Gmail user sues Google over Buzz violating data privacy (Computer Weekly)
A Gmail user is suing Google for allegedly violating data privacy laws when it launched its Buzz social networking service in February. Former US Navy...
New Massachusetts Data Privacy Law Adds Incentive For Strong Database Security (Dark Reading)
Massachusetts Data Privacy Law went into effect on March 1 and focuses on prevention
Information Commissioner warns political parties over data privacy (Mad.co.uk)
Political parties face fines and lost votes if they do not follow data privacy rules when planning direct marketing campaigns in the run up to the general election, according to the information commissioner.
Most Banks Lack Key Data Privacy, Security Controls (BankTech)
A Ponemon Institute study finds that while most financial services firms take some steps toward data security, many come up short in critical areas.
Network Monitors offer data mining and performance analysis. (ThomasNet)
Savant(TM) data mining and network analysis devices simultaneously provide protocol decodes, data analysis, and near 100% packet captures and also include security surveillance and forensic analysis. Accumulator(TM) allows devices to warehouse and index data at rates of 400 million items/sec. Systems also offer tracking and instrumentation of email, chat, DNS, VoIP, socket API calls, SQL, or any ...
Firms Slow to Awaken to Cybersecurity Threat (Law.com)
A recent report concluded law firms -- attractive targets because they maintain sensitive client data -- are being targeted by sophisticated and well-funded teams of cyberattackers. But firms don't often realize they've been infiltrated and rarely go public with security breaches.
Everest ITO Study: Cloud Computing Can Benefit Traditional Enterprise Setups, Offers Little Gain for Virtualized Centers (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DALLAS----Cloud computing as an IT Outsourcing strategy presents a viable business case for companies with traditional enterprise platforms, but the cloud’s utility is not apparent when compared to a virtualized setup, according to Everest, a global consulting and research firm.
US tries to soothe EU data privacy worries after EU lawmakers reject counterterrorism deal (Kitchener - Waterloo Record)
BRUSSELS, Belgium - A U.S. official said Thursday that Europeans are wrong to believe that they have few rights to see what information the U.S. government holds on them - a misperception that is holding up a key counterterrorism program.
Google Buzz Stung By Lawsuit (InformationWeek)
The company broke privacy and data protection laws, the complaint alleges.
European Parliament joins ACTA protests (V3.co.uk via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Four members of the European Parliament have launched a public protest against the Anti Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), registering their discontent with secret negotiations undertaken by the European Union, the US and other leading countries since 2007.