Privacy

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Data breaches in 2008

Siva Ram February 20, 2009

A quick look at data breaches that happened in 2008 and the most obvious causes.

Heartland data breach

Siva Ram January 21, 2009

Heartland Payment Systems, a process of credit card transactions has disclosed that its systems have been broken into, resulting in millions of cards being compromised.

Posts, Privacy, Security

Privacy, Security

Giving away sensitive information

Siva Ram December 15, 2008

The pitfalls of not removing data from your phone before throwing them away..

General, Posts, Privacy, Security

General, Privacy, Security

Obama’s cellphone records breached

Siva Ram November 22, 2008

Every organization is worried about hackers breaking into the network from outside. What about insider threats?

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insider threat, Privacy, Security

Dare to be the best - A recipe for success

This article lists some of the things I have learned from my experiences at the various workplaces that I have been. Every person is different and I expect each person to understand and absorb the content differently. Hopefully, these points will help you be at your best.

Business email compromise attack

Business email compromise (BeC) is an emerging fraud vector that can result in huge losses to corporations and individuals. The way the attack happens makes it very difficult for financial institutions to prevent these attacks and customers ultimately end up taking the losses.

Controls for use of production data in testing

In some cases, using production data for testing is unavoidable. When such a situation arises, what controls should be applied to the data to keep it secure?