13 March 2012

Data proposals criticised - BCS


One in particular compelling companies to report serious data breaches to the national supervisory authority within 24 hours have been branded as unrealistic. "24 hours is just not enough time for many businesses. In some cases it takes many days to ...

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Risky SME staff 'causing data breaches' - Kroll Ontrack


Survey: SMEs carry higher risk of data breach than larger counterparts
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Protecting the public sector - SC Magazine UK


The threat from cyber crime is growing, with the UK witnessing an increase in criminals targeting theft of citizen and employee information, credit-card data and organisations' intellectual property. To tackle this, last month the Association of Chief ...

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Coach makes correct stall call - ESPN


One email suggests ESPN look into whether "loopholes and cheating are the new norm in sports." Cheating? Put away those torches and pitchforks, people. Brothers and Willamette didn't break any rules. Like a majority of states, Oregon does not use a ...

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Australia an 'enemy of the internet' - Herald Sun


The report criticised Australia for persuading internet service providers to create a national content-filtering system, which blocks access to child pornography sites and others deemed inappropriate. The group is concerned that the government is still ...

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Lessons from Kony 2012 - Civil Society Media (blog)


Kony 2012 calls for the capture of the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), Joseph Kony, so that he can be tried by the International Criminal Court (he has been on the wanted list since 2005 when he and three others were charged with crimes ...

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China law sparks controversy on secret detentions - MarketWatch


By Caixin Online BEIJING ( Caixin Online ) â€" China's legislature recently approved sweeping amendments to its criminal procedure law, despite criticism from legal scholars that maintain parts of the revisions serve to codify the abuse of prisoners ...

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Kim Dotcom's money won him New Zealand residency - Newsday


Technology Newsday > Business > Technology Content Preview Newsday 7 day/Optimum Online subscribers click here for full access Not a Newsday or Optimum Online subscriber? Click here Kim Dotcom's money won him New Zealand residency Published: March ...

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Watch what your child is doing Online - Daily Monitor


Keeping your children safe in this age of constant screen time with TV, laptops, iPads and phones is no easy feat. Education, vigilance, communication, and precautionary measures can go a long way toward keeping your child safe whether he or she is ...

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Cyber safety forum held - Providence Eyewitness News


Congressman Cicilline has co-sponsored two bills to keep children safe, especially online. Both bills are currently before Congress. Ground rules for posting comments: No profanity or personal attacks. Please comment on the subject of the story itself.

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Latest porn site hack sees 73000 credit card details stolen - T3


The latest in an ever growing list of high profile data breaches, online porn site Digital Playground has been hacked with the credit card numbers and personal details of 73000 subscribers stolen. Gaining unlawful access to the adult company's private ...

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VCU Crowned Champion in Higher Ed Data Breach Madness - PC Magazine


By Fahmida Y. Rashid Virginia Commonwealth University reported the largest data breach amongst higher education institutions in the United States in 2011, according to a recent analysis by Application Security's research division TeamSHATTER.

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Things that can happen to lost smartphones - CIOL


Given the amount of dataâ€"both personal and businessâ€"that people keep on smartphones today, losing one and having some unknown person pick it up could have significant consequences, according to Symantec. 'The theft or accidental loss of a smartphone ...

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Global media watchdog names enemies of Internet - Beaver County Times


"More than ever before, online freedom of expression is now a major foreign and domestic policy issue." The enemies list contains countries that are well known for blocking Internet content, like China, Myanmar and North Korea.

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Toronto casino: New casino to be built in the Greater Toronto Area, OLG says - Toronto Star


To view this content, JavaScript must be enabled, and you need the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player. Click here to get the free Macromedia Flash Player now! By Tanya Talaga Queen's Park Bureau Related Opinion: A casino in Toronto is a ...

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Facebook, Google to Stand Trial in India - Wall Street Journal (India)


By AMOL SHARMA NEW DELHIâ€"Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. are set to begin trial here Tuesday to face charges that they didn't censor objectionable content from their sites, putting on stark display the legal risks for Internet companies chasing growth ...

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The dangers of stairs still threaten children - KY3


Keeping kids safe at home seems to be a never ending challenge. New research from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Ohio explores a danger in many of our homes -- staircases. You may be surprised at the number of young children hurt on stairs every day ...

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Utah school districts' policy: keep kids safe - Deseret News


"The procedure is there to keep kids safe, and it's important that parents follow that procedure," Horsley said. Police and school district officials said Venus Athena Barker had no intention of checking her 10-year-old daughter out of school Friday ...

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