Mergeto Information security talk Datasecurity Merge proposal Date July 08 date July 2008 Unreferenced date October 2008 Datasecurity is the means of ensuring that data is kept safe from Data corruption corruption and that access to it is suitably Access control controlled . Thus datasecurity helps to ensure Data privacy privacy . It also helps in protecting personal data. DataSecurity Technologies Disk Encryption Disk encryption refers to encryption technology that encrypts data on a hard disk ... OTFE or transparent encryption. Hardware based Mechanisms for Protecting Data Software based security solutions encrypt the data to prevent data from being stolen. However, a malicious program or a hacker may corrupt the data in order to make it unrecoverable or unusable. Similarly, encrypted operating ... based security solutions can prevent read and write access to data and hence offers very strong protection against tampering and unauthorized access. Hardware based or assisted computer security offers an alternative to software only computer security. Security tokens such as those using PKCS 11 ... technologies in hardware based security solves this problem offering fool proof security for data. Working of Hardware based security A hardware device allows a user to login, logout and to set different ... that datasecurity is maintained and sensitive information is not exposed to unauthorized personnel ... The International Standard ISO IEC 17799 covers datasecurity under the topic of information security ... Computer security See also Copy Protection Data masking Data erasure Data recovery Digital inheritance ..., Data and Information Pre boot authentication Secure USB drive Security Breach Notification Laws Single sign on Smartcard Trusted Computing Group Category Datasecurity Category Data management hr Za tita ... and DVD controllers making illegal access to data impossible. Hardware based access control is more ... attacks by viruses and hackers. The data on harddisks can be corrupted after a malicious access ... more details
to fight credit card id theft 1282.php Tokenization Touted to Increase Credit Card DataSecurity ref Tokenization was applied to payment card data by Shift4 Shift4 Corporation ref http searchsecurity.techtarget.com ... Releases Tokenization in Depth White Paper ref The Payment Card Industry DataSecurity Standard , an industry ... SecuredDataisNotStoredData.pdf DataSecurity Counterpoint The Best Way to Secure Data is Not to Store Data ref Tokenization makes it more difficult for hackers to gain access to cardholder ... DataSecurity Category Cryptography de Tokenisierung es Tokenizaci n ...Tokenization is the process of replacing some piece of sensitive data with a value that is not considered ... data. Tokenization technology can be used with sensitive data of all kinds including bank transactions ... the security of electronic transactions while minimizing the complexity of compliance with industry ... to the public during an industry Security Summit in Las Vegas metropolitan area Las Vegas ... security tool that lets merchants re use credit card data.html Shift4 Launches Security Tool That Lets Merchants Re Use Credit Card Data ref The technology is meant to prevent the theft of the credit ... piece of data to represent, by reference, sensitive or secret data. In PCI context, tokens are used to reference cardholder data that is stored in a separate database, application or off site ... data, mandates that credit card data must be protected when stored. ref https www.pcisecuritystandards.org security standards pci dss.shtml The Payment Card Industry DataSecurity Standard ref Tokenization, as applied to payment card data, is often implemented to meet this mandate, replacing ... sensitive data. In the case of payment card data, a token might be the same length of a Primary Account Number Bank card number and contain elements of the original data such as the last four digits ... data is stored in a secure token storage system. Storage of tokens and payment card data must comply ... more details
Infobox Company company name VASCO DataSecurity International company logo Image Vasco Logo.gif 137px Vasco DataSecurity logo company type Public company Public nasdaq VDSI foundation 1997 location flagicon USA Oakbrook Terrace , Illinois br flagicon CH Zurich , Switzerland area served Worldwide key people T. Kendall Hunt Chief Executive Officer CEO industry Software , Computer Security , Cryptography products Digipass num employees 300 2009 revenue profit US 133 Million 2008 net income profit US 24 Million 2008 assets increase US 127 Million 2008 equity increase US 95 Million 2008 homepage http www.vasco.com www.vasco.com VASCO DataSecurity International , Inc., is a US based company. The company s operational headquarters are located in Glattbrugg , Switzerland . Vasco DataSecurity Internation is the result of the purchase of several companies, mainly ThumbScan, Inc. and the two Belgian companies, Lintel Security NV SA and Digipass NV SA. Its most notable product is also the Digipass . Read more VASCO DataSecurity International, Inc. Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on VASCO DataSecurity International, Inc. http www.referenceforbusiness.com history2 5 VASCO DataSecurity International Inc.html ixzz1DUTcQ0tcIt engages through its subsidiaries, in the design, development, marketing, and support of hardware and software security systems that manage and secure access to information assets worldwide. It offers patented products for e business and e commerce, which enable secure financial transactions to be made over private enterprise networks and public networks, such as the Internet. File Photograph of a vasco keypad.jpg thumb A vasco keypad as used by Bank Central Asia Forbes Magazine has rated it the 9th fastest growing ... Devices with HSM Support Notes reflist US company stub fr VASCO DataSecurity International it VASCO DataSecurity International ... more details
Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 Official title A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft ... for identity theft and other violations of data privacy and security. The bill was sponsored ... 1490 S. 1490 & 91 111th& 93 Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 , govtrack.us , 07 February ... of Data Privacy and Security Section 101 Amends the Title 18 of the United States Code federal criminal ... security number, home address, date of birth, biometrics data, or financial account information ... Information Subtitle A A Data Privacy and Security Program Section 301 Imposes requirements for a personal data privacy and security program on business entities that maintain sensitive personally ... that is subject to data privacy and security requirements to 1 implement a comprehensive personal data privacy and security program to ensure the privacy, security, and confidentiality of sensitive ... 4 ensure employee training and supervision for implementation of datasecurity programs and 5 undertake vulnerability testing and monitoring of personal data privacy and security programs. Section 303 Imposes civil penalties on business entities that violate the data privacy and security requirements ... of any datasecurity breach that involves 1 more than 10,000 individuals 2 a database that contains ... totaling more than 500,000 to data brokers, to evaluate their data privacy and security programs ... the bill was first introduced regarded the bill for its comprehensive approach to datasecurity and personally ... http news.cnet.com Senators propose sweeping datasecurity bill 2100 7348 3 5769156.html Federal data ... York Times , 07 February 2011 ref most notably preempting Cyber security regulation State data breach ... see the enactment of a comprehensive federal datasecurity law Will 2010 See the Enactment of a Comprehensive Federal DataSecurity Law? , InfoLaw Group LLP , 07 February 2011 ref Consumers Union , the non ... Data Privacy and Security Act of 2009 , DefendYourDollars.org , 07 February 2011 ref Unfortunately for proponents ... more details
The Payment Card Industry DataSecurity Standard PCI DSS is a worldwide information security standard defined by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council . The standard was created to help ... firewall configuration to protect cardholder data 2. Do not use vendor supplied defaults for system password s and other security parameters Protect Cardholder Data 3. Protect stored cardholder ... company Visa Card Information Security Program, MasterCard Site Data Protection, American Express DataSecurity Operating Policy, Discover Card Discover Information and Compliance, and the Japan Credit Bureau JCB DataSecurity Program. Each company s intentions were roughly similar to create an additional ... when they store, process and transmit cardholder data. The Payment Card Industry Security Standards ... policies and released the Payment Card Industry DataSecurity Standard PCI DSS . In September 2006 ... PCIDSSv1 2.pdf PCI SECURITY STANDARDS COUNCIL RELEASES VERSION 1.2 OF PCI DATASECURITY STANDARD ... 9126608 title Heartland data breach sparks security concerns in payment industry ref ... PCI DataSecurity Standard Compliance ISBN 9781597494991 Updates on PCI DSS v1.2 https www.pcisecuritystandards.org ... cards Category Electronic commerce Category Computer law Category Data privacy Category Security compliance de Payment Card Industry DataSecurity Standard es PCI DSS fr PCI DSS ja PCI ru PCI DSS sv Payment Card Industry DataSecurity Standard ... controls around data and its exposure to compromise. The standard applies to all organisations ... must have their compliance assessed by an independent assessor known as a Qualified Security ... The Wall Street Journal title In Data Leaks, Culprits Often Are Mom, Pop first Robin last Sidel date ... 2010. PCI DSS version 2.0 must be adopted by all organisations with payment card data by 1 January ... October 2008 ref https www.pcisecuritystandards.org security standards pci dss.shtml PCI DSS PCI Security ... more details
dablink For data in a computer science context, see Data computing . For other senses of the word, see Data disambiguation . See also datum , a disambiguation page. pp move indef Editors please keep the count mass discussion and etymology in the body, not the intro. The term data refers to qualitative or quantitative attributes of a variable mathematics variable or set of variables. Data plural of datum are typically the results of measurements and can be the basis of graph data structure graph s, image s, or observations of a set of variables. Data are often viewed as the lowest level of abstraction from which information and then knowledge are derived. Raw data , i.e. unprocessed data, refers ... that collect information to convert physical quantities into symbols. Etymology The word data pron ... . It is derived from ancient Persian word data . In discussions of problems in geometry , mathematics , engineering , and so on, the terms givens and data are used interchangeably. Also, data is a representation of a fact, figure, and idea. Such usage is the origin of data as a concept in computer science data are numbers, words, images, etc., accepted as they stand. Usage in English Weasel date ... data are measured. Any measurement or result is a datum , but data point is more common, ref cite ... . Both datums see usage in datum geodesy datum article and the originally Latin plural data are used as the plural of datum in English, but data is commonly treated as a mass noun and used with a verb ... the data from the experiment . This usage is inconsistent with the rules of Latin grammar and traditional English These are all the data from the experiment . Even when a very small quantity of data is referenced One number, for example the phrase piece of data is often used, as opposed to datum ... generic.xsl& publisher IEEE Computer Society ref allow usage of data as either a mass noun or plural ... data as a plural noun. For example, the Air Force Flight Test Center specifically states that the word ... more details
