Budget: National ID checks opened to biz  

Budget: National ID checks opened to biz

Document verification service gets $7.5 million boost.
M86 adds monitoring, control to web filter suite 

M86 adds monitoring, control to web filter suite

User ID and monitoring for tablets.
Microsoft privacy chief says U-Prove slow to move 

Microsoft privacy chief says U-Prove slow to move

Redmond's efforts to reign-in information overload a tough sell.
Pragmatic insecurity: How staff, ID cards render infosec defunct 

Pragmatic insecurity: How staff, ID cards render infosec defunct

Wayne sees security as a human problem.
Mozilla BrowserID "seriously flawed", privacy advocate says 

Mozilla BrowserID "seriously flawed", privacy advocate says

Privacy pundit lashes out at email authentication system.
Victoria, WA sign on to national ID service 

Victoria, WA sign on to national ID service

Document Verification Service expands after critical 2010 audit.
ID system may turn tide on data breaches 

ID system may turn tide on data breaches

Identity framework removes need to hand over details to shop online.
Tabcorp bets on infosec revamp 

Tabcorp bets on infosec revamp

Tab builds better security policy and technology.
Redcore buys Planwell 

Redcore buys Planwell

Focus on managed security services in the cloud.
Why federated identity is a pipedream 

Why federated identity is a pipedream

Lawyers, other ugly realities get in the way.
Cops warn of Adobe bearing Trojans 

Cops warn of Adobe bearing Trojans

Infected Adobe warez circling Victoria.
Apple snooping plot thickens - iPhone tracker was patented 

Apple snooping plot thickens - iPhone tracker was patented

A 2009 Apple patent reveals in-depth plans to track users' movements via their smartphones
TomTom makes quick U-turn in police data row 

TomTom makes quick U-turn in police data row

Satnav maker to rethink providing speeding data, following customer complaints.
Sony defends notification delay in data fiasco 

Sony defends notification delay in data fiasco

PlayStation maker claims it took a week to investigate seriousness of data theft.
Apple blames iOS4 bug for data retention 

Apple blames iOS4 bug for data retention

Insists its smartphones are not tracking customers.
US lawmakers to probe smartphone data collection 

US lawmakers to probe smartphone data collection

Smartphone makers to feel the heat of scrutiny.
Two-factor authentication coming to Facebook 

Two-factor authentication coming to Facebook

Combats unauthorised access.
White House finalises online identity strategy  

White House finalises online identity strategy

A model for online transaction or a hole for hackers?
Skype for Android 'spills personal details' 

Skype for Android 'spills personal details'

VoIP software criticised for leaving unencrypted personal data on handsets
Spouses beware: Thumbdrive finds your pr0n 

Spouses beware: Thumbdrive finds your pr0n

Including deleted data and internet cache files.
BT and Phorm escape prosecution 

BT and Phorm escape prosecution

Crown prosecutors let partners off the hook.
France password law 'shocks' Google, Facebook 

France password law 'shocks' Google, Facebook

Handing passwords to police could be a security nightmare
US opens Pandora's box into apps privacy 

US opens Pandora's box into apps privacy

Android, iPhone software makers on notice about the personal information they collect.
FSA investigates ID theft prevention company 

FSA investigates ID theft prevention company

CPP sales tactic scrutiny sees identity protection product pulled from phone sales
Ex-Commissioner calls for privacy restructure 

Ex-Commissioner calls for privacy restructure

Unnecessary ID requirements could drive a criminal market.
Bank security experts play up social risks 

Bank security experts play up social risks

Identity data a commodity in underground economy.
The case for splitting identity and access 

The case for splitting identity and access

There are good reasons why the twain should never meet.
Secondhand smartphones sold with bank details 

Secondhand smartphones sold with bank details

Many people are flogging their mobiles but leaving valuable data, such as bank account details, on the device.
EU's right to be forgotten 'won't work' 

EU's right to be forgotten 'won't work'

Proposals to give citizens more control like "bolting the stable door".
France hits Google with Wi-Fi snooping fine 

France hits Google with Wi-Fi snooping fine

First time French have handed down a six-figure fine for data breach.
IE9 a 'non-event' for most businesses 

IE9 a 'non-event' for most businesses

No Windows XP compatibility.
Cookie monsters out in the cold from May 

Cookie monsters out in the cold from May

European privacy directive means no more sneaky tracking by websites.
UK Identity and Passport Service in data breach blunder 

UK Identity and Passport Service in data breach blunder

Renewal applications missing but no one wants to explain how.
Spammers steal 400k user identities from recruiter 

Spammers steal 400k user identities from recruiter

Job seekers' identities compromised in massive data breach.
Freelancer.com posts: jobs for botnets, fake IDs 

Freelancer.com posts: jobs for botnets, fake IDs

Crowdsourcing provider's boards new haven for malware, identity fraud.
Immigration rolls out Unisys biometrics to stop visa fraud 

Immigration rolls out Unisys biometrics to stop visa fraud

International network to root out identity criminals captures face and finger signatures.
Gartner identifies cloud security risks, opportunities 

Gartner identifies cloud security risks, opportunities

Access management, monitoring and reporting key challenges.
Security software market expected to grow by 11% in 2010 

Security software market expected to grow by 11% in 2010

Driven by identity management and compliance.
Biometrics, chips coming to Qld driver licenses 

Biometrics, chips coming to Qld driver licenses

Queensland transport workers first to trial new smartcards.
Auditor: Government ID verification service a failure 

Auditor: Government ID verification service a failure

Auditor-General reveals technical issues and false negatives.
Gen Y not worried about identity theft 

Gen Y not worried about identity theft

More concerned about viruses.
ID theft still on the rise, though victims respond faster 

ID theft still on the rise, though victims respond faster

11.1m victims in US alone.
RTA drives facial recognition into license checks 

RTA drives facial recognition into license checks

Aims to combat identity theft.
Web sites in their thousands selling on customer data 

Web sites in their thousands selling on customer data

Subscribers conned by smallprint conditions.
Most dangerous Christmas yet for data loss 

Most dangerous Christmas yet for data loss

Fraudsters get ready for silly season.
Full-time employees greatest security risk 

Full-time employees greatest security risk

82 per cent see threat of employee fraud growing.
Online spending expected to be down this Christmas 

Online spending expected to be down this Christmas

Reservations over identity theft and fraud persist.
New Facebook malware promises to reveal identities 

New Facebook malware promises to reveal identities

Spammers latch onto Honesty Box app.
App released for Apple iPhone to help combat identity theft 

App released for Apple iPhone to help combat identity theft

Deepnet has announced the launch of an iPhone application to combat the growing problem of ID theft and cope with the rise in smartphone use.
Retailers indicted in US$22m identity theft fraud 

Retailers indicted in US$22m identity theft fraud

AT&T and T-Mobile get stung for million.
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