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Daily Report Thursday, December 14, 2006
Daily Highlights
The Chicago Sun.Times reports that because of the theft of a company laptop computer, 382,000 Boeing Co. retirees and active workers are at risk of identity theft and credit.card fraud. (See item 6)
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The Trust for America's Health's fourth annual report, Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health From Disease, Disasters, and Bioterrorism, says America remains under.prepared to protect the public's health in the event of bioterrorism, bird flu, or other emergencies. (See item 25)
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The New York Times reports that in simultaneous dawn raids, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swept into six Swift & Company meatpacking plants, Tuesday, December 12, rounding up hundreds of immigrant workers in what was described as a vast criminal investigation of identity theft. (See item 28)
Information Technology and Telecommunications Sector
32. December 13, IDG News Service — Expert warns on wireless security in Asia. The fast growth in wireless Internet use throughout Asia leaves users vulnerable to data theft over unsecured networks and lost or stolen mobile devices, a security expert warned Tuesday, December 12. Citrix Systems Inc. Chief Security Officer Kurt Roemer said during an interview that trends in Asia suggest increasing vulnerability as time goes on because wireless use is growing much faster than fixed.line use in many countries. Japan, for example, is a global leader in developing 3G (third.generation) mobile networks and applications, which is increasing demand for smarter phones that can handle more data and computing work .. the kind that increases the likelihood of stolen data. And in developing countries such as China and India, there are more wireless networks going up than fixed.line networks, a danger because fixed.line networks are easier to secure. Mobile devices themselves are also cause for security concern. Hard drive memory space is growing so fast that users can keep an awful lot of sensitive information on one device, he said.
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