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A insider breach was reported at Compass Bank, see "Insider theft case at Compass Bank affected more than 1M customers". According to Compass Bank Web site, they have 420 full-service banking centers. Securing branch banking centers is an immense challenge for protecting customer data and financial applications. Branch banks may not have the security expertise and sophistication of larger institutions yet host sensitive applications.
-Vic
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) office annouced a new program for businesses to help protect against counterfeiting and piracy. The focus of the seminar appears to be drafting enforceable IP agreements. Although needed, when it comes to software products and digital assets agreements need to coupled with software protection approaches to be effective. Some interested data was including in the release:
"China was the number one source of counterfeit products seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 2007, accounting for 80 percent of all seizures."
"piracy and counterfeiting - which cost the American economy approximately $250 billion annually"
