Just a quick post with a link to a timely article from Linda Musthaler today at NetworkWorld — “Is it time to abandon credit card payments and go back to cash?” — she talks about the privacy issues of cards, that I referred to in yesterday’s post on buying the iPhone.  Even with the data [...]

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In the hierarchy of security, keyloggers were once considered small potatoes. The threat was deemed unlikely, and almost fanciful. Not anymore. Keyloggers are everywhere. For those new to the area, a keylogger does just what it sounds like — records keystrokes — which can then be played back. [...]

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Every once in a while, we get one of those “I coulda had a V8” items in the news. The recently announced Lending Tree breach appears to be one of those. From the reports, Lending Tree files were breached, and full credit files were sold to both other mortgage lenders, and to criminals.
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I had the opportunity to sit in on a Eurekify webcast on Wednesday outlining and demoing the new V4 version of their Role & Compliance Management Server. I haven’t personally worked with Eurekify products for a few years. They are certainly well known for their Sage product, which performed enterprise role discovery/mining. [...]

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This just in… your identity is worth around $3. That’s according to the latest in the TJX saga. TJX, the owner of TJ Maxx and Marshalls (among other stores), has had what many believe to be the largest (reported) consumer data theft in history. The theft of at least 46 million (with [...]

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