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LifeLock, Inc., the oft reported on (and never in a good light) so-called Identity Protection company has apparently settled fraud claims in 35 states pertaining to it’s false claims regarding the company’s promotion of its identity theft protection services, the safeguarding of customer data, and other massive fails committed by the firm during it’s  questionable and dubious existence. More information, inclusive of linkage appears after the jump. Read More »

The March 2010 Congressional Report focusing on the National Security Council’s Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI), published by the United States Government Accountability Office (US GAO), notes severe flaws in the initiative, specifically detailing procedural and process flaws in strategically addressing identity management and authentication, coordination of actions with international entities and a lack of transparency. More information pertaining to the report appears after the jump, along with the full text of the published National Security Council CNCI. The GAO report is available via the Infosecurity.US Public Documents Library, or via the GAO itself. Read More »

Infosecurity.US wishes one and all a Happy and Well-Rounded Pi Day 2010! More information regarding Pi appears after the jump (along with a smallish calculation). Read More »

Infosecurity.US is reprising on our Heroes Series, now, each Friday, this time focusing on an Outstanding Marine: Dallas Texas born and bred Captain Joshua Glover, USMC, a Silver Star recipient, and a Credit to the Corps. Captain Joshua Glover received the award for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving as 81mm Mortar Platoon Commander with Weapons Company and Quick Reaction Force Platoon Commander, 1st Marine Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom on April 13, 2004 in Al Fallujah. You can read his story, in more detail, after the jump. Infosecurity.US honors all those who serve, and have served our country honorably. This story originally appeared at Infosecurity.US on November 21st, 2008. Read More »

Ford and TellMe To Store 'Utterances'

Astonishing news of Ford Motor Corporation’s [FORD MOTOR CO (NYSE:F)] with the assistance of Microsoft Corporation (NasdaqGS: MSFT) borg-like Ford Sync, ‘listening’ in on conversations (and the subsequent storage of the binary recordings) that occur within the company’s consumer vehicles equipped with the already flawed Windows CE Operating System. A snippet of the SyncMyRide terms and conditions agreement, proving this, appears after the jump, and immediately thereafter, a full version of the online T&O also appears. Oops, best to read before use, don’t you think?
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