NEWS & ANALYSIS

Hackers Don't Always Use High Technology

Jul 21, 2008 -Security researcher tells hacker conference that criminals don't only use high-tech techniques to get at confidential information.

U.K.: Third Data Breach in One Week

Jun 19, 2008 -Prime Minister Gordon Brown tells his cabinet to make sure top civil servants follow proper data protection policies.

U.K.: Another Set of Sensitive Intel Documents Left on Train

Jun 16, 2008 -In another intelligence breach, more classified documents were found on a British commuter train.

Stanford University Laptop Stolen; 72,000 at Risk of Identity Theft

Jun 09, 2008 -The laptop held the personal information, including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers, of as many as 72,000 employees.

New WTC Plans Found in Trash Can

Apr 18, 2008 -A homeless man Thursday found floor diagrams for the New York City's planned Freedom Tower dumped in a street-side garbage can.

Recent Prosecutions Reveal China's Network of Spies

Apr 04, 2008 -Intelligence officials warn China has recruited a vast network of spies to gather confidential information on U.S. military technology as well as private corporate technology.

No Document Security Required, Says Contractor of Canada's Counterterrorism Center

Mar 21, 2008 -The contractor building Canada's new counterterrorism facility did not have to follow any industrial security requirements despite the sensitive nature of its work.

Canadian Counterterrorism Building Plans Found in Garbage

Mar 20, 2008 -No word yet whether the government will have to revise the building's plans for security reasons.

Research Team Breaks Popular Disk Encryption Technologies

Feb 22, 2008 -By using a simple blast of cold air, researchers found they could freeze a computer's encryption keys and use them to access its contents.

Campus Data Breaches on the Rise

Feb 13, 2008 -A new report finds that computer security incidents at college campuses increased in 2007.
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