Articles from sfgate.com

1. FTC P2P data leak alarm could give law-makers big stick

   Explore Article sfgate.com (Feb 24 2010) Corporate , Government , Compliance

   Peer-to-peer technology can be used in many ways, such as to play games, make online telephone calls, and, through P2P file-sharing software, share music, video, and documents. But when P2P file-sharing software is not configured properly, files not intended for sharing may be accessible to anyone on the P2P network, the FTC said. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Senate   Network World   Jon Leibowitz

2. Too much info on social media aids ID thieves

   Explore Article sfgate.com (Jan 25 2010) Consumer , ID Theft Prevention

   More than half of adults 45 and older who are on social networks like Facebook could be in danger of becoming victims of identity theft or other crimes because they share too much private information, according to a study released today. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Facebook   Federal Trade Commission   Alaska

3. Hackers' attacks rise in volume, sophistication

   Explore Article sfgate.com (Dec 28 2009) Consumer , Corporate , Compliance , Data Breach

   Security experts describe the typical hacker of 2009 as more sophisticated, prolific and craftier than ever. If anything, criminals will be remembered by the sheer number of attacks they unleashed upon the Web. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   San Jose   Wall Street Journal   Alan Paller

4. Smartphone attacks, rogue antivirus, cloud breaches top 2010 security concerns

   Explore Article sfgate.com (Dec 24 2009) ID Theft Prevention

   The rise of the Conficker worm and Heartland Payment Systems' enormous data breach were two defining security events in 2009. What's in store for 2010? "It's going to get worse," says Patrik Runald, senior manager of security and research at Websense, who argues there has not yet been a year when things got better in terms of security and the wider Internet. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Apple   Microsoft   Cisco

5. Leak compromises thousands of Hotmail passwords

   Explore Article sfgate.com (Oct 6 2009) Consumer , Lastest Data Breaches

   Neowin.net reported that thousands of Hotmail accounts and passwords were leaked and anonymously posted on Pastebin.com, a debugging and code-sharing Web site. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Microsoft

6. iBigBrother or iSpy? iPhone privacy issues are scary

   Explore Article sfgate.com (Aug 24 2009) Consumer , ID Theft Prevention

   So what's the bottom line? If you're a straight-laced law abiding iPhone user stuck to AT&T, you currently have no option to privacy and you're possibly being tracked by dozens of iPhone applications that you paid for and there is nothing you can do about it. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Bloomberg   Federal Trade Commission   PowerPoint

7. Twitter falls under a gorilla attack

   Explore Article sfgate.com (Jul 7 2009) Consumer , ID Theft Prevention

   By Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld -- There were two big news stories about Twitter over the weekend, and I'm not sure which was more disturbing... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Robert X. Cringely   New York Times   InfoWorld

8. Abandoned business records can't be destroyed

   Explore Article sfgate.com (Jul 3 2009) Corporate , Compliance , Data Breach

   Every year, businesses go under and disappear, leaving behind boxes of transaction records, Social Security numbers and other sensitive information that could lead to identity theft and other forms of fraud. Landlords and owners of storage companies, who tend to get stuck holding these records, have no legal way to dispose of them... (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Department of Defense   California   Senate

9. Lawmakers discuss identity theft prevention plan

   Explore Article sfgate.com (Apr 29 2009) Consumer , Corporate , Compliance

   A Senate panel was urged Tuesday to support an Assembly-approved plan that would help prevent identity theft by making less credit card information available on printed receipts. (Read Full Article)
   

   Comment on Article Mentions:   Senate   Carson City   Senate Judiciary Committee

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