Posted by admin on December 17, 2011
What has been fixed? In the last Patch Tuesday of the year, Microsoft has released a major Windows patch which has fixed over 20 vulnerabilities in the operating system. Among the changes, seven tackle Windows flaws, five address problems in Microsoft Office and one relates to Windows Media Player. Microsoft labeled three of the Windows [...]
Categories: Security, Software | 
Tags: Address Problems, Attacker, Computer Worm, Early September, Long Wait, Malicious Code, Media Player Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Support, Page Nbsp, Power Plants, Security Bulletin, Security Community, Unauthorized Access, Vulnerabilities, Vulnerability, Windows Media Player, Windows Patch, Workaround, Zero Day | 
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Posted by admin on December 3, 2011
Telus recently released its 4th annual study on IT Security, highlighting trends in the Canadian security landscape including information on breaches, threats and preparedness. Based on a survey of more than 600 Canadian IT professionals in public and private sectors, the research shows that while breaches in Canada may be down, attacks have become more [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Canadian Security, Complexity, Computing Companies, Data Breaches, Environments, Financial Gain, Hardware Device, Losses, Malware, Mobile Device, Mobile Devices, Mobile Hardware, phishing, Preparedness, Private Companies, Public And Private Sectors, Security Landscape, Senior Executives, Unauthorized Access, Viruses | No Comments »
Posted by admin on October 26, 2011
Research from Capital One done for the National Identity Fraud Prevention week shows that 60 million social networking profiles have been subject to unauthorized access in the last year. Capital One has labeled this as ‘smugging’ – social media mugging. Facebook led the way with incidents of smugging, with Twitter and LinkedIn having fewer incidents. [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: 60 Million, Capital One, Confidential Information, Consequences, Corporate Environment, Corporations, Fraud Prevention, Information Employees, Linkedin, Media Access, National Identity, Network Security, Polices, Profiles, Repercussions, Smugging, Social Engineering, Social Networking, Twitter, Unauthorized Access | No Comments »
Posted by admin on January 27, 2010
The first HIPAA-related lawsuit has just been filed by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. The AG is suing Health Net of Connecticut for failing to secure private patient medical records and financial information for 446,000 Connecticut residents and for failing to promptly notify those at risk from the breach. In his lawsuit, Blumenthal is seeking [...]
Categories: laptop security, Security | Tags: Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Breach, Company Policies, Connecticut Attorney General, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut Residents, Consulting Firm, Disclosure, Financial Information, Forensic Consulting, Health Imaging, Health Net, Hipaa Compliance, Hipaa Violations, Image Clipart, Patient Medical Records, Scope, Six Months, Thieves, Unauthorized Access | No Comments »
