cyber Innovation. During a panel discussion at The Open Group’s Security Practitioners Conference in Boston, cyber experts discussed the threats in…

Apple Kills JailBreakMe Exploit

Following the recently revealed exploits by JailbreakMe.com, Apple has released a patch to kill off the exploit which allows the jailbreaking of iPhones, iPods and iPads.

“The iOS 3.2.2 (for iPad) and iOS 4.0.2 (iPhone and iPod Touch) updates correct two flaws — a stack buffer overflow in FreeType’s handling of CFF opcodes, and a privilege escalation issue in IOSurface — that combined to expose Apple’s devices…

Facebook Bug Allows Hackers to Find Name of Users

A problem in Facebook’s login system allows hackers to match email addresses that are unknown with a user’s name, even if the account is configured to be private.

The leak, according to Atu Argawal of SecFence Technologies, could be exploited by individuals conducting phishing attacks. Facebook will return the full name and picture of the individual linked to the email address.

“Facebook users have no control over this, as…

Russian Credit Card Traffic Arrested After Nine-Month Search

A Russian man accused of trafficking in stolen credit card data has been arrested by authorities in France following a nine-month manhunt.

Vladislav Anatolievich Horohorin was arrested in Nice, France as he was attempting to board a flight to Moscow, according to U.S. federal prosecutors. He is in custody in France pending his extradition to the United States.

Horohorin, who founded CarderPlanet, a website used by credit card fraudsters, is part…

Featured Job- Accenture Technology Cyber Labs – Consultant

Technology Growth Platform (TGP) offers a full range of global delivery services-from enterprise solutions, system integration, technical architectures, business intelligence, infrastructure consulting, and technology research/development.

Our TGP consultants can expect to: work with cutting edge technology deliver high-quality solutions across multiple industries work on a variety of projects ranging in both size and scope receive continuous training gain rapid career progression Accenture Technology Labs falls under TGP and investigates how…

Thailand Sees Increase in Cyber Crime

Thailand’s cyber crime ranking in the Asia Pacific region has grown due to a spike in the country’s online population, according to a new Symantec Internet Security Threat Report.

According to Nopchai Tangtritham, senior technical consultant at Symantec Thailand, the report showed Thailand ranked 21 in global malicious activities in 2009 and shifted…

FCC Asks for Public’s Recommendations in Creating Cyber Roadmap

Federal Communications Commission on Monday released a Public Notice, asking members of the public for help to create a cybersecurity roadmap to identify vulnerabilities to communications networks, and to develop countermeasures and solutions in preparation for and response to cyber threats and attacks.

The Cybersecurity Roadmap was recommended as an initial step forward in cybersecurity…