otheruses Data disambiguation Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa or DATA was a multinational Non governmental organization non government organization founded in January 2002 in London by U2 s Bono along with Robert Sargent Shriver III Bobby Shriver and activist s from the Jubilee 2000 Drop the Debt campaign. DATA was created for the purpose of obtaining social equality equality and justice for Africa through debt relief , adjusting trade rules which burden Africa, eliminating the AIDS in Africa African AIDS epidemic, strengthening democracy , more accountability by the wealthiest nations and African leaders and Transparency humanities transparency towards the people. In 2007, DATA and Bono were jointly awarded the National Constitution Center s 2007 Liberty Medal for their groundbreaking efforts to address the AIDS crisis and extreme poverty in Africa. Start up funds came from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , financier George Soros , and technology entrepreneur Edward W. Scott . ref cite news url http www.time.com time printout 0,8816,1142270,00.html title The Constant Charmer author Josh Tyrangiel date 2005 12 19 work Time Magazine ref In 2007, DATA and the ONE Campaign decided to join forces, and in January 2008, they formally merged under the name ONE. ref cite news url http www.reuters.com article idUSN2953856520071029 title Bono s U.S. based anti poverty groups to merge author Lesley Wroughton date 2007 10 29 work Reuters ref DATA received support from the Christian rock Alternative rock bands Switchfoot and Third Day . References references External links http www.one.org ONE official site Category International nongovernmental organizations Category HIV AIDS in Africa Category Organizations founded by Bono int org stub de Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa it DATA vi DATA ... more details
col break IT realm Application security Computer security Computing securityDatasecurity Information ... security perimeter. File Security spikes 1.jpg thumb Security spikes protect a gated community in the East End of London . File Delta World HQ entrance with security station.JPG thumb Security checkpoint at the entrance to the Delta Air Lines corporate headquarters in Atlanta Security is the degree of protection against danger, damage, loss, and criminal activity. Security as a form of protection are structures and processes that provide or improve security as a condition. The Institute for Security and Open Methodologies ISECOM in the OSSTMM 3 defines security as a form of protection ... of either the asset or the threat. Security as a national condition was defined in a United ... safely. Security has to be compared to related concepts safety , Wiktionary continuity continuity , reliability . The key difference between security and reliability is that security must take into account ... to the context in which security is maintained With respect to classified matter, the condition that prevents ... of national security . Measures taken by a military unit, an activity or installation to protect itself against all acts designed to, or which may, impair its effectiveness. Perceived security compared to real security Perception of security may be poorly mapped to measureable objective security ... Schneier, Beyond Fear Thinking Sensibly about Security in an Uncertain World , Copernicus Books, pages 26 27 ref Similarly, the perceived effectiveness of security measures is sometimes different from the actual security provided by those measures. The presence of security protections may even be taken for security itself. For example, two computer security programs could be interfering with each .... Security theater is a critical term for deployment of measures primarily aimed at raising subjective security in a population without a genuine or commensurate concern for the effects of that measure ... more details
About the Rolling Stones live album the D Block compilation album No Security D Block album italic title Infobox album Name No Security Type live Artist The Rolling Stones Cover NoSecurity98.jpg Released 2 November 1998 Recorded 25 October 12 December 1997 30 March 13 June and 6 July 1998 Genre Rock music Rock Length 67 50 Language English language English Label Virgin Records Virgin Producer The Glimmer Twins Reviews Allmusic Rating 2.5 5 Allmusic class album id r380607 pure url yes link Rolling Stone Rating 4 5 http www.rollingstone.com artists therollingstones albums album 216653 review 5945867 no security link Compiler Chronology The Rolling Stones live Last album The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus album The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus br 1996 This album No Security br 1998 Next album Live Licks br 2004 No Security is a live album by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1998. Recorded over the course of the lengthy 1997 1998 worldwide Bridges to Babylon Tour , it is the band s sixth official full length live release. Because of the risk of repeating songs