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Implementations by Google, Microsoft, PayPal, Nomura Research Institute, and Others Pass OpenID Connect Conformance Tests
(Figure 1) OpenID Certified logo On the 22nd local time, the U.S.-based OpenID® Foundation announced its self-certification program for the conformance of OpenID Connect implementa…
【Amendment of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information】Obligation to Keep Records of Third-Party Provision【Part 2】
Now, regarding the obligation to keep records of third-party provision that I pointed out on 3/12[1], I subsequently learned a great deal from people at the Cabinet Secretariat…
NSA and GCHQ Had Secretly Taken SIM Keys in Massive Quantities
According to a report by The Intercept on 2015/2/19 local time [1], the NSA and GCHQ had stolen large quantities of keys (Ki) stored on SIMs shipped by Gemalto. As a result, interc…
Executive Order Issued to Improve the Security of Consumer Financial Transactions — Including the Adoption of Chip Cards for Credit Cards and Multi-Factor Authentication for Government Websites
On October 17, 2014, an Executive Order [1] was issued to improve the security of consumer financial transactions. Its 3 main provisions are as follows. Section 1. Securing Payment…
Shellshock: Critical Bug in the Unix Shell Bash Could Allow System Takeover
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issued a warning that Unix-based operating systems, including Linux, as well as Apple…
Researchers Identify Privacy Flaws in Instagram and Other Android Apps
Well, this is something we had all suspected, but app developers seem to have a very lax awareness of security and privacy. According to reports by CIO Magazine[1] and PCWorld[2],…
As Many as 5 million Gmail Usernames and Passwords Leaked?!
A highly suspicious article came across my screen. It claimed: As Many as 5 million Gmail Usernames and Passwords Leaked According to The Daily Dot, as many as 5 million Gmail user…
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) Joins the OpenID Foundation as a Board Member
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) joined the OpenID Foundation in the United States…
JIPDEC Partners with Yahoo and 6 Other Companies to Begin Offering Banks an Email Spoofing Prevention Solution
According to a press release from the Japan Institute for Promotion of Digital Economy and Community (JIPDEC)[1], JIPDEC has begun introducing the “Trusted Email Mark” shown in the…
Thoughts on the Benesse Personal Data Breach
It appears that children’s and other personal data—up to 20.7 million records—was leaked[1] from Benesse. This is a thought-provoking incident in many respects. Let us consid…
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