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NewsBP loses oil, now personal data
BP--infamous for last year's Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico--is still having trouble containing its resources. First it caused the largest oil spill in U.S. history, and now it lost Read more...
Facebook sued over privacy changes
A lawsuit has been filed against Facebook, charging that it modified its privacy settings, reducing rather than increasing, privacy protections. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in the Read more...
ChoicePoint pays $275,000 fine for data breach
ChoicePoint Inc. agreed to pay $275,000 to federal regulators as a result of a data breach last year that exposed the Social Security numbers and other personal information of 13,750 people. The Read more...
Big brother is watching
The founder of the World Wide Web has a warning for the online world: We all are at increased risk of governments and corporations spying on us. Tim Berners-Lee, who founded the World Wide Web, said Read more...
When a company folds, who guards the data?
The economy is casting many companies by the wayside, and raising concerns that electronic records with personal and confidential data are not being protected. "Certain companies have been disposing Read more...
U.S. snooping online
Is Big Brother watching your Internet activities and engaging in extensive data mining? Apparently so, or at least Uncle Sam is trying to keep a close eye on some of us. In an attempt to discover Read more...
IT disasters to avoid
There's always the potential for big IT mistakes that can cause cost overruns, missed deadlines and sometimes even lost jobs. But there are plenty of ways to be forewarned and take action to prevent Read more...
The enemy within
Everyone knows that predators are lurking about, ready and willing to steal data, and that the threats that come from everywhere in the world are numerous and real. But Cooper Bachman of ID Analytics Read more...
Beware bank website dangers
Researchers from the University Michigan have conducted a study of the Web sites of 214 banks, and found design flaws in 76 percent of them that could potentially put the customers at risk. The Read more...
Another stolen data tape--this time it's Bristol-Myers
It's almost an everyday occurrence: data lost through security lapses of one type or another. The latest company with lax controls was drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb. Company officials last week Read more...
| Press ReleasesOffice 365 Becomes First and Only Major Cloud Productivity Service to Comply With Leading EU and U.S. Standards for Data ProtectMicrosoft announces improvements to its support for security and privacy in Office 365.REDMOND, Wash., Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that Microsoft Office 365, the Read more >> Avira and secure.me Join Forces to Protect Personal Data and Privacy on FacebookFocus of North American collaborative effort is to solidify social media security MUNICH & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IT security experts Avira and the global service for online privacy and Read more >> W3C Announces First Draft of Standard for Online Privacy"Do Not Track" Approach Balances User Preferences with Personalized Web ExperiencesCAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- To address rising concerns about privacy on the Web, W3C has Read more >> CompuCom Mobile Services Answer the Call to Support Mobile Devices in the EnterpriseProactive, Secure Mobile Device Management and Application Development DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CompuCom Systems, Inc., the leading IT outsourcing specialist, has launched services to support mobile Read more >> Are Your Online Passwords Secure? How Safe Is Your Personal Information? Outcome Logic's New Online Service Helps People BIRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Irvine, California-based Outcome Logic, Inc. today announced the release of the first online service that provides customized and user-specific information regarding Read more >> |