recently covered on Still Life American Concert 1981 and Flashpoint album Flashpoint , The Stones carefully chose songs that had either never been on one of their live releases or had not appeared on a live ... Taj Mahal and Dave Matthews are featured on No Security . The album was released in November 1998 and in support of it the band embarked on another tour. The No Security Tour was an arenas only tour, crossing North America for 34 shows at somewhat smaller venues. No Security peaked at number 67 on the UK ... U.S gold record status, but it sold over 300,000 copies. The line no security appears in the song, One ... me, I don t need no security, I just need me some peace. Track listing All songs by Jagger Richards ... Records live albums da No Security es No Security fr No Security hr No Security nl No Security ja nn No Security pl No Security fi No Security sv No Security musikalbum ... more details
Certified Data Management Professional would have a wide range of such skills. Translating this to Data architecture helps defining the role of the data architect as the one responsible for developing and maintaining a formal description of the data and data structures this can include data definitions, data models, data flow diagrams, etc. in short metadata . Data architecture includes topics such as metadata management, business semantics, data modeling and metadata workflow management. A data architect s job frequently includes the set up a metadata registry and allows domain specific stakeholders to maintain their own data elements. Some fundamental skills of a Data Architect are Logical Data modeling Physical Data modeling Development of a data strategy and associated polices Selection of capabilities and systems to meet business information needs A Data Strategy enumerates the Data Policies each of which commit the organization to codifying a best practice. A policy may specify any one area of data standards datasecurity or Information Assurance data retention or data ... and XSLT transformations . See also Data flow diagram Data modeling Data steward Information security Metadata Semantic spectrum Category Data management Category Data modeling Category Datasecurity ...A data architect is a person responsible for ensuring that the data assets of an organization are supported ... should cover databases, data integration and the means to get to the data. Usually the data architect achieves his her goals via setting enterprise data standards. A Data Architect can also be referred to as a Data Modeler, although the role involves much more than just creating data models. The definition ..., and the principles governing its design and evolution ., where the data architect primarily focuses on the aspects related to data. In TOGAF the Open Group Architecture Framework http www.togaf.org ... over time. According to DAMA Data Management Association http www.dama.org , , Data Architect ... more details
Reference data are data describing a physical or virtual object and its properties. fact date April 2008 Reference data are usually described with nouns. fact date April 2008 Reference data is used in data management to define characteristics of an identifier that are used within other data centric processes. For example reference data within finance might be a product master or a security master. Typical reference data are Physical products, material, assets, customers, locations Virtual cost centers, planned buildings Reference data can change over time via transactions described in transaction data . E.g. a logistical transaction can change the location of an object, a financial transaction like adding tax can change the price of an object and a series of work transaction can change a virtual object like a planned building into a physical object. Master reference data A special type of reference data is master reference data these are reference data shared over a number of systems. Some master reference data are universal like the list of Country Countries and can be covered by a global standard in this case ISO 3166 1 . Master data and Master reference data Master reference data are sometimes called Master Data . This usage of the term Master data should be avoided, fact date April 2008 since Master data is also the term used for original data , like an original recording see also Master Tape . Master data is collected on a http www.polarlake.com reference data management introduction Data Management Platform . The platform enables the acquisition, management and distribution of vendor and internally sourced Reference Data. See also Data modeling Master Data Management Enterprise bookmarking Data architecture Transaction data Category Data management de Stammdaten ... more details
morefootnotes date August 2010 In Data governance Data Governance groups, responsibilities for data management .... Two functional titles commonly used for these roles are Data steward Data Steward and Data Custodian. Data Stewards are commonly responsible for data content, context, and associated business rules. Data Custodians are responsible for the safe custody, transport, storage of the data and implementation of business rules ref Carnegie Mellon Information Security Roles and Responsibilities, http www.cmu.edu iso governance roles data custodian.html ref ref Policies, Regulations and Rules Data Management Procedures REG 08.00.3 Information Technology , , NC State University, http www.ncsu.edu policies informationtechnology REG08.00.3.php ref . Simply put, Data Stewards are responsible for what is stored in a data field, while Data Custodians are responsible for the technical environment and database structure. Common job titles for data custodians are Database