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follow-up: MTV Breach Underscores Company's Need For DLP
From: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:20:25 +0000 (UTC)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org> http://www.crn.com/security/206902848 By Stefanie Hoffman ChannelWeb March 10, 2008 MTV Networks might still be reeling after the leakage of 5,000 confidential files containing personal and sensitive employee information were illegally accessed by an individual outside the company. But experts say that the incident might prompt companies to reevaluate data loss protection capabilities throughout their networks. The security breach occurred when data was compromised over an Internet connection on an employee's computer, according to a statement released by the network Friday. An internal memo by Catherine Houser, executive vice president of Human Resources at MTV Networks, said that the compromised personal information included names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and compensation data of network employees. A Reuters report said that MTV declined to provide any further information about the number of affected employees or the nature of the compromised information. MTV is currently conducting an investigation regarding the breach. While the network notified law enforcement and a credit monitoring company to alert and protect the identities of the affected employees, it was not immediately clear whether the password protected files were opened or actively exploited. [..] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tenable Network Security offers data leakage and compliance monitoring solutions for large and small networks. Scan your network and monitor your traffic to find the data needing protection before it leaks out! http://www.tenablesecurity.com/products/compliance.shtml
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