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By Mary Mosquera Federal Computer Week Retrieved February 12, 2009 Go to Original Article The Federal Aviation Administration has notified employees that one of its computers was hacked, and the personally identifiable information of more than 45,000 employees and retirees was stolen electronically. All affected employees will receive individual letters to notify them about the […]

February10, 2009 The Florida Senate passed Bill S1366 that directs the use of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s guidelines concerning media sanitization on end-of-life electronic data.    These guidelines require “purge” level or higher data destruction and are addressed in NIST SP 800-88.  The bill, in part, reads: “An act relating to data

by Kurt Marko PROCESSOR Tech & Trends, General Information Retrieved February 9, 2009 Go to Original Article Short Product Life Spans & Increasing Sales Of PCs & Electronics Create Deluge Of E-Waste Recycling is one of those concepts everyone embraces. Yet, when it comes to electronics—TVs, monitors, computers, and peripherals—why do so few of us

By Mark Foley, Digital Lex: WTN NewsRetrieved February 3, 2009Read Original Article   Watch out! Privacy litigation damages becoming more viable A recurring problem in modern litigation is the inadvertent disclosure of materials subject to the attorney-client privilege or the attorney work product protection. New Federal Rule of Evidence 502 changes the rules concerning waiver

By Julie Schmit, USA TODAY Retrieved Dec 30, 2008 Read Original Article USA’s Trashed TVs, Computer Monitors Can Make Toxic Mess   SEATTLE — Hong Kong intercepted and returned 41 ship containers to U.S. ports this year because they carried tons of illegal electronics waste from the U.S., according to the Hong Kong Environmental Protection

by John KennedyRetrieved from www.siliconrepublic.com 12/1/08 | 1:57PM CST go to original article at SiliconRepublic Major data breaches predicted as firms cut IT spending As the recession continues to bite and firms look at ways of cutting corners on spending, it is vital companies don’t scrimp on protecting their data assets. While weakening economic conditions

By Melissa Yeager, WINK News Story Created: Nov 19, 2008 at 3:26 PM EST Story Updated: Nov 19, 2008 at 6:49 PM EST Go to Original News Article at www.winknews.com CALL FOR ACTION UPDATE: Your personal information for sale A CALL FOR ACTION investigation showed you how with $50 dollars and a little computer savvy,

  Are your obsolete electronic gadgets being recycled properly?  Is your electronic recycling company actually recycling components or are they being shipped elsewhere? The Government Acountability Office (GAO) published their findings in the August 2008 GAO Report, Electronic Waste regarding the unauthorized shipping of hazardous electronic waste overseas.  Additionally, CBS’ 60 Minutes aired the Electronic Wasteland investigative

By Tim Wilson DarkReadingRetrieved from www.darkreading.com Oct 30, 2008 | 05:54 PM go to original article at DarkReading Recycled Tapes Yield Data On Former Owners  Study of 100 “recertified” tapes turns up sensitive data from major bank, hospital The widespread process of erasing data storage tapes and “recertifying” them for sale isn’t safe and could

DataLossDB is a research project aimed at documenting known and reported data loss incidents world-wide. The project’s core mission is to track the loss or theft of personally identifying information not just from the United States, but across the world. As of June 4, 2008, DataLossDB contains information on over 1,000 breaches of personal identifying