Articles Tagged with ''data security''

Social media sites have ranked the lowest in public opinion when it comes to safeguarding personal data.

A computer security breach has been reported at the University of South Carolina-Sumter.

A new survey from Norton by Symantec reveals that 36 percent of consumers in the U.S. have fallen victim to cell phone loss or theft.

According to a survey from SafeNet, Inc., only half of U.S. adults (52 percent) are concerned with the safety of their personal data within their medical records.

To honor Data Privacy Day, Rebecca Herold, the Privacy Professor, reveals the top five privacy predictions for 2011:

The University of Maine will spend $2.6 million over the next three years to beef up information security following a data breach last year that exposed personal information on 4585 students and alumni who had visited the university’s counseling center.

The Obama administration plans to announce an Internet identity system that will limit fraud and streamline online transactions.

A survey conducted on data security reveals that while it's clear that the average consumer understands the importance of safeguarding their laptops and personal information, there is a need for better consumer understanding of the need to protect both the device and data.

In a new report, security firm McAfee says that mobile phones are likely to be the target of malicious attacks in 2011, noting that the year ahead could be "a turning point for threats to mobile devices."

"Year 2010 was the year of the vulnerability. And 2011 only promises the worse," predicts Alexander Gostev, head of Kaspersky Lab's global research & analysis team.