Category: BAI Security Blog

The Informatica and Ponemon Institute’s second annual survey on data centric security, “The State of Data Security Intelligence,” has been released. Given the growing number of high-profile breaches, the report’s findings won’t shock anyone. Instead, they will confirm what we all know. That said, the number of organizations who admitted that they have little to no data security protections in place is disturbing. The key points made in the report include the following: Organizations report a loss of confidence in their ability to govern their data, and less understanding on how to secure it and use it to generate actionable business intelligence. Organizations say it is a growing struggle to find ways to reduce data breach risk and improve their

The National Retail Federation recently presented Congress with a set of solutions aimed at better protecting consumers and helping businesses prevent data breaches. “We should not be satisfied with simply determining what to do after a data breach occurs,” NRF senior vice president for Government Relations David French said in a statement. “Instead, it is important to look at why such breaches occur and what the perpetrators get out of them so that we can find ways to reduce and prevent not only the breaches themselves but the follow-on harm.” French presented the proposals during his testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Information Technology. Here’s a brief overview of its solutions and goals: Expanding consumer

POS Breach Bigger Than Reported? Point-of-sale (POS) maker Harbortouch last week disclosed a breach involving “a small number” of its restaurant and bar customers, who were impacted by malicious software that allowed thieves to siphon customer card data from affected merchants. KrebsOnSecurity is reporting that a major U.S. card issuer has said that the company is radically downplaying the scope of the breach, and that the compromise appears to have impacted more than 4,200 Harbortouch customers nationwide. Brian Krebs notes that “banks were so anxious about the unexplained fraud spikes as stolen cards were used to buy goods at big box stores that they instituted dramatic changes to the way they processed debit card transactions. Glastonbury, Ct. based United Bank

The National Retail Federation recently presented Congress with a set of solutions aimed at better protecting consumers and helping businesses prevent data breaches. “We should not be satisfied with simply determining what to do after a data breach occurs,” NRF senior vice president for Government Relations David French said in a statement. “Instead, it is important to look at why such breaches occur and what the perpetrators get out of them so that we can find ways to reduce and prevent not only the breaches themselves but the follow-on harm.” Rench presented the proposals during his testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee’s Subcommittee on Information Technology. Here’s a brief overview:         Expanding consumer liability protection when using debit