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Archive for January, 2010
Friday, January 29th, 2010
A hacker made a bipartisan attack on the websites of 49 members of the U.S. House of Representatives two nights ago, and posted a negative comment about President Obama, the Associated Press reported. Jeff Ventura, a spokesman for the chief administrative office, told AP that while most lawmakers’ sites are managed internally, the sites that suffered the attacks are managed by a third-party vendor, GovTrends of Alexandria, Va. The crude defacements reportedly included messages such as: “F— OBAMA!! Red Eye CREW !!!!! O RESTO E HACKER!!! by HADES; m4V3RiCk; T4ph0d4 — FROM BRASIL” Ventura noted that GovTrends was in the midst of an update when the attack occurred, adding that 18 House sites managed by GovTrends were defaced last year.
Friday, January 29th, 2010
The cost of data breaches continues to rise, and malicious attacks accounted for more of them in 2009 than in previous years, according to a study published today.
In conjunction with study sponsor PGP Corp., Ponemon Institute today released the results of its fifth annual “U.S. Cost of a Data Breach” report. The news isn’t good, according to the research firm’s founder, Larry Ponemon.
The 2009 study showed a slight increase in the organizational cost of a data breach — from $6.65 million to $6.75 million per incident — and a slight increase in the average cost per compromised record, from $202 to $204.
Friday, January 29th, 2010
A data breach at the National Archives and Records Administration is more serious than previously believed. It involved sensitive personal information of 250,000 Clinton administration staff members, job applicants and White House visitors, as well as the Social Security number of at least one daughter of former Vice President Al Gore.
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Theresa McSpedon, vice president of services for Protegrity, has been named a 2010 Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) Women of Innovation finalist.
Theresa’s 25+ years of experience managing world-class services organizations has proven that focusing on customer delight leads to increased profits and a loyal consumer base.
She has a degree in Economics from Columbia University. Theresa sits on the boards of directors for several local organizations and charities and is an active or past member of the ACLU, NARAL, NOW, NAACP, Urban League, Women-Leadership and the YWCA
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Protegrity’s DPS 5 was named a finalist in the Global Product Excellence Awards in the category of Security Solutions for Large Enterprises.
A full list of finalists can be found here.