Data SecurityWorld Cup travelers: beware of unencrypted Brazilian Wi-Fi netsAshley CarmanJune 12, 2014Kaspersky Lab experts who drove around Sao Paolo to assess the security of available Wi-Fi networks found that at least 26 percent have no encryption.
Data SecurityGoogle considers boosting rankings of websites that encryptTeri RobinsonApril 15, 2014The head of Google's Webspam team would like to see the company reward developers for encryption in an attempt to better protect Web users.
BreachLivingSocial updates encryption practices after password breach affects 50mDanielle WalkerApril 29, 2013On Friday, the popular coupon site announced that hackers breached its servers.
Data SecurityThirty-five percent of companies opt not to use encryptionDan KaplanMarch 19, 2013A survey of 5,000 senior IT managers conducted by market research firm B2B International has found that 35 percent of organizations worldwide don't use encryption to protect data.
BreachBackup tapes missing from health facilities in Mass. and R.I.Danielle WalkerNovember 12, 2012Missing information includes ultrasound images, names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of patients who visited two health facilities.
Risk Assessments/ManagementSix months after backup tapes go missing, TD Bank alerts customersDanielle WalkerOctober 10, 2012TD Bank has begun notifying customers that it lost two backup computer tapes containing their personal information
Data SecurityMicrosoft prepares seven patches for 20 security issuesDan KaplanOctober 4, 2012The software giant said one of the seven bulletins addresses critical vulnerabilities in Word.
