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When Bruce Schneier Talks You Better Listen

http://www.forbes.com/security/2007/01/19/identity-theft-security-tech-security-cz_bs_0122identity.html?partner=rss " Identity theft is the information age’s new crime ." " Security technologies can work wonders in preventing identity theft, once the economic incentives to apply them are there ." "To mitigate that risk, we need to concentrate on detecting and preventing fraudulent transactions. We need to make the entity, which is in the best position to mitigate the risk, responsible for that risk...

Health Care Big Time Hack is Yet To Come

From Technology helps patients take charge of health records "Only an estimated 10% to 20% of U.S. hospitals and physician offices maintain fully computerized patient records. But with many of us taking a greater interest in our health care — partly by researching health information online — some experts believe the time is ripe for patients to create their own electronic personal health record, also called a PHR. Advocates say it's a new way to take your health in your own hands." ... and cyber...

Easy Money, Compliance, Security Engineering, and ...jail

"The SEC charged Grand Logistic S.A., a Belize corporation located in Estonia, and its owner Evgeny Gashichev of Russia, with breaking into victims' computers and using the illicit access to their brokerage accounts to drive up stock prices . Between August 28 and October 13, 2006, the illegal scheme made the company at least $353,609 " More here I believe that the identity theft was possible due to inappropriate identity management or/and authentication schema. That is why more and more Compliance...

Good sign for Security Engineering adoption

I definitely like it - as a card holder and as a Security Engineering practitioner as well of course :-) http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9006100&source=rss_topic82 Visa USA adds financial incentives, fines to PCI program “the company announced that it has created a new $20 million incentive program under which it will monetarily reward "acquiring" financial institutions if their members are fully compliant with PCI requirements by Aug. 31...