Consumers frustrated by data breach notification process - Infosecurity Magazine

To handle the complexity of complying with the myriad of US state data breach notification laws, pick the strictest one and comply with that one, Thomas Smedinghoff with the law firm of Edwards Wildman advised an audience at the RSA conference.

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LinkedIn, eHarmony suffer data breaches - Reuters

The breaches are the latest in a string of high-profile attacks around the world that have put personal information of millions at risk. The release of information stolen from the intelligence analysis firm Stratfor in December included data belonging ...

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The Morning Download: Professionally Speaking, CIOs Need Standards - Wall Street Journal (blog)

That's why her department sends regular 'bills' to Cisco employees, explaining just how much IT service and equipment they have consumedâ€"and how much it costs. Jacoby made her remarks to a new non-profit group, launched Thursday during a ...

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Pakistani kills ex-girlfriend with hammer - CanIndia News

The court heard that 28-year-old Muhammed Niazi savagely murdered Charito Cruz in September 2011 after discovering she was flirting with an ex-boyfriend on Facebook. He became depressed and asked police to deport him. But he was turned away and told to ...

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Medical data breaches raising alarm - Washington Post

Growing EHR Adoption Prompts More Concerns About Patient Privacy
California Healthline


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[HRM]-2 HIPAA breaches show continuing weaknesses - Insurance News Net (press release)

Top 10 data breaches include public health departments
Government Health IT


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8 Ways to Prevent a Data Breach - BusinessNewsDaily

The nightmare of a security breach at your small business has become more of a possibility in recent years. Despite that trend, a majority of small businesses are not taking steps to try to prevent a data or security breach, new research has found.

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Council fined following disclosure of children's data - Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) (press release)

The fine was issued following two similar data breaches, which occurred within two months of each other. The first occurred on 31 March 2011, when a member of staff working in Safeguarding Services sent the Social Care Core Assessment of one child to ...

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LinkedIn, eHarmony suffer data breaches - Hindustan Times

The breaches are the latest in a string of high-profile attacks around the world that have put personal information of millions at risk. The release of information stolen from the intelligence analysis firm Stratfor in December included data belonging ...

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Who owns the online me, anyway? - Globe and Mail

Moe Doiron/The Globe and Mail For many employers faced with the task of policing what their employees write online, this arbitrator's decision is both reasonable and necessary. Controlling Internet misuse at work was their problem a decade ago.

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SSNs on P2P? The Feds found businesses that leaked private information - Ars Technica

by Megan Geuss - Jun 8, 2012 2:25 am UTC Back in 2010, the FTC conducted a probe revealing that a lot of sensitive customer data could be found on P2P networks, uploaded by companies that had pledged to safeguard that data.

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New StrikeForce SMB Offering Provides Affordable Protection From Identity ... - MarketWatch (press release)

StrikeForce Combines GuardedID, ProtectID in SMB Offering
eWeek


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New study shows smaller businesses inconsistent in data protection - Examiner.com

It is full of contradictions such as 85 percent of small business owners believe a data breach is unlikely but nearly two-thirds of business owners believe a data breach would jeopardize their relationships with customers, patients and employees.

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India: The New Front Line in the Global Struggle for Internet Freedom - The Atlantic

The April 2011 rules, an update to India's Information Technology Act (IT Act) of 2000 (amended in 2008), popularly known as the "intermediary guidelines," instruct online "intermediaries" -- companies that provide Internet access, host online content, ...

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India Court to Summon Google, Facebook Executives - Wall Street Journal

... in India Friday moved ahead with a criminal case against Google Inc., Facebook Inc. and some others, by issuing summons to the global executives of these Internet companies for allegedly failing to censor objectionable content from their sites.

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Lawmakers press Zuckerberg on Facebook users under 13 - Beckley Register-Herald

"We are in continuous dialogue with stakeholders, regulators and other policymakers about how best to help parents keep their kids safe in an evolving online environment." The company is seeking ways to expand its user base and find new sources of ...

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Keep kids safe all summer long - ABC Action News

Here are some tips to keep the family safe over the summer recess. At this time of year, drowning deaths among children skyrocket compared to the rest of the year. - Never leave your child alone in the water, even in shallow water.

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