Sweet merciful crap. Brian Krebs has a story today about a breach at the payment processor, Heartland Payment Systems, which happened last year. That in of itself would be bad but, …it gets worse. From Washington Post: Heartland called U.S. Secret Service and hired two breach forensics teams t...

Sad really when you think about it. This fully qualifies as a ‘kick when they’re down’. The McCain-Palin campaign had a fire sale this week. Well, turns out that they forgot to wipe data before letting the bargains head out the door. From MyFoxDC: We saw laptops ranging between $40...

Sometimes I am amazed at human behaviour. Other times I’m too busy giggling to give a damn. Any guess as to my state of mind for this story? A named Phillip Sherman, from Arkansas, apparently left his iPhone in a local McDonald’s restaurant. If it weren’t bad enough that he misplac...

I want to start backing up my computer using one of those online backup companies, but the prices and options are overwhelming. How do I know if I can trust the companies not to look at my data and why are the price ranges so large? –Mel Let’s start by giving you kudos for thinking about...

  You may have a server (i.e. a server that sits in the DMZ) that you want to really lock down and protect the contents of the server's hard drives including items that we don't necessarily assume are at risk such as the paging files, applications, and data used by applications.   Windows...

Of all the stoopid crap… From Wired: Once again, supposedly sensitive information blacked out from a government report turns out to be visible by computer experts armed with the Ctrl+C keys — and that information turns out to be not very sensitive after all. This time around, University ...

Merely deleting files from the hard drive will not permanently get rid of them. Wipe disk applications ensure that deleted files can no longer be retrieved or recovered. As people become more technologically-savvy, the more imperative it is for both individuals and business organizations to take dat...

Ah Chile. Beautiful landscapes. Great wines. And apparently, some jackass that thought it would be fun to publish the personal information for 6 million folks on the web. From AFP via Yahoo News: “Its a serious matter and we’re investigating,” Police Cibercrime Brigade chief Jaime ...

What’s the best way to get rid of my personal information before disposing of an old computer? –Marcus When it comes to disposing of an old computer, whether you are selling, donating or recycling it, you’re biggest concern should be your personal information. Identity theft throug...

I think that El Jefe must’ve slept in as the daily news isn’t up yet… I’m surprised at how quickly this story is spreading… It seems that the CIA has had a bit of an XSS problem (as it turns out, for a while now) and Wired’s Threat Level thought it would be a good...