FAQ about the VeriSign data breaches - Network World

By Tim Greene, Network World A VeriSign filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals that the company suffered more than one data breach in 2010, raising questions about how secure the company's products are and what customers should do ...

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Big firms put customers at risk by keeping cyber attacks secret - Daily Mail

Sikorsky said the employee data likely was not the hackers' target, which suggests that they might have been after designs or other trade secrets. But Sikorsky parent United Technologies Corp did not mention the May intrusion in subsequent SEC filings.

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Kim Dotcom refused bail in New Zealand - The Guardian

Prosecutors say Dotcom was the ringleader of a group that had netted $175m since 2005 by copying and distributing music, movies and other copyrighted content without authorisation. Dotcom's lawyers say the company simply offered online storage and that ...

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Act on Acta now if you care about democracy and free speech - The Guardian (blog)

One reason for the heightened attention being paid to Acta is the recent derailing of the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and the Protect IP Act (Pipa) in the US. These bills were, in many ways, more dangerous than Acta Sopa wanted to alter the DNS, ...

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Police figures detail where 500 sex Lothians offenders live - Edinburgh Evening News

Police chiefs said public safety was the main priority while monitoring RSOs in the community under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (Mappa). The launch last March of the force's Keeping Children Safe scheme also allows concerned parents ...

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Twitter chat - Do you know how to keep your child safe online? - MadeForMums

So how do we keep our children safe? Is Moshi Monsters a safe place for your child to play? How can you stay aware of what your child is doing online? How can you talk to them about the dangers? And what age should they go on Facebook?

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Data leaks cost Midlothian a record £140k fine - ZDNet UK

By Tom Espiner, ZDNet UK, 30 January, 2012 17:01 @tomespiner Midlothian Council has been handed the largest fine yet for five data protection breaches, including one where a failure to keep its database updated meant sensitive documents were sent to ...

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Health data breaches up 97 percent in 2011 - Healthcare IT News

Reported Health Data Breaches Rose by 97% in 2011, Report FindsiHealthBeat

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After 'Year of the Data Breach,' Carriers Increase Capacity, Competition for ... - PropertyCasualty360

By Michael P. Voelker There's a good reason why 2011 is known among security professionals as the Year of the Data Breach. The antics began in April, with a bold, high-profile data raid on Sony's Playstation Network databaseâ€"and ended with hackers ...

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Inquiry into security breach at Blacknight - Irish Times

Blacknight Hit by Security Breach, Reports Minimal DamageSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)

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VeriSign 2010 Hack: DNS Data Theft A Possibility - InformationWeek

SEC data breach disclosure report triggers admission from VeriSign that attackers might have accessed sensitive domain name system data. What could they do with it? By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek Several successful hacks of VeriSign's network, ...

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Feds in NY shut down 16 sports streaming websites - Newsday

Region/State Newsday > Business Content Preview Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online ® subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online ® subscriber? Click here Feds in NY shut down 16 sports streaming websites Originally published: ...

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Occupy this: 5 Internet regulations we need to destroy - Digitaltrends.com

Here, five government efforts that threaten to dramatically change our online world â€" and how to fight back against them. On January 18, millions of concerned Internet citizens and companies banded together to successfully combat the “Stop Online ...

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Get ready for Safer Internet Day 2012 - BT Life (blog)

In the run up to Safer Internet Day on Tuesday 7th February, CEOP â€" the Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre â€" has launched 'Keeping up with the Joneses', a lighthearted film to get parents and carers thinking about their children's online ...

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The young and the restless - ITWeb

If the Internet is the root of the problem, it's also the source of a wealth of information on how to keep children safe online. Here are a few tips and helpful sites to visit: * Discuss Web access with children and set guidelines for when and where ...

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Safer Internet Day To Help Parents Understand Risks - AboutMyArea

“The internet is a fantastic tool that is integral to the lives of most children and helps them with learning, communicating and creating, but it also presents some challenges to parents when it comes to keeping children safe online.

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