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Heartland breach cost $12.6 million, CEO says
In a conference call with investors, Heartland Payment Systems CEO Bob Carr said the breach directly contributed to the company's $2.5 million loss for the quarter. News
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LexisNexis investigates breach, notifies thousands
Cybercriminals hacked into the LexisNexis database using stolen IDs and passwords and used information from the firm to set up fake credit cards. The USPS is investigating. Article
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An inside look at security log management forensics investigations
David Strom provides some examples of log data that provided key clues to enterprise data breaches. Tip
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Senators hear call for federal cybersecurity restructuring
Congress is mulling over whether to give more authority on cybersecurity issues to the Department of Homeland Security or create a new office within the White House. Article
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Former Federal Reserve Bank employee arrested
An IT analyst and his brother allegedly used stolen data, including sensitive bank employee information, to obtain loans. News
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Attackers cash in on fundamental data handling mistakes, Verizon finds
Large data breaches are the result of sophisticated, targeted external attacks that exploit basic errors, according to the latest data breach investigation report from Verizon. Article
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Courts turn aside data breach suits
Class action suits based on data breaches have failed without exception. But, companies still face heavy sanctions and have settled in most cases rather than risk losing in court. Video
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Cybersecurity hearing highlights inadequacy of PCI DSS
Lawmakers call the PCI standard lacking and seek significant improvements to the payment processing infrastructure to enhance security. Article
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Mass., Nev. data protection laws wrong, ineffective
Government should consider extending existing frameworks for fraud, trespassing and trafficking across state and national borders, not legislating technology, explains Eric Ogren. Column
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Data security best practices for PCI DSS compliance
The glut of recent data breaches, such as the one at Heartland Payment Systems Inc., leaves some security pros wondering if PCI DSS is doing its job. Is it worth all the effort to become PCI compliant if breaches still seem inevitable? In this expert... Tip
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