Top cause of data breaches? Negligent insiders - Help Net Security

Negligent insiders are the top cause of data breaches while malicious attacks are 25 percent more costly than other types, according to the Ponemon Institute. The study also found organizations which employ a CISO with enterprise-wide responsibility ...

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Data theft: Hacktivists 'steal more than criminals' - BBC News

Hacktivists stole more data from large corporations than cybercriminals in 2011, according to a study of significant security incidents. The annual analysis of data breaches by Verizon uncovered a huge rise in politically motivated attacks.

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Anger follows University of Tampa data breach - Tbo.com

Univ. of Tampa says student info was exposed for 8 months
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Pressure mounts for police chief to resign over teen's shooting - CNN

Parents, he said, don't feel their children will be safe with Lee heading the police department. "He needs to go right now,' Jealous said. Meanwhile, the uproar over Martin's death continued to grow with another rally planned Thursday night at a ...

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So what has the Information Commissioner got against local councils? - SC Magazine UK

Staff or contractor negligence biggest single cause of UK data breaches last ...
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UK Data Breach Cost Drops To £1.75 Million - TechWeekEurope UK

The overall cost of a data breach in the UK declined in 2011, according to a report, marking a rare upbeat moment in a world rife with security scare stories. Ponemon Institute's research of 36 participating organisations, commissioned by security ...

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Data breaches costing firms £79 per affected record - V3.co.uk

by Alastair Stevenson The cost of data breaches to UK firms has risen 68 per cent in the last five years to £79 per affected record, according to new research by security vendor Symantec. The study examined the data breach costs incurred by 36 UK ...

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