UC Berkley's Laptop Was Recovered
The laptop that was had been stolen from the University of California, Berkley, on March 11 with private data of about 100,000 graduate students on its hard drive was recovered by campus police, reported InfoWorld Nederland.
New Insider Incidents from ChoicePoint
ChoicePoint, the Alpharetta, Ga.-based firm, announced four new incidents of improper access to private records and misuse them, reported MSNBC.
New Technologies Are Helping ID Theft
Scientists from University of East Anglia, the UK, believe that that advances in technology may actually make identity theft worse, vnunet.com reported.
Private Data Leakage Costs DSW 6.5M dollars
In the end of May DSW Shoe Warehouse informed its customers that data was stolen from the company's computer for 108 stores which included information on 1.4 million credit card holders and 96,000 check writers for a period from mid-November, 2004 through mid-February 2005.
EU privacy law poses compliance challenge for IT, warns Gartner
Preventing the release of confidential information will be a major challenge for IT directors as they strive to comply with the EU Privacy Directive, analyst firm Gartner has warned. One of the main security issues facing IT directors is how to cope with requests made under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, which can affect all public sector bodies and private sector companies contracted to them. Jay Heiser, research vice-president at Gartner, said, "Government and organisations will have greater responsibility to protect the identity of people."
Congress looks to pass data breach law
The U.S. Congress will look to pass consumer data protection legislation as it returns next week from its mid-year recess, but if Congress fails to act, a tough new state law will force interstate companies to disclose virtually all data breaches, no matter how small the risk. A New York data breach law, signed by Governor George Pataki on Aug. 10, would take effect in mid-December. New York, the 19th state to pass a data breach notification law, would allow no exceptions for companies that have their own disclosure policies.
Information-Intensive Regulations
The introduction of several industry and government information-intensive regulations [such as European Union Data Protection Directive, Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX), the US Patriot Act, Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) California SB 1386, Basel II, and others in recent years] has made the issue of safeguarding private and sensitive information a major concern for organizations.
Bank Robber Was an Insider
Finnish police has arrested the head of data security at the Helsinki branch of financial services company GE Money, reported SC Magazine.
