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Federal agency issues new security rules for financial institutions

The federal agency that regulates banks today issued new rules for online <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html">security</a> for financial institutions, instructing them to use minimal types of "layered security" and fraud monitoring to better protect against <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2011/062311-andreas.html">cybercrime</a>.

Ellen Messmer | 29 Jun | Read more

LulzSec's parting Trojan is a false positive

The LulzSec hacking group <a href="http://lulzsecurity.com/releases/50%20Days%20of%20Lulz.txt">sailed off into the sunset Saturday,</a> leaving behind a treasure trove of stolen data along with what some antivirus programs identified as a nasty surprise for anyone who downloaded the Torrent file: <a href="https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/14784-Warning-Original-50-Days-of-Lulz-Payload-is-Infected.html">a Trojan horse program.</a>

Robert McMillan | 28 Jun | Read more

They're back! Data breach notification bills resurface

After several large breaches -- including the <a href="http://blogs.csoonline.com/1457/epsilon_hack_notification_letters">Epsilon</a>, <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/680689/sony-playstation-network-personal-user-data-stolen">Sony</a>, and <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/684463/citigroup-reveals-breach-affected-over-360-000-cards">Citigroup</a> incidents that left customer financial data exposed -- federal lawmakers are dusting the covers off of an old idea: national data breach notification laws.

George V. Hulme | 27 Jun | Read more