Administrator DBA , Data Modeler, and ETL Developer. Data Custodian Responsibilities A data custodian ensures Access to the data is authorized and controlled Data stewards are identified for each data set Technical processes sustain data integrity Processes exist for data quality issue resolution in partnership with Data Stewards Technical controls safeguard dataData added to data sets are consistent with the common data model Versions of Master Data are maintained along with the history of changes Change management practices are applied in maintenance of the database Data content and changes can be audited See also Data governance Data steward References references references Related Links Establishing data stewards ... v08n03 Features EstablishingDataStewards.aspx A Rose By Any Other Name Titles In Data Governance , by Anne ... titles in data governance DEFAULTSORT Data Custodian Category Information technology governance Category Data management Category Knowledge representation Category Library science Category Metadata ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2007 Orphan date September 2008 A Data Composite is a computer program that reverse engineer s a database , the purpose being to access the data . Data Composites allow data to be extracted according to strict security profiles. The most common application is web front end applications to existing large scale databases . Category Databases Software type stub ... more details
cycles and require that 6 8 copies of the application and data be made for testing. While organizations typically have strict controls on production systems, datasecurity in non production ... is possible. Data can be encrypted and decrypted, relational integrity is maintained, security polices can be established and separation of duties between security and administration established. Common methods of data masking includes encryption decryption, shuffling, masking i.e. numbers letters , substitution i.e. All female names Julie , nulling or shuffling zip code12345 53412 . Data Masking Techniques Substitution The Substitution technique replaces the existing data with random values from a pre prepared dataset. Shuffling The Shuffling technique uses the existing data as its own substitution ...Refimprove date July 2009 Cleanup date September 2009 Data masking is the process of obscuring masking specific data elements within data stores. It ensures that sensitive data is replaced with realistic but not real data. The goal is that sensitive customer information is not available outside of the authorized environment. Data masking is typically done while provisioning non production environments ... and thus avoiding risks of data breach leaking . Masking algorithms are designed to be repeatable ... and development copies in an automated process reduces the exposure of sensitive data. Database ... code. Data masking is an effective strategy in reducing the risk of data exposure from inside ... databases. Requirements Effective data masking requires data to be altered in a way that the actual ... the data. This usually does not leave the data looking realistic and can sometimes make the data larger. Nulling Out Or Deletion The Nulling Out technique simply removes the sensitive data by deleting it. Masking Out If two tables contain the columns with the same denormalized data values and those ... is called Table To Table Synchronization. References reflist DEFAULTSORT Data Masking Category ... more details
Data virtualization is the process of abstracting, transforming, federating and delivering data contained ... and software is commonly used within data integration , business intelligence , service oriented architecture data services, cloud computing , enterprise search and master data management . Data Virtualization Functionality Data Virtualization software is an enabling technology which provides the following capabilities Abstraction Abstract data the technical aspects of stored data, such as location, storage structure, API, access language, and storage technology Virtualized Data Access Connect to different data sources and make them accessible from one logical place Transformation Integration Transform, improve quality, and integrate data based on need across multiple sources Data Federation Combine results sets from across multiple source systems. Flexible Data Delivery Publish result sets as views and or data services executed by consuming application or users when requested In delivering these capabilities, data virtualization also addresses requirements for datasecurity , data quality , data governance , query optimization , caching, etc. Data virtualization software includes functions for development, operation and management. Data Virtualization Vendors Composite Software Denodo Technologies IBM Informatica Queplix Radiant Logic Red Hat The History of Data Virtualization Enterprise Information Integration EII and data federation have been terms used to describe a core element of data virtualization to the capability to create relational joints in a federated view. Data virtualization builds on knowledge and concepts developed within EII and Data Federation. Denise ... of a general data platform, rather than as an independent product. The ETL approach to the problem ... data to some single repository. ref http docs.google.com viewer?a v&q cache wQIWVW9n4QQJ citeseerx.ist.psu.edu ...&pli 1 Enterprise Information Integration Successes, Challenges and Controversies ref Data ... more details
