States Improve Tracking for Possible Pandemic or Bioterrorism Incident, But Still Have Ways to Go
A new CDC report says that states are sharing more information about diseases, but still need to be sure they could act on it.
Numbers | The Best Way to Prevent Identity Theft? Hold on to Your Wallet
Most identity frauds are traced back to low-tech methods, not the Internet, according to new research from Javelin
Numbers: In Case You Didn't Know, Social Networking is Sticky
Sophos sounds warning about social networking, stating that more than half of surveyed Facebook users log onto the site from work
Numbers: ITIL, COBIT and More; Who Uses What?
Adoption rates around the world for ITIL and other guidelines. From the 2007 Global Information Security Survey.
Numbers: More Executives Say Information Security Can Improve Efficiencies, Drive Business Results
New research from Ernst & Young indicates that companies are having trouble balancing the traditional risk mitigation aspect of information security with its role in improving business performance.
Numbers: Spam Increases 100 Percent, Gets 'Dirty' in 2007
IronPort study predicts even more collaborative, adaptive "social malware" will appear in 2008
Poneman's 2007 Cost of a Breach Survey: Cost Per Compromised Record Rises to Almost $200
Incidents involving third-party organizations are also on the rise and cost more than internal breaches
Numbers: Telcos Plan for Converged Voice/Data/Video Networks--But Not Security
Less than half of telecom carriers have strategy in place for addressing new risks
Survey: Security Complacency Rising Among Execs
CSO's e-crime survey finds net crime steady, executive complacency rising
Numbers: E-commerce Fraud will Cost Merchants $3.6 Billion This Year
As online retailers gear up for Black Friday and Cyber Monday--when they hope consumers will come in droves to spend money on their websites--they must also deal with another reality of electronic commerce: the increasing expense of preventing credit card fraud. E-commerce fraud will cost U.S. merchants $3.6 billion this year, a 20 percent increase over 2006, according to the ninth annual CyberSource Fraud Survey.
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