Thursday, July 27, 2006

Big Gaps Found in Japanese Cyber Security

Via UPI.

A research project in Japan has shown large security gaps in corporate computer security programs, putting personnel information at risk.

The research by NRI Secure Technologies Ltd., a subsidiary of Nomura Research Institute Ltd., showed that half of 167 Web Sites examined could be entered by hackers and personnel information lifted using common hacking methods, the Asahi Shimbun reported Thursday.

The information gathered by the NRI examiner, an expert in computer security, included names, addresses, contact information, credit card numbers and other personal data of customers and users.

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