Data Shredder as one of its must have security tools. ref http www.pcmag.com article2 0,2817,1841779,00.asp ... 4 File Shredders to Make Deleted Data Unrecoverable http www.protectstar.com index.php?site en data shredder 2 5 pro ProtectStar Data Shredder 2.5 Professional for Microsoft Windows Data Erasure Category Datasecurity ...Infobox software name Data Shredder logo caption screenshot developer CBL Datenrettung latest release version 1.0.1 latest release date release date 2007 04 03 operating system Windows, MS DOS x86 language Multilingual genre Data remanence Secure erase license Proprietary, freeware website http www.cbldatarecovery.com cbldatarecovery.com Data Shredder also known as CBL Data Shredder is a data destruction utility designed to Data erasure securely erase a hard disk or digital storage device, completely removing the data and making it Data recovery unrecoverable . The software utilizes an overwrite method of destroying data rather than other means of data destruction such as degaussing , physical ... Department of Defense National Industrial Security Program 5220.22 M National Industrial Security ... Data Destruction and Demand Widespread need for secure data destruction meant that language variants ... quanitites of old computers being thrown out as garbage in dumps and landfills made security of data stored on hard drives a bigger concern of the general public. ref http www.pbs.org frontlineworld stories ghana804 video video index.html Ghana Digital Dumping Ground PBS Frontline, 2009 ref Data ... the step in the data recovery process. ref http www.tomshardware.com reviews saving data a head crash,1044 6.html Saving your data after a head crash What Happens with Customer Data? Tom s Hardware ref See also Data remanence Computer recycling References reflist External links http ph.hardwarezone.com news view.php?cid 12&id 6027 CBL Data Recovery Offers Tool to Protect Users Privacy Hardwarezone ... more details
efficiency or to obviate the need to manage that workload on the centralized data warehouse. Security ...A data mart DM is the access layer of the data warehouse DW environment that is used to get data out ... In practice, the data mart and data warehouse each tend to imply the presence of the other in some form. However, most writers using the term seem to agree that the design of a data mart tends to start from an analysis of user needs and that a data warehouse tends to start from an analysis of what data already exists and how it can be collected in such a way that the data can later be used. A data warehouse is a central aggregation of data which can be distributed physically a data mart is a data repository that may or may not derive from a data warehouse and that emphasizes ease of access and usability for a particular designed purpose. In general, a data warehouse tends to be a strategic but somewhat unfinished concept a data mart tends to be tactical and aimed at meeting an immediate need. One writer, Marc Demarest , suggests combining the ideas into a Universal Data Architecture UDA . In practice, many products and companies offering data warehouse services also tend to offer data mart capabilities or services. There can be multiple data marts inside a single corporation ... or related to other data marts in a single corporation. If the data marts are designed using Dimension data warehouse Conformed dimension conformed facts and dimensions, then they will be related. In some deployments, each department or business unit is considered the owner of its data mart including all the hardware , software and data . ref http www.information management.com infodirect 19991120 1675 1.html Data Mart Does Not Equal Data Warehouse Bot generated title ref This enables each department to use, manipulate and develop their data any way they see fit without altering information inside other data marts or the data warehouse. In other deployments where conformed dimensions ... more details
datalossdb.org Data Loss Database Open Security Foundation s research project documenting data loss ... Data Breach Blog. Category Datasecurity Category Computer security Category Secure communication ...A data breach is the intentional or unintentional release of secure information to an untrusted environment. Other terms for this phenomenon include unintentional information disclosure , data leak and also data spill . Incidents range from concerted attack by black hat s with the backing of organized crime or national government s to careless disposal of used computer equipment or data storage media. Definition A data breach is a security incident in which sensitive, protected or confidential data is copied, transmitted, viewed, stolen or used by an individual unauthorized to do so. Data breaches ... individual records containing sensitive personal information were involved in security breaches in the United States between January 2005 and May 2008, excluding incidents where sensitive data ... security precautions, transfer of such information to a system which is not completely open but is not appropriately or formally accreditation accredited for security at the approved level, such as unencrypted ... on Incidents and Spills , National Archives Information Security Oversight Office ref Trusted environment ... with access to sensitive information can become a data breach if the staff member retains access to the data subsequent to termination of the trust relationship. In distributed systems, this can also occur with a breakdown in a web of trust . Data privacy Most such incidents publicized in the media involve private information on individuals, i.e. social security number s, etc. . Loss of corporate ... damaging than the loss of the data itself. Consequences Although such incidents pose the risk ... in security is remedied before the information is accessed by unscrupulous people, or the thief is only interested in the hardware stolen, not the data it contains. Nevertheless, when such incidents ... more details
