Archive for January, 2012

“Celebrating” the Worst

January 30, 2012

This past Saturday was “National Data Privacy Day,” did you party? At Axis we made sure all of our closest friends and their friends had masks on. Network World’s Carolyn Duffy rounded up the worst Internet privacy scandals of all time. While there were many memorable, painful breaches in recent years, the one we definitely [...]

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Forget Me Not?

January 27, 2012

Europe is hot in the headlines with its proposed way to significantly reduce the risks associated with storing old data: One-Size-Fits-All and Forget It! According to ZDNet, here are a few highlights: One regulation, less fragmentation The current Data Protection Directive had to be implemented into the legal system of Europe’s 27 member states. This [...]

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David & Goliath- A PCI Story

January 12, 2012

There are many people who feel PCI is ultimately a thinly-veiled credit card company scheme that makes businesses police themselves- when really, it’s to pass on the liability when credit card companies’ lax security results in a breach. This pass-the-buck-for-blame policy often leads to major fines and priceless damages for smaller businesses, and the case [...]

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