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Voice biometrics: The challenges and opportunities: Find out more for free!
Infosecurity’s 2009 Virtual Conference on Information Security on 24 September includes a session on `Voice Biometrics – a new IT security technology entering the fast lane’.
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Social security numbers guessable, say academics
Two researchers from Carnegie Mellon University claim that it is possible to predict a person’s social security number by using statistical analysis, throwing the security of a key personal identifier into doubt.
Read more» Share article:Heartland takes US$12.6m hit for breach
Heartland Payment Systems has revealed that it lost US$12.6m as a result of its 2008 data breach, in the same week that it finally regained official Payment Card Industry Data Security standard (PCI DSS) compliance.
Read more» Share article:US and Europe agree data protection principles
The US and Europe have agreed on a set of high-level principles designed to protect personal data gathered during law enforcement procedures.
Read more» Share article:Data Breach Costs Rising
The average cost of data breaches are rising, according to a report from the Ponemon Institute, which says that lost business is the biggest expense for companies that have their data pilfered.
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As one of the pioneers in DLP - data loss prevention and an active thought leader in the field since 2003 - it is typical for people who discover that the emperor is naked to take knee jerk reactions. IT and HR procedures are part of a set of data...
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De eerste, overigens wel overtuigende resultaten van het onderzoek laten zien dat bedrijfsvertrouwelijke informatie intuïtief wordt beoordeeld en behandeld (95% respondenten). Beleid is ontbrekend of onduidelijk. Hamvraag: vergroot het intuïtief om...