10 April 2012

Operation Motorman: Guido Fawkes under fire over publication of files - The Guardian


The Information Commissioner's Office has said it "strongly condemns" the partial publication by the Guido Fawkes blog of its Operation Motorman files on alleged breaches of the Data Protection Act by journalists. The blogger Paul Staines, ...

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Basic Defenses Absent at Most Breached Sites - PC Advisor


By Jaikumar Vijayan | Computerworld US | 09 April 12 Despite rising concerns that cyberattacks are growing more and more sophisticated, hackers used relatively simple methods for 97% of data breaches in 2011, according to a report compiled by Verizon.

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Scope Of Hackers' Data Theft From Utah Health Records Grows - KUNC


Hackers made off with 280000 Social Security numbers and "approximately 500000 other victims had less-sensitive information stolen," according to the Utah Department of Health (UDOH). Officials originally said that about 25000 state Medicaid records ...

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CISPA Bill Lets ISPs Spy On and Report Pirating Subscribers - TorrentFreak


After the SOPA and PIPA uproar the Internet has become increasingly aware of the US Government's attempts at meddling with the web. In recent days the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) has moved to the forefront.

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Safety campaign sees NFB shortlisted - Link2Portal


Children are asked to design a poster that warns of the danger of building sites and how to keep themselves and others safe and avoid unnecessary serious injuries. The dangers posed by construction sites is a national problem which in 2010/2011 saw 17 ...

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Verizon: 97% of 2011 Data Breaches Were Avoidable - Tom's Guide


Basic Defenses Absent at Most Breached Sites
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Utah: 750K More Victims in Health Dept Data Breach - ABC News


Since the data breach was discovered last week, state officials have revised the number of victims three times. The state has reviewed all the files stored on the breached server, and Fletcher said it was unlikely the number would increase again.

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