Information Protection and Security

Last week, a judge ordered Google to reveal the name of a blogger who may have defamed Vogue model Liskula Cohen. Now Rosemary Port, whose "Skanks in NYC" blog suggested Cohen was a "skank" and a "ho" among other potentially negative descriptions, is now turning a little of her "frank in NYC" wrath on Google.
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Radisson Hotels & Resorts said Wednesday its computer systems wee accessed without authorization, affecting an unknown number of people between last November and May. Radisson said in a statement it has informed customers of the situation and that guest information may have been accessed, including credit card numbers. Social security numbers were not included.
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Five Facebook users have filed a civil lawsuit in California alleging that the social networking site violates state privacy laws and misleads people about how their personal information is used. 
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Web sites that handle sensitive data - such as banks and retailers - often use Secure Socket Layer certificates to guarantee users' privacy. If a Web site is not certified, the Web browser will block it or warn the user.
But security researchers at the conferences showed it is relatively simple to place a net between a user and a secured Web site to capture personal information.
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Apple claims that hundreds of thousands of iPhones are being used by corporations and government agencies. What it won’t tell you is that the supposedly enterprise-friendly encryption included with the iPhone 3GS is so weak it can be cracked in two minutes with a few pieces of readily available freeware.

 Ever wonder why anyone would follow you on Twitter or Facebook?  Sure, it's nice to be able to share your world with other people, and very innocent if you're thinking that "other people" are just your next-door neighbor.  But, think about it...sharing your whereabouts and vacation plans can be an open door to people looking for criminal opportunities. Add Google Earth, and the bad guys can start making plans without even leaving their caves. Be careful to set privacy settings on social network sites to family, or friends you personally select.

The Foreign Office has defended spy boss Sir John Sawers after his wife posted private information about the family on Facebook. Sawers takes over as head of the Secret Intelligence Service in November. His wife's Facebook profile failed to use any privacy protection and included home addresses, family photographs and holiday snaps.
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