Spamzy

Data breaches and vulnerabilities are often fodder for bloggers, but it’s rare to see so many in my blog feed on the same day. So I’m assembling them for your easy reading. Here’s what to look out for:

• Local and State governments are losing data — A report from GCN says that standards have forced the feds to start improving their security, but lack of standards for local and state governments have left them open to hacks and data loss.
• VoIP still vulnerable — Voice of VOIPSA offers a podcast on vulnerabilities in several VoIP brands, from Cisco, Avaya, Nortel and more.
• Malware for the Mac has been growing — The latest is MacGuard, a malware threat posing as security software.
• No one’s immune to a hack — especially celebrities seem vulnerable. The latest is the French President, Nicolas Sarkozy. While he was “posturing as an international leader during this time of global financial crisis,” hackers have been withdrawing small amounts from his online bank accounts, says the Consumerist.
• But it’s not just celebrities, either. New and expectant mothers have one more thing to worry about, at least those who are patients at Mary Washington Hospital in Virginia. A computer breach caused the information for 800 maternity patients to be publically available on the site, says the Breach Blog.

Happy reading, and stay safe today.

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Vulnerability Blog Roll