29 February 2012

Google's privacy policy breaches data laws - but search giant is going ahead ... - Daily Mail


CNIL, the French agency in charge of the investigation, said Google's explanation of how it will use the data was too vague and difficult to understand 'even for trained privacy professionals.' The search giant said it intends to go ahead with the ...

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Verizon Offers Glimpse Into Upcoming Data Breach Investigations Report - Sacramento Bee


29, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- At the RSA Conference, Verizon is offering a glimpse into select findings from the upcoming "Data Breach Investigations Report" (DBIR). The "Verizon 2011 Investigative Response Caseload Review" provides topline findings from ...

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RSA: Art Coviello pitches new approach to data security - V3.co.uk


Speaking at the conference's opening keynote, Coviello said that the 2011 outbreak of data breaches and targeted attacks showed enterprises that trying to prevent breaches and data loss at the perimeter level had become impossible.

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Google's controversial new privacy policy breaches data laws, says EU - but ... - Daily Mail


CNIL, the French agency in charge of the investigation, said Google's explanation of how it will use the data was too vague and difficult to understand 'even for trained privacy professionals.' The search giant said it intends to go ahead with the ...

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CSR(TM) Launches New Data Breach Reporting Service - MarketWatch (press release)


CSRâ„¢ Launches New Data Breach Reporting Service
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)


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Preview of Verizon Business' data breach cases shows malware and hacking the ... - Dark Reading


Verizon Offers Glimpse Into Upcoming Data Breach Investigations Report
Virtual-Strategy Magazine


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McAfee expands mobile management platform to cope with BYOD - SC Magazine UK


Launched at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, McAfee said that this is part of its vision of providing comprehensive mobile security and privacy protection for devices, data and apps in version 10 of its EMM platform.

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Feminism, multiple dating and scheduled sex - The Age (blog)


there's the conundrum of moving across the country for your partner (as she did for her ex before she caught him cheating on her - ever a good idea leaving your life for a partner?), there's being in competition with your ex to see who can move on ...

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Megaupload founder has assets unfrozen - ABC Online


The founder of online file-sharing site Megaupload.com has asked a New Zealand court to free nearly $250000 in frozen assets to pay for living expenses, including nannies and bodyguards, as a bid by to put him back behind bars was thrown out.

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New Campaign Urges Rochester Youth to Learn Smart Cell Phone Habits - Bradenton Herald


Brooks announces campaign to focus on cellphone safety
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Londoner helps African villages to keep children safe from maneating crocs - Evening Standard


A man from north London who succeeded in his mission to catch a killer crocodile pledged today to help the inhabitants of an African country live safely alongside the reptiles. Wildlife expert Peter Prodromou from Highbury flew to Uganda to lead a team ...

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28 February 2012

DARPA funds MIT's self-healing cloud security - TechEye


Governments in the UK and US may have already launched cloud services for use by their state departments, but fears of catastrophic security breaches have not gone away. With high-profile data breaches at companies such as Sony last year, ...

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Drone plan theft a 'wake-up call' on document security - PublicServiceEurope.com


Examples of this sort are undoubtedly set to continue in the near future as organisations adopt increasingly decentralised, mobile working structures, with employees on the move and needing to keep important information alongside them as they travel.

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Are Social Media Sites Making You Insane? - BoldSky


Divorce causes have gone from cheating to cheating on Facebook and that is just the tip of the iceberg. Here are some of the dangers of social networking that you are facing but not thing about. How Social Media Sites Are Driving You Mad? 1.

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Probe into teen's crime resumes - China Daily


The case prompted public outcry after the victim's mother went online last week to call for help, describing the gruesome details of the assault and posting photos of her daughter's bandage-wrapped face. A hospital diagnosis indicated that about 32 ...

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2012 will become the 'year of data protection' - Experian QAS Data Quality News (UK)


Barry Ryan, of Research-Live.com highlights that data protection is becoming a heavyweight issue, with those that breach the new framework facing the threat of serious fines. Companies could be charged up to two per cent of global turnover under ...

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Medical records theft: Providence patients can't sue for damages, Oregon ... - OregonLive.com


The breach occurred when a car prowler broke into a van parked overnight at the home of a Providence employee who left computer disks and data tapes in the van. The records, some going back 20 years, contained Social Security numbers and medical ...

