Despite Security Worries, Human Resources Allows Social Media At Work

More than 60 percent of enterprises don't block Facebook, other sites; two-thirds don't monitor employee use. Source: Dark Reading

NASA breach update: Stolen laptop had data on 10,000 users

Breached unencrypted laptop puts personal data of NASA employees and contractors at risk, spokesman says. Source: CSO Online

S.C. tax breach began when employee fell for spear phish

Gov. Nikki Haley said the agency suffered from two flaws: One, it didn't require additional credentialing to access sensitive systems and two, it didn't encrypt taxpayer data. Source: SC Magazine

Data breach could cost businesses $330M, ex-FBI official says

The ultimate cost to some South Carolina businesses from the data breach at the state Department of Revenue could top $330 million, a former high-ranking FBI official says. Source: GreenvilleOnline.com

NASA to deploy whole-disk encryption following breach

NASA is reeling from the fallout of a data security breach after a laptop containing sensitive information on a large number of employees and contractors was stolen. Source: SearchSecurity

Data breach costs skyrocket as class-action lawsuits become more prevalent

Data breaches are on the rise, and the scope of the amount of data stolen is getting wider. The rise of “Big Data” heists like the one that Sony has been dealing with for 18 months (77 million accounts were compromised) is opening up the potential for class action suits in such cases to become the norm. And that can add millions of dollars to the cost of the incident. Source: Infosecurity

Faced with escalating mobile malware, NIST publishes mobile security guidelines

With the triple- and quadruple-digit increases in mobile malware (especially for Android) making security news seemingly every other day, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published draft guidelines to outline baseline security technologies for mobile devices. Source: Infosecurity

Millions of SSNs lifted from South Carolina database

Slipshod security at the state Department of Revenue leads to a massive security breach: 3.6 million Social Security numbers are stolen. The state's population is approximately 4.7 million. Source: CNET News