Financial fraud drives most targeted attacks - Help Net Security

Cybercriminals are increasingly using malware, bots and other forms of sophisticated threats to attack organizations for various reasons - from financial gain and disruption of business operations to data theft or attacks driven by political agendas.

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The Facts on Occupational Fraud - GovInfoSecurity.com (blog)

This refers to any fraud scheme that involves an employee defrauding the organization that he or she works for. Distinct from things like identity theft or credit card fraud, this deals with what we would consider in the business world to be 'internal' ...

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More than 500 complaints about charity data protection issues since 2007 - Third Sector

By Jenna Pudelek, Third Sector Online, 23 May 2012 The Information Commissioner's Office has handled more than 500 complaints against charities relating to data protection breaches over the past five years. The figures from the ICO came to light after ...

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Is your data safe? Government departments plagued by data losses - Bureau of Investigative Journalism

Six departments, including the MoJ, agreed only to give the number of personal data protection breaches during the financial year. Three departments did not provide any information. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) admitted it recorded 396 data losses ...

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10 Guidelines for Selecting Data Breach Insurance - Becker's Hospital Review

Case closed: 8 things you didn't know about data breach litigation
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Smartphone Social Media Monitoring and App Blocking Introduced in Mobile Spy v6.0 - Sacramento Bee

iPhone Social Media Monitoring Introduced in Mobile Spy v6.0
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Novo's Insulin Pill Quest is Holy Grail for Novo: Health - Bloomberg

Vying with other drugmakers to develop what could be one of the biggest blockbuster drugs in years, the company is spending at least $2 billion to make an insulin pill hardy enough to cheat the body's own defense mechanisms and deliver insulin to the ...

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Anonymous Breaches the DoJ, Bomb Threat at NSA Data Center, and More - SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog)

The Air Force Air Mobility Command has issued a request for information on mobile devices where users can only access data with secure digital memory cards. More here. Steven Chabinsky, deputy assistant director of the FBI's Cyber Division, ...

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Anonymous Hacks US Bureau of Justice Statistics - Sci-Tech Today

In a statement, a spokesman said the department is looking into the unauthorized access of a Web site server operated by the Bureau of Justice Statistics that contained data from their public Web site. The US Department of Justice confirmed the breach ...

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Cyber Crooks: In It for the Money - PC Magazine

Theft of customer data and intellectual property was the next common reason behind the attacks, followed by disruption of business operations. A mere five percent of attacks were estimated to have been driven by political or ideological agendas, ...

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Safety tips for kids: A brief overview of tips to keep your children safe ... - Newsolio

Kids love playing outdoors. There is a lot to do for the kids and for the parents trying to keep them safe. One of the most important tips is water. Children are smaller and they dehydrate much faster than adults. Keep them drinking even when they ...

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