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WikiLeaks 2.0: Time to be afraid? - CNNMoney


By Dan Mitchell, contributor February 27, 2012: 3:55 PM ET WikiLeaks is posting what it claims are 5 million emails that were apparently stolen from the computer system of Stratfor, a publisher of global intelligence. The implications could be enormous ...

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McAfee Delivers on Mobile Security Vision to Protect Devices, Data and Apps ... - CFO World


'As a result, consumers and organisations need to ensure these devices are protected from device loss, data theft and malware that can be distributed via direct downloads, links, email attachments and text messaging. We're excited about our 2012 ...

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Blood Knot - Broadway World


In Facebook terms, "It's Complicated" best describes the romantic status in America's first great playwright's first Pulitzer winner. The Mayo brothers, Robert and Andrew, are the best of pals despite both being in love with the pretty neighbor girl, ...

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Reese's latest stirs up dating debate - Stuff.co.nz


there's the conundrum of moving across the country for your partner (as she did for her ex before she caught him cheating on her - ever a good idea leaving your life for a partner?), there's being in competition with your ex to see who can move on ...

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Why AFACT is wrong (and always will be) - Delimiter


People did not suddenly stop paying for content. The industry adapted and moved on. We are facing much the same scenario with the Internet. It is a tool that allows an egalitarian 'information society.' Access to content has never been easier or ...

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27 February 2012

More EU controls for data privacy - New Europe


Recent media reports that search engine Google has been circumventing the privacy settings of users of the Apple web browser Safari have raised concerns that the company's privacy policy may breach EU data-protection laws. Google has been accused of ...

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Log management deserves a company's respect - Help Net Security


Still, few companies take advantage of the benefits of log maintenance when it comes to detecting and responding to data breaches. In fact, according to Verizon's 2011 Data Breach Investigations Report, less than one percent of the breaches analyzed ...

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McAfee Delivers on Mobile Security Vision to Protect Devices, Data and Apps ... - Virtual-Strategy Magazine


'As a result, consumers and organizations need to ensure these devices are protected from device loss, data theft and malware that can be distributed via direct downloads, links, email attachments and text messaging. We're excited about our 2012 ...

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Feminism, multiple dating and scheduled sex - Sydney Morning Herald (blog)


there's the conundrum of moving across the country for your partner (as she did for her ex before she caught him cheating on her - ever a good idea leaving your life for a partner?), there's being in competition with your ex to see who can move on ...

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Important Tips To Keep Your Child Safe - KMVT


Also, it's common for children to wiggle out of their car seat. If that happens, you need to pull over immediately and re-fasten the buckle. SafeKids Magic Valley's mission is to keep your children safe. On the third Monday of every month they do free ...

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26 February 2012

Norton debuts Norton Safety Minder: Mobile Edition - ITP.net


Tamim Taufiq, head of Consumer Sales MENA for Symantec said that with Norton Safety Minder: Mobile Edition, parents can help their kids stick to online browsing rules, regardless of which device they are on. By Georgina Enzer Published February 26, ...

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Give children safety in any setting - Indianapolis Star


And parents expect that when they go to work, the child care provider they pay will take necessary precautions to keep their children safe. Most do. In fact, most child care providers are required to follow guidelines related to group size limitations, ...

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DVLA dismisses five people in Wales over data breaches in three years - BBC News


By Alun Jones BBC Wales news Five people have been dismissed by the DVLA in Wales in the last three years for breaches of the Data Protection Act. Offences included "unauthorised access of the vehicle record" and "releasing information to a third ...

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A small price to end jobless 'slave' smears - Daily Mail


A huge majority agree that the existing welfare system is open to abuse. So when Ministers take firm action to deal with both these problems, they deserve praise and support. It is also the case that when front organisations for the Socialist Workers ...

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Reyes and Dougharity step to the top of the podium - Gresham Outlook


Readers are solely responsible for the content of the comments they post here. Comments are subject to the site's terms and conditions of use and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or approval of The Gresham Outlook. • Only a comment submitted with ...

