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Typical lost laptop costs companies nearly $50,000, study finds

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A typical lost or stolen laptop costs employers $49,246, mostly due to the value of the missing intellectual property or other sensitive data, according to an Intel-commissioned study made public this week.





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TJX reaches settlement with states on data theft

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created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Discount retailer TJX Cos. said Tuesday it has reached a settlement with multiple states related to a massive data theft that occurred at the parent company of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshall's a few years ago.


T-Mobile: No security breach in alleged hacking

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created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- T-Mobile USA Inc. said Tuesday that it did not suffer a security breach after a hacker claimed this weekend to have accessed the company's servers.


Spies breach Pentagon fighter-jet project: report

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created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (9) | comments 8

Computer spies have hacked into the Pentagon's most costly weapons program, a US newspaper reported Tuesday, raising the prospect of adversaries gaining access to top-secret security data.


UCSF Joins List of Schools Affected by Breaches

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created Apr 06, 2007 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

University advises 46,000 students, faculty and staff to be wary of identity theft.


UK: Millions of customer records sold

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created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Rogue employees at a major mobile phone company illegally sold millions of customer records to rival firms, Britain's information watchdog said Tuesday.


TD Ameritrade data theft settlement nears approval

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created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The settlement over contact information stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. is nearing approval, but the more than 6 million current and former customers affected will have to wait a little while ...


Hackers breach UC Berkeley computer database

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created May 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- University of California, Berkeley, officials said Friday that hackers infiltrated restricted computer databases, putting at risk health and other personal information on 160,000 students, alumni and others.


TJX Intruder Had Retailer's Encryption Key

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created Mar 30, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Not that the culprit necessarily needed it. Data was apparently taken during the card-approval process before it was encrypted. These are among the latest details in what is almost certainly the worst retail data breach ever. ...


Breaches emphasize need for scanning, encryption

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created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Recent news reports indicate a computer containing confidential information about the helicopter that transports President Barack Obama was breached by a computer in Iran. In January, Heartland Payment Systems, a company ...


Study looks at way US boards and CEOs manage risk

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created Dec 02, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A recent Carnegie Mellon University CyLab survey of corporate board directors reveals a gap in board and senior executive oversight in managing cyber risks.



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