Breaches emphasize need for scanning, encryption
Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 16:57
in Mathematics & Economics
Recent news reports indicate a computer containing confidential information about the helicopter that transports President Barack Obama was breached by a computer in Iran. In January, Heartland Payment Systems, a company that provides credit and debit card, payroll and related processing services to more than 250,000 business locations nationwide, announced it had a data breach that potentially exposed credit card numbers, expiration dates and other data. The Heartland breach includes about 700 Penn State purchasing cards, which are in the process of being replaced.
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