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25 February 2012

YouPorn passwords: 6k porn website users have email addresses leaked by hackers - Daily Mail

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HHS Proposes More Security On Healthcare Mobile Devices - InformationWeek


Encryption would have stopped many of the patient data breaches caused by lost smartphones, laptops, and tablets, said Stage 2 Meaningful Use proposal. By Nicole Lewis InformationWeek In an attempt to eliminate the potential for patient data breaches ...

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Citi: Attackers Gained Access to Customer Data - Bloomberg


The bank cited data breaches that gave outsiders access to account information or interrupted service, and attacks on systems run by clients that gave the intruders entrance to Citigroup's systems so they could extract customer data, according to the ...

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Helping hands for lonely hearts - Financial Times


However, I am back at work at least and also seeing my girlfriends again. Thus I came to have a long and detailed discussion with one of them - let's call her my Sexy Intellectual Girlfriend - about her so far fruitless search for a new lover.

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Project_ID: Who's bugging the Russian opposition? - Open Democracy


In reality, any one of a number of agencies could have been at work. Andrei Soldatov is a Russian security services expert, and together with Irina Borogan, co-founder of the Agentura.Ru web site. Irina Borogan is a Russian investigative journalist who ...

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Data analytics expertise to drive IBM's cyber security venture - Firstpost


Organisations are struggling to defend themselves against an onslaught of ever-evolving data breaches, such as theft of customer and employee information, credit card data and corporate intellectual property, IBM said. Defense contractors such as ...

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Bill C-30: Online spy bill chilling - Toronto Star


Re: Top cops back online spying bill after backlash, Feb. 21 My fear is not child pornographers; they will always exist, and the police have tools to address these crimes. My fear is Bill C-30. This proposed legislation requires Internet service ...

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Parents urged to monitor online usage - Woodstock Sentinel Review


With the popularity of social media and mobile devices, the Oxford OPP urges parents to be vigilant about their children's online safety. Given the growing popularity of social media - and the very real dangers of online predators - the Oxford OPP ...

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Teaching online safety - a job for government - Public Service


The scale of the task in keeping people safe online is not to be underestimated. McAfee's most recent threat report revealed that we exceeded the 75 million unique malware samples anticipated in 2011. Consumers are not just at risk from malicious code ...

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Ala. officials work to keep safe children of stepmom arrested in death of girl ... - Minneapolis Star Tribune


Alabama officials have taken steps to keep safe the children of a woman arrested in the death of her 9-year-old stepdaughter who was forced to run for three hours, including a baby the stepmom gave birth to hours after being taken into custody.

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24 February 2012

Councils' information breaches worry watchdog - Public Finance


And before that five other councils were named as having breached the Data Protection Act. The fines are issued if the ICO judges the information breach to be serious, with a risk of substantial damage or distress to individuals, and if it is one which ...

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Can your employer monitor your smartphone? - USA TODAY


For starters, your employer has a legal right to monitor your email and desk-phone use at work. The company can, and undoubtedly does, track your Internet use and likely has rules to limit your private calls and your personal use of their computers.

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IBM Advances Security Intelligence to Help Organizations Combat Increasing Threats - Bradenton Herald


Organizations today are struggling to defend themselves against an onslaught of ever-evolving data breaches, such as theft of customer and employee information, credit card data and corporate intellectual property. To date, many corporations have been ...

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Data security dwindles in times of austerity - SC Magazine UK


Late last year, Information Commissioner Christopher Graham commented on his blog that data protection is under threat from the continuing recession. He suggested that businesses under pressure may be tempted to cut corners and push boundaries when it ...

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Bill could usher in age of Big Brother - Squamish Chief


OK, maybe if I were one of the cyber criminals, twirling my virtual moustache, I'd try to argue… but who's going to listen to a moustachio-twirling villain? You've got rampant identity theft, child pornography, site hacking and numerous other online ...

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Opening statements due in NJ webcam spying trial - Newsday


Region/State Newsday > News > Region/State Content Preview Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online subscriber? Click here Opening statements due in NJ webcam spying trial Originally ...

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In the cloud, a data breach is only as bad as your contract - Computerworld


BBB asks: In protecting data, does your business know what to do?
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YouPorn Data Breach Exposes 1 Million User Logins - PCWorld

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