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TSA Amasses Secret Database on Air Travelers

The Department of Homeland Security's Transportation Security Administration Agency (TSA) disclosed that it amassed a secret database of air travelers...

Credit Card Thieves Used Knowledge of Retail Computer Networks

It is estimated that 40 million credit card numbers might have been compromised by well coordinated attacks on large US...

DOJ Announces Plan to Weaken Privacy Rule on Databases

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a plan to weaken the 28 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 23 that...

Security News
Check Point adds virtual firewall appliance

Indianapolis-based BlueLock LLC uses Check Point's virtual firewall appliance to secure its VMware infrastructure....

PCI DSS 1.2 clarifies wireless, antivirus use

Version 1.2 of PCI DSS, due out in October, requires 802.1x for wireless protection and antivirus for all operating systems,...

Web application firewall deployments gain traction

In this podcast, Ivan Ristic, creator of...

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