02 March 2012

Protection for data in the cloud - Help Net Security


While email continues to be the predominant business collaboration tool, it is also responsible for numerous data breaches that, in many instances, are extremely damaging to organizations. Mail CAP scans and analyzes outbound emails thoroughly and ...

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NASA reveals extent of malware infection and device loss, and admits CIO's ... - SC Magazine UK


NASA has admitted that it experienced more than 5000 cyber security incidents which resulted in the installation of malicious software and the theft of "export-controlled" and otherwise sensitive data. In a published statement, Paul K. Martin, ...

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Schmitz says he's the Saddam Hussein of the internet (sort of) - UNLIMITED CMU


There are parallels between the Grooveshark and MegaUpload cases, even if the former is a civil action and the latter a much more dramatic criminal case. MegaUpload also claims that it was its users that uploaded infringing content to its file-transfer ...

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Crime and Social Media Sites— Catching Criminals and Learning to Avoid Them - South Source


Michael Whalen, a Criminal Justice and Legal Studies instructor for South University Online Programs, says that although most police departments do not have a dedicated social media unit, detectives are beginning to use social network sites more often ...

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NASA Breaches Leak ISS Control Code - InformationWeek


... March 2011 contained algorithms used to command and control the International Space Station (ISS), one of a number of breaches that raise new concerns about the agency's ability to protect sensitive data, an agency watchdog official told Congress.

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ICO fines Midlothian Council £140000- ICO's highest ever fine for data breaches - Lexology (registration)


The Information Commissioner's Office (the 'ICO') has fined Midlothian Council £140000 for five separate security breaches, which involved accidental disclosure of confidential and sensitive personal data about children and carers to the wrong ...

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Data Breaches in 2011 Dominated by Malware, Hacking - CIO Insight


By CIOinsight Verizon's 2012 Data Breach Investigation Report reveals that external threats were behind most of last year's data breaches, and they likely used malware or hacked their way in. Malware and hacking were the most commonly used attack ...

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