INFORMATION
Technofile: Loss Prevention
09/14/2007 - Online retailers are hit with fraud from international orders at a rate that is twice the overall average.
Technofile: IT Security
09/14/2007 - More than seven out of 10 home computers run Windows XP, so locking down these computers is an essential task, because poorly protected home computers are often the source of attacks against corporate networks.
Technofile: IT Security
09/14/2007 - Anonymizer Anonymous Surfing prevents Web sites from collecting data from your visits because it creates an encrypted tunnel between your computer and the Anonymizer network while you surf; then, any page you visit will see Anonymizer’s IP address, not yours. The software installs after a quick download and can be used with either Internet Explorer or Firefox browsers.
Technofile: How-to
09/14/2007 - The guide defines important terms used in the security guidelines and then outlines the steps companies should follow to develop and implement an information security program, such as conducting assessments of internal and external threats. It also provides methods of assessing policies and procedures.
Technofile: Crime
09/14/2007 - The government report notes with some alarm the rise in popularity of online payment services that can accept funds in different ways, including cash and money orders.
Technofile: IT Security
09/14/2007 - More than half the retailers that collect information from consumers for promotions and marketing campaigns have assigned responsibility for protecting consumer-specific data to a security-program coordinator; an even greater number have provided training to employees regarding consumer privacy and information security.
Technofile: IT Security
09/14/2007 - Now that cell phones have morphed into miniature computers, they contain more information than ever before. In addition to phone numbers and a record of calls made and received, phones can now contain e-mail or text messages, photos, and a host of other data that could be of value when investigating a crime.
Technofile: IT Security
09/13/2007 - Automated port scans, which look for open ports that might be candidates for exploitation, are sometimes likened to a thief rattling doorknobs, looking for one that’s unlocked.
Technofile: IT Security
09/13/2007 - More than half the retailers that collect information from consumers for promotions and marketing campaigns have assigned responsibility for protecting consumer-specific data to a security-program coordinator
Technofile
09/13/2007 - 40 Percentage of companies that suffered a business disruption as a result of poor IT support
Technofile: IT Security
09/13/2007 - Though the paper is aimed at investigators who already have some of the skills needed to do computer forensic investigations, it includes much information that will be of value to anyone who is interested in how cellular devices work and how they should be properly seized and analyzed.
Technofile: ID issues \ Identity Theft
09/13/2007 - Four widely publicized data breaches resulted in the compromise of around half a million customer names and Social Security numbers. How many of those consumers became victims of identity theft? Almost none—0.098 percent, or less than one in 1,000.
Technofile: How-to
09/13/2007 - The guidebook provides a five-step approach for CISOs to achieve success in their positions: assess, analyze, strategize, align, and communicate. PWC partner James Quinnild, one of the authors of the guidebook, says that the goal was to help CISOs succeed in a world that has changed dramatically from five years ago.
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