Meena Harris writes: Data security continues to be a hot issue on Capitol Hill, and just yesterday Attorney General Eric Holder urged Congress to create a “strong, national standard” for quickly reporting data breaches to consumers. Democratic and Republican senators have been busy drafting legislation that would establish national requirements for data security and breach notice. The following bills…
Category: Breaches
Apple finally patches serious OS X security breach
Jamie Hinks reports: Apple has plugged a gap in OS X that reportedly opened up its users to security breaches and malicious attacks whilst browsing pages online. Read more on IT Pro Portal and go update if you have an affected OS.
Asylum seeker data breach: no decision yet on whether to inform those affected
Daniel Hurst reports: Australia’s top immigration bureaucrat has told a Senate committee he is yet to make a call on whether asylum seekers will be told that his department released their confidential personal details on its website. Martin Bowles, secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, characterised the data breach as “regrettable” but…
Attorney General seeks national standard to protect against identity theft
Peter Cooney reports: Attorney General Eric Holder, citing the recent massive data theft at retailer Target Corp, urged Congress on Monday to enact a national standard for notifying consumers about such breaches. “This would empower the American people to protect themselves if they are at risk of identity theft,” Holder said in a statement urging…