that jeopardize datasecurity . Also see Data loss prevention Recovery from data loss main Disaster ...Refimprove date July 2010 In the field of information technology , data loss refers to the unforeseen loss of data or information. An occurrence of data loss can be called a Data Loss Event and there are several ... lost data. Data loss must be distinguished from data unavailability , such as may arise from a network outage . Although the two have substantially similar effects, data unavailability is temporary while data loss is permanent. Data loss is also distinct from data spill , although the term data loss has been sometimes used in those incidents. Data loss incidents can, however, be also data spill ... party. However, data spills are possible without the data being lost in the originating side. Types of data loss events Intentional Action Intentional deletion of a file or program Unintentional ... errors Inability to read unknown file format Failure Power failure , resulting in data in volatile memory ... crash computing crash or freeze, resulting in data not being saved. Software bugs or poor usability ... data is stored with a software vendor using Software as a service and SaaS data escrow has not been provisioned. Data corruption , such as file system corruption or database corruption. Disaster Natural ... act, such as a computer worm worm , computer virus virus , Hacker computer security hacker or theft ... common causes of data loss, accounting for roughly three quarters of all incidents. ref http gbr.pepperdine.edu 033 dataloss.html The cost of lost data Graziadio Business Report ref A commonly overlooked ... data loss due to a natural disaster is to store backup data in a physically separate location. Data recovery main Data Recovery There are commercial services that attempt to recover data from physically ... or a data recovery lab . File system corruption can frequently be repaired by the user or the system ... reversed. Cost of data loss The cost of a data loss event is directly related to the value of the data ... more details
datasecurity in the enterprise information framework. FDIC Enterprise Architecture Framework Controlled ...Unreferenced date November 2008 Data Architecture in enterprise architecture is the design of data for use ... or solution architecture . Overview A data architecture describes the data structure s used by a business and or its applications. There are descriptions of data in storage and data in motion descriptions of data stores, data groups and data items and mappings of those data artifacts to data qualities, applications, locations etc. Essential to realizing the target state, Data Architecture describes how data is processed, stored, and utilized in a given system. It provides criteria for data processing operations that make it possible to design data flows and also control the flow of data in the system. The Data Architect is responsible for defining the target state, alignment during development .... During the definition of the target state, the Data Architecture breaks a subject down to the atomic level and then builds it back up to the desired form. The Data Architect breaks the subject down .... Logical represents the logic of how entities are related. Physical the realization of the data mechanisms for a specific type of functionality. The data column of the Zachman Framework for enterprise architecture &ndash border 1 Layer View Data What Stakeholder 1 Scope Contextual List of things important ... model Conceptual http www.tdan.com i005fe12.htm Enterprise Data Model Owner 3 System Model Logical Enterprise Logical data model Logical Data Model Designer 4 Technology Model Physical Physical data model Physical Data Model Builder 5 Detailed Representations out of context Data Definition Subcontractor In this second, broader sense, data architecture includes a complete analysis of the relationships between an organization s functions, available technologies , and data type s. Data architecture should be defined in the planning phase of the design of a new data processing and storage ... more details
Communications data sometimes referred to as traffic data or metadata concerns information about communication. Communications data is a part of a message that should be distinguished from the content of the message. It contains data on the communication s origin, destination, route, time, date, size, duration, or type of underlying service. ref http conventions.coe.int Treaty EN Treaties Html 185.htm Convention on Cybercrime . Artikel 1 d traffic data means any computer data relating to a communication by means of a computer system, generated by a computer system that formed a part in the chain of communication, indicating the communication s origin, destination, route, time, date, size, duration, or type of underlying service. ref References reflist See also Call detail record Internet Protocol Detail Record Pen Register Data Retention Directive Interception Modernisation Programme Mastering the Internet NSA Call Database Communications Security Establishment Canada Communications data CSE and Communications data Titan traffic database Category Law enforcement equipment Category Surveillance Category Privacy of telecommunications no Trafikkdata sv Trafikdata ... more details
