When a database breach occurs, consumer notification continues to be a public problem, and it's time for the federal government to step in, says Linda Foley, co-founder of the non-profit Identity Theft Resource Center.
The president has levers of power that enables him to set the nation on a better path toward keeping our economy and citizens secure. They don't require congressional approval, but only political resolve and determination.
"I am hoping for some turn around, but overhang in troubled real estate, unemployment and debt levels are negatives," says Christie Sciacca, former FDIC official.
When it comes to privacy and security, a preliminary set of proposed requirements for future stages of the HITECH Act electronic health record incentive program is light on details.
A rise in unemployment could be a harbinger of an improving economy, as discouraged individuals reentered the job market. Indeed, the IT workforce topped 4.12 million in the fourth quarter, a record high.
This week's top news and views: IT employment ends 2010 near a two-year high; IT security jobs are on the rise in 2011; and giving non-IT executives the responsibility for IT risk.
This week's top news and views: Mobile and online P2P services offer banks and credit unions a competitive edge, and a new Aite report proves internal fraud is more damaging than most banks realize.
Mobile and online P2P services offer banks and credit unions a competitive edge, and a new Aite report proves internal fraud is more damaging than most banks realize.
This week's top news: An in-depth analysis of a presidential council's report that calls for a universal exchange language for electronic health records.
A federal judge sentenced a Colorado man to two years in prison for trying to inject malicious code into a Transportation Security Administration computer used to screen for potential terrorists.
"We need to be cyber savvy if we are going to participate in cybersecurity," says Ed Kanerva, vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton. "We cannot hire folks if they are not out there, so instead we train them to be cyber experts."
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