Archive for December, 2009
Federal Data Breach Bill Passes House
Interested watchers take note that H.R. 2221, the Data Accountability and Trust Act, has passed the House of Representatives. This marks the first time ever that a data breach notification bill actually came to a vote in the U.S. Congress, according to some interesting commentary over at DataLoss DB. The bill is somewhat similar to [...]
Rip of the Week: Blagojevich Lawyers’ Computers Stolen, Evidence Gone
The saga of disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich continues, as the Chicago Breaking News Center reports that eight computers and a safe were stolen in a burglary at the law offices of Sam Adam and his son, Sam Adam Jr.
One computer contained “undercover recordings from the sweeping corruption case.” Apparently the data was backed [...]
Tip of the Week: Ensure Comprehensive, Not Selective, Encryption
It’s becoming clearer these days that not only are organizations woefully “behind” on their data security projects, but even those who do take action tend to leave their infrastructure only moderately secure.
An interesting article based on a survey from Information Week highlights some of the issues, not the least of which is that only 14% [...]
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