BIRMINGHAM - My coverage of the NSA's massive data gathering and attacks on fundamental security technology has been focused on the expected impact on the IT security industry. I was one of the first to publish trepidation a day after the first Snowden report and again a week later. Recent events appear to validate my
WASHINGTON DC - A US district judge dismissed the American Civil Liberties Union's lawsuit against the government's top spy agency, ruling that bulk collection of telephony metadata by the NSA is lawful. In June, the ACLU filed suit to challenge the constitutionality of the National Security Agency's mass collection of phone records, arguing that the
TENAFLY, N.J. - Wow, what a year 2014 has been. Most people write a "year in review" at the end of the year. We decided to beat the rush and issue our 2014 Privacy and Security year in review now. So, what a year! Some pretty interesting developments. In terms of politics, 2014 was the
TENAFLY, N.J. - We?ve all had or seen server room doors protected by combination locks. Most safes these days are protected by electronic keypads, like the ones used to safeguard on-site backup tapes. Using digital keypads, one?s fingers transfer a minute amount of heat to each key pressed. This heat can be read by thermal
DEARBORN - The Detroit Chapters of the IIA and ISACA are co-sponsoring the 15th Annual Spring Conference scheduled for March 10-12, 2014 at The University of Michigan - Dearborn Fairlane Center North. WHEN - Monday, March 10, 2014 - Wednesday, March 12, 2014 WHERE - University of Michigan Fairlane Center North 19000 Hubbard, Dearborn, Michigan
WASHINGTON DC - When the United States government was shut down back in October, all of the Federal Election Commission?s employees were furloughed. Chinese hackers reportedly took the opportunity to breach the agency?s computer systems. According to the Center for Public Integrity, the attack came shortly after an independent auditor warned that the FEC?s systems
WASHINGTON DC - The United States Army announced that the Army Cyber Command Headquarters will be located at Fort Gordon, Ga., consolidating and coordinating Army cyber and network operations under one commander for the first time in its history. "Cyber threats are real, sophisticated, growing, and evolving," said ARCYBER's commanding general, Lt. Gen. Edward C.
WASHINGTON - Imagine going about your daily life and then one day receiving photos of yourself from inside your home. Sound spooky? Well, this really happened to a woman named Cassidy Wolf, according to the Washington Post. And, to make matters worse, she was nude in the photos. How did this happen? Asked The Washington
FARMINGTON HILLS - Assure360 announced Hans Guilbeaux has been named director of information security and compliance. As the director of information security and compliance, Guilbeaux is responsible for the internal and external development and implementation of the information security program, overseeing all compliance monitoring standards and testing, and serving as a trusted consultant to clients,
TENAFLY, N.J. - The establishment of the Mobile App Security Working Group, was announced at the Amphion Forum in San Francisco last week. Member companies will collaborate to develop security standards for mobile applications that interact with each other. The MAS charter members are Mocana, SAP, FireEye, McAfee and Wind River. The rise of connectivity