President Barack Obama has unveiled new proposals on how consumers' personal data is handled, including the requirement for firms to inform customers of data breaches within 30 days. He went on to say that identity theft and other cyber attacks were a "direct threat to the economic security" of Americans.
Following the news that 2 airlines were targets of attempt to steal customers' miles Ken Westin, security analyst, Tripwire explains why these systems have poor security controls in place:
SEATTLE, WA: ExtraHop has further strengthened its leadership team with the addition of Leonard Iventosch as VP of Global Channels. Iventosch’s hire follows the company’s recent announcement that John Matthews, former F5 CIO, had joined the ExtraHop executive team as CIO. With more than 25 years of experience driving multi-national channel strategy for technology companies including EMC, Isilon Systems, and NetApp, Iventosch will lead ExtraHop’s channel sales team as the company expands its partnerships in North America and across the globe.
Dr Wael Aggan, CEO of CloudMask reacts to David Cameron’s plans for encryption: “David Cameron should not be convincing companies to offer less security to their customers. He should be doing just the opposite. The law specifically ensures that companies are not required to be an agent of the state but rather serve their own IP and the privacy interests of their customers.
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