22 May 2012

Health data breach - St. George Daily Spectrum


The public learned a little bit more this week about the personal identification information for about 780000 Utahns that was breached when the now-former Department of Technology Services executive director testified before the Legislature's Public ...

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London council fined £70k following child sex abuse data breach - Out-Law.com


The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued its monetary penalty notice (11-page / 1.41MB PDF) after determining that the London Borough of Barnet had been guilty of a serious breach of UK data protection laws. In April last year the social ...

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Case filed against Facebook and 3 other sites in Pakistan for hosting ... - The Next Web (blog)


Just one day after Pakistani authorities reported Twitter to Interpol, a criminal case has been filed against Facebook, and three other websites in a Pakistani police station today, the Express Tribune reports. The past few days have seen a flurry of ...

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Chief: Keep Kids Safe in a Dangerous World - Patch.com


GreatCall Raises Awareness for Public Safety and Security with Donation to the ...
MarketWatch (press release)


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Turning Point for Security will be driven by New EU Data Directive - Security Park


Security: Prepared for the EU's New Data Protection Regulation?
PC Advisor


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Nonexempt vs. Exempt: 10 Factors Determining Discretion and Independent Judgment - HR.BLR.com


Administrative Exemption: What Elements Determine Discretion, Independent ...
Compensation.BLR.com


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How Do Your Mobile Manners Stack Up? - GoLocalProv


Sixty-five percent of US adults admit to becoming angry around people misusing their devices.* Not a very promising story. Not only do we have challenges in public, but also in the workplace. Seventy nine percent of HR managers believe mobile ...

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Endpoint Protector adds Content Aware Protection to Prevent Data Leaks to the ... - openPR (press release)


The new version offers IT departments advanced security features to minimize all risks of losing valuable files to the cloud or of exposing them to data theft or data leaks. Having the ability to inspect in depth data on the Client PC endpoint before ...

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Remote Access: Don't Let Weaknesses Plague Your Business - The Data Center Journal (blog)


The theft of source code for Symantec's pcAnywhere has put remote access programs in the spotlight. But the security implications posed by remote management products are not new. In fact, data released over the last year shows that remote access ...

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FEATURE: Gunning for GAME - MCV


by Christopher Dring Supermarkets and online giants are hoping to capitalise. Tesco's bold 'Home of Gaming' press ad set out its belief last month that it has the specialist credentials to step up. But on the High Street itself there are two main ...

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Internet guru warns users to play safe - EurActiv


Is there less cyber crime than has been suggested then? What is a crime? These terms imply that there are known criminal incidents or attacks. There are, however, many accidents that happen online that are mistakes that can be interpreted as crimes.

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Home > Constitutional Law > A Federal Judge Draws the Right Line in ... - Justia Verdict


The Utah law that I described above was challenged by artists, writers, and others who use the Internet and were afraid that their online comments and content could be deemed criminal if they were found to be harmful to minors, but had not been labeled ...

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Are charities doing enough to protect themselves from fraud? - The Guardian (blog)


Types of financial crime that charities are susceptible to include the falsification of grant applications, theft from cash collections, fake requests for donations, the misuse of charity bank accounts and false invoices or purchase orders.

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MPAA Hires New Anti-Online Piracy Chief From Nintendo - TPM


The Motion Picture Association of America is amping up its war against online piracy. On Monday afternoon, the lobbying organization announced it had hired a new 'Senior Vice President of Content Protection, Internet.' Marc Miller comes to the MPAA ...

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Former Alaska cybercop, detective pens new book aimed at helping keep kids ... - Alaska Dispatch


In short, 'Cybercop' aims to help the average parent or guardian keep children safe -- a seemingly simple, but in fact intimidatingly difficult, task. 'The Cybercop's Guide to Internet Child Safety' is available through Amazon in both the traditional ...

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Bemilo phone network lets you read your kids' texts - CNET UK


By Rich Trenholm on 22 May 2012, 9:55am It's 10am -- do you know where your children are? Bemilo is a phone network designed to keep your children safe when they use their phone. An astonishing 25 per cent of children have been affected by abuse on ...

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Keep your children safe online - ComputerActive.co.uk


With children using the family PC for more and more activities, it makes sense to protect them from unsuitable sites. We explain how to keep your youngsters safe If you're a parent or guardian in a family with one or more PCs, then you will have ...

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