I on occasion get asked whether the data that is stored in call center systems, such as audio recordings and screenshots, is also regulated. Lately I have been asked if there is some way to easily find just the sensitive information in audio or video files and encrypt or hash it without affecting the rest … Continue reading Audio Files and Breaches
The Associated Press ran a story called Buzz and bullets: Gun fans cheer Starbucks’ policy that gives a good indication of a hot topic in the US: Dale Welch recently walked into a Starbucks in Virginia, handgun strapped to his waist, and ordered a banana Frappuccino with a cinnamon bun. Sounds like the start of … Continue reading Starbucks’ Security Policy
BlueTooth devices have been proliferating to the point where you can make a safe bet that most vehicles have one. That’s why some clever folks are starting to monitor the highways for bluetooth in project BlueTOAD. Rather than depend on every car carrying a toll tag in plain view, the sensors along highways can read … Continue reading BlueTOAD (Bluetooth Travel Time Origin and Destination)
News from Prague, just weeks ahead of the Payment Card Industry (PCI) meetings there, reveals new levels of sophistication in ATM fraud. The Prague Monitor reports a foreign gang is thought to be behind the attacks. The principle by which the gang withdraws money from the accounts resembles a mobile telephone – the gang is … Continue reading ATM fraud advances