ChoicePoint acquired fraud detection and analytics firm Magnify, officials said Mon. The information broker, rocked this spring by a data breach scandal, will use Magnify’s technology and modeling expertise to help customers identify suspicious activity, route information and maximize financial return. Terms weren’t disclosed. ChoicePoint said in Feb. data on 145,000 individuals may have been disclosed in a breach in which thieves defrauded 750 victims. Since then, the company has tried to clean up its image and bolster its protection mechanisms.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site an April 2005 version of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Application. According to CBP, this application consists of four documents: ACE Account Portal Power of Attorney, Terms and Conditions for Account Access of ACE Portal, Additional Account/Account Owner Information, and ACE Secure Data Portal Request to Participate.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) Office of Information and Technology has posted a notice to its Web site containing a list, as of April 26, 2005, of companies/persons offering data processing services to the trade community for the Automated Broker Interface (ABI).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a memorandum which it states clarifies Pre-Arrival Processing System (PAPS) invoice policy and other release issues.
During U.S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP's) recent Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) Supply Chain Security Training Seminar in Miami, FL, CBP Commissioner Bonner spoke about a number of C-TPAT-related issues, including:
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued an April 22, 2005 (8th) version of its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and responses regarding the mandatory advance electronic cargo information requirements for truck carriers.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a press release stating that beginning May 1, 2005, drivers transporting shipments using the Border Release Advance Screening and Selectivity (BRASS) release system may do so only if they have been issued a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) driver identification card.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the low-duty Tariff Preference Level (TPL) (2) for Mexico filled on April 19, 2005 at 10:52 a.m.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has posted to its Web site a presentation from the April 18-21, 2005 Supply Chain Security Training Seminar for certified Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) members held in Miami, FL.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has issued a final rule, effective May 12, 2005, that amends 50 CFR Parts 216 and 300 in order to implement certain resolutions adopted by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and by the Parties to the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (IDCP).