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February 11, 2008 - New summary of security breaches at educational institutions
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November 29, 2007 - New Massachusetts Identity Theft law
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July 05, 2007 - Security researchers warn of development of new malware
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July 05, 2007 - Security tracking software and privacy issues
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April 25, 2007 - Enterprise Security and Risk Assessment Advisory (see Assessing Risk)
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January 19, 2007 - Networked printers and security risks
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January 03, 2007 - Social engineering attacks can easily breach info security
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January 03, 2007 - Security depends on policy and knowledge
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December 13, 2006 - Security breach at UCLA affects personal info on 800,000
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October 25, 2006 - Cell Phones Source of Personal and Confidential Information
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October 20, 2006 - Public version of MS privacy guidelines for developers
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September 20, 2006 - Passwords on protected files easily cracked with code innovation.
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September 13, 2006 - Major breach in Sweden's Demoratic party network due to weak passwords
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September 06, 2006 - 57 million affected by security breaches in 2005; 50% at educational institutions
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August 23, 2006 - Breach of Information Update from State Legislatures
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August 23, 2006 - Info Security Resource for Universities
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July 07, 2006 - Illinois University network hacked, personal data from thousands at risk
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June 28, 2006 - Government Accountability Office finds confidential information inadvertently posted online
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June 27, 2006 - Federal agencies must implement measures to protect the security of personal information
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June 22, 2006 - Thousands of employee SSNs, unprotected confidential info on stolen laptop
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June 12, 2006 - Ernst Young laptop loss exposes confidential info of thousands
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May 24, 2006 - New Illinois law mandates "Immediate Notification" upon discovery of security breach
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May 22, 2006 - Laptop stolen with 26.5 million veterans' personal information and SSN's
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May 21, 2006 - Ohio University server with SSN's hacked for one year before detection
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May 16, 2006 - Congress may impose stricter controls on SSN use
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April 20, 2006 - Student ID's Accidentally Mailed to Thousands in S. Carolina
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April 11, 2006 - US companies will soon have to inform customers of security breaches
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March 09, 2006 - Server breach at Georgetown exposes confidential information on thousands of research subjects
Georgetown University in Washington has called in the U.S. Secret Service to investigate a server breach that may have exposed confidential information including the names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers belonging to more than 41,000 people.  read more
March 07, 2006 - Confidential health records sold at public auction in British Columbia
B.C. government tapes contain information on conditions such as HIV  read more
March 01, 2006 - What is Reasonable Protection for Credit Card and Personal Information?
Understanding what companies must provide and what can be "reasonably" expected.  read more
February 17, 2006 - Proposed Bill Would Require Web Sites to Delete Personal Information
A bill just announced in Congress would require every Web site operator to delete information about visitors, including e-mail addresses, if the data is no longer required for a "legitimate" business purpose.  read more
January 31, 2006 - Credit Card Numbers Inadvertently Distributed by Boston Globe
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December 27, 2005 - Secured Documents and New Federal Discovery Rules
Serious implications for IT policies in cases where documents are not able to be recovered  read more
December 12, 2005 - Perspective on Securing and Disposing of Credit Reports
Article in Network World describing the rules and process for reporting breaches that may result in credit information being improperly or illegally used.  read more
June 27, 2005 - Useful data protection categories developed by Stanford
Useful data protection categories developed by Stanford  read more
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Universities adopt serious protections after high risk laptops are stolen
Advisory on use and protection of HUID
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