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- TJX Companies is an off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions. Co.'s T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and A.J. Wright chains in the U.S., its Winners chain...
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- Sanity check: The 10 biggest technology belly flops of 2007
- While 2007 gave us some fantastic technological innovations, it also brought the usual spate of bungles, miscues, and faux pas. Since I believe that you learn more from your mistakes than your successes, it's important to look at some of the most glaring errors that were made manifest in the...
- Tags: China, Apple iPhone, Web, Wall Street Journal, Red Flag Software, Information Technology, HD-DVD, IEEE 802.11n, Microsoft Windows Vista, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Blu-ray, Reality, Red Flag Linux, TJX, Linux, Hd Dvd, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Programming Languages, Wi-Fi, Java, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Wireless, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2007-12-02
- Is your credit card data at risk?
- Who should be watching out for your credit card data?For the most part, this should be a no-brainer. The customer should be watching out for their own information as they are ultimately the only ones that they can trust to look out for their own best interests.That being said,...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, Andy Moon, credit card, credit card data, TJX
- Discussion threads 2007-09-18
- TJX's failure to secure Wi-Fi could cost $1B
- TJX - The root of the problem...Having awesome security measures is a wonderful thing, but let's take this a step deeper.Why, do companies INSIST on keeping our credit card information. They don't need it. Do they really think they are making it easier on us when we want...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, BosDev, card, credit card, TJX
- Discussion threads 2007-05-08
- TJX's failure to secure Wi-Fi causes $1B damage
- Most of the major retailers during that time were running WEP and many are STILL running some form of WEPThe news TJ Maxx data breach has rocked the the retail and banking industry and many estimate that it will cost hundreds of millions or even a billion plus dollars in...
- Tags: Servers, Security, News, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure, Desktop
- Blog posts 2007-05-07
- Data encryption is not a security panacea
- Data encryption is getting a lot of press these days. It seems like a host of businesses are running to encryption vendors to see how fast they can scramble their sensitive information in the face of well-publicized data breaches. Much of this excitement or hysteria is fueled by...
- Tags: Threat Modeling, Sox, Security, Medical Identity Theft, It Management, Identity Theft, HIPAA, Encryption, Database Assurance, data theft, Compliance
- Blog posts 2007-04-02
Additional Resources
- Is your credit card data at risk?
- A new report details the issues involved in the recent security breaches that caused millions of TJX and OfficeMax customers' credit card data to be exposed. The News.com article points out that while your credit card data is safe enough when you swipe it in a store, that data...
- Tags: Credit Card, Credit Card Data, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Andy Moon
- Blog posts 2007-09-18
- WPA2 Security: Choosing the Right WLAN Authentication Method for Homes and Enterprises
- Ask a hundred CIOs what three things about WLANs wireless LANs strike fear into their hearts, and the answers are likely to be similar: Security, Security, Security. Sure, you want good coverage. Sure, you want to minimize drops. But the only way an executive is likely to lose their job...
- Tags: Global Knowledge Network Inc., WLAN, Wireless LANs, LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Security, Networking
- White papers 2008-04-09
- Retailers haven't learned from TJX - still running WEP
- When I blogged earlier this week about TJXs failure to secure their wireless LAN and how it may end up costing TJX a billion dollars, I knew that it was merely the tip of the iceberg with so many retailers still running WEP encryption. As if WEP wasnt already...
- Tags: Servers, Security, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Hardware, Desktop
- Blog posts 2007-05-10
- Retailers haven't learned from TJX - still running WEP
- Without the knowledge to know otherwiseDo you think they are still using WEP for some of them anyway simply because the POS they use cant support WPA? Again I have not worked with POS so I am ignorant as to their capabilities. Also I wonder how many of the admins...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Network security, SECURITY, wayoutinva, WEP, WPA, point-of-sale, network, wireless
- Discussion threads 2007-05-10
- Protect Your Cardholder File Transfers Against Data Breaches: Satisfying Payment Card Industry (PCI) Requirements
- Identity theft and credit card crime are on the rise. Organizations today rely increasingly on open protocols and the Internet for business-to-business file transfers. Security attacks have become ever more sophisticated in targeting institutions for financial gain. "All sensitive electronic data needs to be protected, but enterprises should be aware...
- Tags: Payment, Credit Card, Identity Theft, Consumer Credit Card Information, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales
- White papers 2007-05-01
- Cafe Latte and AP-less WEP cracking
- During the ToorCon 9 conference-where security experts get together with the hacking community to discuss new vulnerabilities-security researcher Viviek Ramachandran demonstrated an innovative technique used to compromise networks encrypted with WEP. I can just hear the comments "old news, nobody uses that anymore." Surprisingly, WEP is still used by many...
- Tags: Notebook, WEP, Network, IP Address, Computer, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Network Security, Security, Networking, Michael Kassner
- Blog posts 2007-10-21
- Sanity check: Is perimeter security dead and is protecting the data all that matters?
- The primary method of corporate computer security over the past three decades has been focused around the network. It's been about allowing those inside the network to have privileged access to corporate resources and building impenetrable walls to keep outsiders out. Unfortunately, this model is rapidly losing its effectiveness because...
- Tags: Google Inc., Network, Information Technology, Data, Perimeter Security, Perimeter, Data Security, TJX Security Breach, Security, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2007-08-24
- Sanity check: Did The Wall Street Journal sabotage businesses by publishing tips on how to circumvent IT?
- In the Monday, July 30, edition of The Wall Street Journal, there was a special section on technology that led with the article "Ten Things Your IT Department Won't Tell You" by Vauhini Vara. If you haven't read the article, you should take a look because some of your users...
- Tags: Security, Wall Street Journal, Information Technology, Compliance, E-mail, User, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2007-08-03
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