Userspace draft source ArticleWizard date February 2011 G Data Software is a collection of anti malware solutions by G Data Software, Inc. It was founded in Bochum , Germany in 1985 with the North America n subsidiary currently located in Durham, North Carolina , United States U. S. A. ref cite web url http www.gdata software.com about us title Security Engineered in Germany Comes to America accessdate 25 February 2011 ref G Data is able to achieve higher detection rates than other products through the use of multiple scanning engines from Avast and BitDefender . ref cite web last Vamosi first Robert title G Data Internet Security 2010 url http www.pcworld.com article 165600 gdata internet security 2010.html work PCWorld Reviews publisher PCWorld Communications, Inc. accessdate 25 February 2011 ref G Data provides several security products that are targeted at Home and Business markets. Features ref cite web title Product Sheet url http www.gdata software.com wp content uploads GDAV2011 US Factsheet.pdf accessdate 26 February 2011 ref Safe surfing Safe shopping Safe emailing and chatting Protection against spyware Safe online banking Blocks annoying spam Protection against hacking Parental control s Data backup Data recovery Security tuning Data safe Versions Home Security InternetSecurity 2011 TotalSecurity 2011 NotebookSecurity 2011 Business Security AntiVirus Business AntiVirus Enterprise MailSecurity ClientSecurity Business ClientSecurity Enterprise EndpointProtection Business EndpointProtection Enterprise Awards and tests av comparatives.org Gold award for highest detection rate of products tested 99.7 ref cite web title Summary Report 2010 url http www.av comparatives.org images stories test summary summary2010.pdf publisher av comparatives.org accessdate 26 February 2011 ref Gold award for highest proactive detection rate of new unknown malware 61 , with 20 false positives ref cite web title Summary Report 2010 url http www.av comparatives.org ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Event data is a synonym to an audit trail . Modern computer software applications and IT infrastructure have adopted the term event data over audit trail. Events are typically recorded in logs and there is no standard for the format of event type data. Examples of the use of this new term to describe audit trails are becoming more common and the term is cited in the documentation ... log, security log, System log, Directory service log, File Replication service log and DNS ... Definition Event data records are created whenever some sort of transaction occurs. Event data records are generated at an extremely granular level by business applications, IT infrastructure, and security systems. Almost any type of record that is created to record a transaction and affixed with a timestamp meets the definition of an event data. The contents of event data records are extremely crude and often meaningless unless correlated with other event data records. Examples include ... queues between systems. Examples of security systems range from authentication applications ... security systems. A typical organization will have hundreds of sources of event records. A single business ... an order will generate several hundred event data records in dozens of federated log files. It is not uncommon for organizations to generate terabytes of event data every day. The retention and ability to quickly inspect event data records has become a necessity for the purposes of detecting suspicious activity, insider threats and other security breaches. Regulatory compliance implications Since ... for retention of event data has become mandatory for passing audits. http www.pcaobus.org Standards Standards and Related Rules Auditing Standard No.2.aspx EU Data Retention Directive implications New legislation tied to combat terrorism such as The EU Data Retention Directive legislation, which ... Category Auditing Category Computer security ... more details
Data transformation inline date June 2010 Data mapping is the process of creating data element Map mathematics mapping s between two distinct data model s. Data mapping is used as a first step for a wide variety of data integration tasks including Data transformation or data mediation between a data source and a destination Identification of data relationships as part of data lineage analysis Discovery of hidden sensitive data such as the last four digits social security number hidden in another user id as part of a data masking or de identification project Data consolidation Consolidation of multiple databases into a single data base and identifying redundant columns of data for consolidation ... with other companies might use data mapping to create data maps from a company s data to standardized ... Electronic Data Interchange EDI standards designed to allow a company law company to exchange data with any other company, regardless of industry. The standards are maintained by the Accredited ... Language OWL and standardized metadata registry will make data mapping a more automatic process. This process ... data mapping is a very difficult problem see Semantic translation . Hand coded, graphical manual Data ... tools that allow a user to draw lines from fields in one set of data to fields in another. Some graphical data mapping tools allow users to Auto connect a source and a destination. This feature is dependent on the source and destination data element name being the same. Transformation programs ..., Load Tools as the primary means of entering data maps to support data movement. Data driven mapping This is the newest approach in data mapping and involves simultaneously evaluating actual data values in two data sources using heuristics and statistics to automatically discover complex mappings between two data sets. This approach is used to find transformations between two data sets and will discover ... logic. This approach also discovers data exceptions that do not follow the discovered transformation ... more details
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