24 April 2012

Most IT, security pros see Anonymous as serious threat - Computerworld


According to Verizon's 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report, hacktivists stole the largest quantity of data in 2011, but they were responsible for only 3 percent of the total number of breaches. Respondents choosing hacktivists as a more likely ...

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Hackers costing UK firms billions as cyber attacks double in two years - V3.co.uk


by Alastair Stevenson Infosec: Hackers are costing UK businesses billions of pounds each year in successful data breaches, according to research released on Tuesday by consultancy firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC). PwC researchers reported that the ...

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Data breaches 'can cause reputational damage' - Experian QAS Data Quality News (UK)


The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is an independent authority that ensures businesses and public sector organisations do not breach data protection laws. Information commissioner Christopher Graham told Computer Weekly that data capture must ...

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Nesargi favours people's panel to decide family dispute cases - The Hindu


... that information, was sufficient to attract criminal liability on the institution. He said that the Centre's recent attempts to 'pre-censor' online content would not stand legal scrutiny as the IT Act did not allow pre-censorship of online content.

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Google: parents to blame if kids view porn - Independent Online


London - A Google executive says it is a 'myth' that laws can protect children from internet pornography. Naomi Gummer insisted it was up to parents to keep their children safe from disturbing material. She told a conference that legislation would be a ...

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RapidShare publishes responsible practices paper - UNLIMITED CMU


As the German courts sided mainly with collecting society GEMA in its long-running legal dispute with YouTube on Friday, and with MegaUpload facing those criminal charges in the US, European file-transfer giant RapidShare published a paper last week ...

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London Marathon: Runners' details accidentally shared - BBC News


A number of high-profile celebrities and politicians were among those who had their personal details made public in the data protection breach. The details were accessible all day to anybody logging on to the site. Marathon organisers apologised and ...

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Businesses fail to learn from 2011 data breaches - Help Net Security


While data breaches perpetuated during 2011 clearly demonstrated the need for more comprehensive encryption of business and customer data, a survey of over 170 IT managers with security responsibilities in UK businesses revealed that valuable and ...

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3.2m in Mass. have had data lost, stolen - Boston.com


By Jenn Abelson Nearly half of Massachusetts residents have had their personal information lost or stolen as a result of about 1800 data breaches over the past four years, according to a new report from the state's Office of Consumer Affairs and ...

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Health records lost, stolen or revealed online - Chicago Tribune


The tapes were reported stolen from a car belonging to an employee of Science Applications International Corp., a TRICARE contractor. TRICARE officials said no financial data, such as credit card or bank account numbers, were stored on the backup tapes ...

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Chelsea Handler Bashes Angelina Jolie, "Madly in Love" With Andre Balazs - Us Magazine


Why it is that the men who cheat with Angelina seem to get less of the blame for cheating in the first place? Brad was married, Billy Bob was engaged, they cheated on their partners. Angelina was single, and while I think she made a bad choice, ...

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Rams win opener in battle for Mount Hood supremacy - 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. รข€¢ Only a comment submitted with ...

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Prosecutor pursues SVP chiefs over 'racist' ad - The Local Switzerland


A criminal investigation was then launched in October last year, online news site 20 Minuten reported. The ad described an incident, which took place on August 15th 2011 at Interlaken, a tourist resort in the Bernese Alps. According to news reports, ...

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4 Online Marketing Mistakes That Small Businesses Should Avoid - Noobpreneur.com


Examples of these bad tactics can include submitting rewritten content to article directory sites (known as article spinning), writing spam comments on dozens of blogs, or buying tons of low quality links. It is usually a lot better to look for a local ...

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Officer won't face criminal charges in shooting - 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 Print Aa Officer won't face criminal charges in shooting ...

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I'm no fan of a nanny state, but how much more evidence do we need before we ... - Daily Mail


But, as many parents will no doubt be aware, keeping our children safe online is no easy feat. The world of technology is ever changing and the number of web-enabled devices has exploded. The internet can be accessed via iPhones and Wiis as well as ...

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