Hackers breach security vendor's defences 

Hackers breach security vendor's defences

Ashampoo informs 14 million customers.
Calls for compulsory data breach law v2.0 

Calls for compulsory data breach law v2.0

Telling your customers is just the start.
Heartland incident provides opportunity to standardise data breach notification laws 

Heartland incident provides opportunity to standardise data breach notification laws

The Heartland data breach is an opportunity for the US government to standardise data breach notification laws, says Entrust.
ICO welcomes data breach notification laws 

ICO welcomes data breach notification laws

The UK's data watchdog has joined calls for a US-style data loss reporting law.
Will Congress act on notification legislation? 

Will Congress act on notification legislation?

Nearly six months into the term of the 110th Congress, it's unclear whether significant federal breach notification legislation will be passed before the November 2008 general ...
Data of 45.7 million card holders accessed in US retailer breach 

Data of 45.7 million card holders accessed in US retailer breach

TJX Companies revealed late Wednesday in a regulatory filing that hackers stole data from at least 45.7 million credit card holders when they illegally accessed the discount ...
Fake Microsoft flaw notification trojan in the wild 

Fake Microsoft flaw notification trojan in the wild

Think you’re lucky enough to have been notified of a new Microsoft Windows flaw seemingly before anyone else? Think again.
Mandatory breach notification to be N.Y. law 

Mandatory breach notification to be N.Y. law

As of Friday, New York state companies no longer have a choice of notifying customers of an identity breach.
More breach notification legislation proposed 

More breach notification legislation proposed

House lawmakers on Thursday introduced a bill that would require banks, retailers, credit bureaus and others to notify consumers when a security breach puts their personal data ...
Feinstein proposes tougher breach notification law 

Feinstein proposes tougher breach notification law

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Monday toughened her proposal to require organizations to notify people of breaches that compromise their personal data.
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