Webster defines security as, the quality or state of being free from risk of loss and that measures [are] taken to guard against espionage or sabotage, crime, attack or escape.
Apple wasn't the only one to cash in on the hype surrounding Friday's iPhone release. Cybercrooks waited just hours to unleash a spam run promising a free phone that instead lured users to a malware-laden website, researchers said today.
Nearly six months into the term of the 110th Congress, its unclear whether significant federal breach notification legislation will be passed before the November 2008 general election, breach experts said today.
When Apple's iPhone hits the streets this week, two things are likely: It'll be widely successful - as Apple's other consumer products have been - and it'll pose unknown risks to enterprise networks wherever it shows up.
A website advertising sexually explicit videos starring Paris Hilton — as well as personal mementos lost by the imprisoned heiress — exposed the credit card numbers and personal information of 750 subscribers earlier this month, according to an online report.
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes worldwide. In the U.S. alone, identify theft happens every 79 seconds, becoming the fastest growing crime in America. In light of the safety net available in technology to mitigate the risk of unintended personal data disclosure the continuing wave of data breaches that are fueling identity theft are simply unacceptable.
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