FAQ about the VeriSign data breaches - Network World

By Tim Greene, Network World A VeriSign filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals that the company suffered more than one data breach in 2010, raising questions about how secure the company's products are and what customers should do ...

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Big firms put customers at risk by keeping cyber attacks secret - Daily Mail

Sikorsky said the employee data likely was not the hackers' target, which suggests that they might have been after designs or other trade secrets. But Sikorsky parent United Technologies Corp did not mention the May intrusion in subsequent SEC filings.

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Kim Dotcom refused bail in New Zealand - The Guardian

Prosecutors say Dotcom was the ringleader of a group that had netted $175m since 2005 by copying and distributing music, movies and other copyrighted content without authorisation. Dotcom's lawyers say the company simply offered online storage and that ...

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Act on Acta now if you care about democracy and free speech - The Guardian (blog)

One reason for the heightened attention being paid to Acta is the recent derailing of the Stop Online Piracy Act (Sopa) and the Protect IP Act (Pipa) in the US. These bills were, in many ways, more dangerous than Acta Sopa wanted to alter the DNS, ...

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Police figures detail where 500 sex Lothians offenders live - Edinburgh Evening News

Police chiefs said public safety was the main priority while monitoring RSOs in the community under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (Mappa). The launch last March of the force's Keeping Children Safe scheme also allows concerned parents ...

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Twitter chat - Do you know how to keep your child safe online? - MadeForMums

So how do we keep our children safe? Is Moshi Monsters a safe place for your child to play? How can you stay aware of what your child is doing online? How can you talk to them about the dangers? And what age should they go on Facebook?

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Data leaks cost Midlothian a record £140k fine - ZDNet UK

By Tom Espiner, ZDNet UK, 30 January, 2012 17:01 @tomespiner Midlothian Council has been handed the largest fine yet for five data protection breaches, including one where a failure to keep its database updated meant sensitive documents were sent to ...

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