07 March 2012

Employee behavior blamed for most security breaches - TechJournal South


Employee negligence or maliciousness is the root cause of many data breaches, according to a report - 'The Human Factor in Data Protection' รข€" released by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Trend Micro Inc. , a global cloud security firm.

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ProtectMyID ExtendCARE(TM) from Experian Data Breach Resolution gives extended ... - MarketWatch (press release)


About Experian Data Breach Resolution
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The Erosion of Privacy - CSO Magazine (blog)


The Australia Government legislation to push airport scanners (already facing huge public backlash due to misuse in the US) is another. It all amounts to a simple issue, people trading their privacy for "convenience" or a perceived benefit such as ...

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Atty: Accused NYC madam unfair target of case - Seacoastonline.com


Anna Gristina's lawyers Tuesday portrayed her as a dedicated suburban mom, animal rescuer and former real estate broker who was working on building an online dating service. They said she's a target of an unfairly sensationalized case.

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Firms turn to 'cyber insurance' for data protection - Hostway


According to a report from specialist broker La Playa, the average cost of a data breach to a company is £1.9million, which many businesses, particularly the smaller ones, simply cannot afford. Cyber insurance is a way of preparing for the worst case ...

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ANSI: Know the impact of a breach before it occurs - Health Imaging


5 Steps To Assess Health Data Breach Risks
InformationWeek


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An election, or a declaration of war? - Open Democracy


'That there would be a Putin victory rally was known several days before the election: public sector employees talked about being forced to turn up on the evening of 4th March or risk problems at work.' Despite the fact that vote counting takes time, ...

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Ariz. sheriff's new troubles; Olympia Snowe retiring - Windy City Times


It turns out there was an investigation involving claims of abuse when he was headmaster of the now-defunct DeSisto School in Stockbridge, Mass., during the years 1999-2001. A Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services' investigation revealed that the ...

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Leon Panetta echoes concerns over NASA's ability to halt hacking attempts - The State Column


'NASA cannot consistently measure the amount of sensitive data exposed when employee notebooks are lost or stolen because the agency relies on employees to self-report regarding the lost data rather than determining what was stored on the devices by ...

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Survey Says 50 Percent of Australian Organisations Lose Data Through Mobile ... - PRWire


Stakes Rising for Enterprise Mobility, BYOD
Information Management


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Newspaper hosts March Madness contest - Gresham Outlook


Contestants can request online entry to the contest by sending an e-mail to Sports Editor David Ball at dball@theoutlookonline.com. Online contestants have access to live scoring updates and league message boards. You can also enter with a printed ...

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$7B swindle may keep Stanford behind bars for life - The Associated Press


Stanford promised them safe investments that would help fulfill their dreams of being able to retire comfortably or pay their children's college tuition. All the while, he was pulling their money out of his Caribbean bank to pay for a string of failed ...

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