But in her reply, Mrs Gandhi said releasing the information might cause a "financial and security risk".

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The prospectus summary contains information that is elsewhere in the filing, but presented with just enough depth to get a very solid understanding of the business, the security offering, consolidated financial information and the important metrics.

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The default is for privacy (opt-in) for specific personal details such as Social Security numbers, financial data, or health information, according to Andy Davis, Hollings's communications director.

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But Uppal tells us that the talk has been cancelled after concerns were raised by a financial industry client of the security auditing firm he works for, Information Risk Management.

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In a Thursday afternoon presentation titled "Hacking Capitalism" at the Black Hat conference, a gathering of computer security experts, they detailed weaknesses in applications using Financial Information eXchange Protocol, or FIX, a common language used in communications between banks and commercial markets.

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The report The Financial Impact of Breached Protected Health Information: A Business Case for Enhanced PHI Security enables health care organizations to make a business case for appropriate investments to better protect PHI.

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The lack of security could have permitted apps on some HTC phones to tap into such information as financial account numbers and access codes.

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