database security
The importance of data de-identification in the risk assessment framework
Dataguise highlighted recent research and analysis showing that de-identification through data masking is an important aspect of a company’s overall risk assessment …
Granular access to encrypted data in the cloud
Newline Software announced the release of OPTIC, Online Privacy Technology In the Cloud. The solution allows developers to securely query, write, and read encrypted data to …
AT&T hacker pleads guilty
Despite predictions that the two Goatse Security members arrested for the AT&T breach will likely plead not guilty to the charges of identity theft and conspiracy to …
National US data security breach notification law on the horizon?
Californian Representative Mary Bono Mack has jumpstarted the latest quest for a national data security breach notification law and is currently working on its draft. Spurred …
AppSec adds blocking, virtual patching to database activity monitoring solution
Application Security announced new enhancements to DbProtect. Version 6.3 of this database security solution now includes the ability to block real-time attack and …
LulzSec warns NHS about compromised passwords
As a reaction to the “bucket list” of a girl battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma going viral on the Internet and her call to people to donate bone marrow, LulzSec …
Barracuda Networks breached by automated SQL injection attack
Barracuda Networks is the latest security firm to be shamed by a successful attack against its assets. Barracuda’s chief marketing officer Michael Perone has confirmed …
MySQL.com compromised by SQL injection attack
MySQL.com has been hacked and a part of the database containing member and employee email addresses, usernames and passwords has been published by the hackers on Pastebin.com. …
41% of organizations not aware of security risks
41 percent of organizations are not well aware of or protected against IT security risks, according to McAfee. Another 40 percent are not completely confident they can …
Former TSA employee sentenced for hacking agency’s databases
A former TSA worker has been found guilty and has been sentenced to two years in prison and a $60,587.07 fine to be payed to the TSA. He was accused of tampering with the …
110,000 credit card records stolen in NY tour company web server breach
The web server of CitySights NY – a company that organizes tours around New York on double-decker buses – has been breached and names, addresses, e-mail addresses, …
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 28 released
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 28 has been released today. Table of contents …
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