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TJX reaches settlement with states on data theft

Technology / Internet

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.





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Cyber laws must punish individuals not society: specialist

Technology / Internet

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

Laws regulating cybercrimes must target individuals and not society as a whole, an IT specialist told an Internet governance forum at the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Tuesday.


GE to sell security unit to United Technologies

Technology / Business

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US conglomerate General Electric on Thursday announced it would sell its security unit to United Technologies Corp. for 1.82 billion dollars.


Flawed 401(k) laws putting retirement at risk, expert says

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 27, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Congress needs to reform flawed 401(k) laws that could push back retirement for millions of Americans whose savings have collapsed along with the stock market, a University of Illinois elder law expert says.


Kazakh lawmakers back restrictive Internet law

Technology / Internet

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- Kazakh lawmakers have approved Internet legislation that media rights activists say will limit freedom of speech in the Central Asian nation.


Cisco has released a Web security app for iPhone

Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone

Technology / Software

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.


Security plan imperils endangered species

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created Feb 27, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

An area just north of Tijuana and south of San Diego -- the last refuge for many endangered species -- is being threatened by a fence.


Study looks at way US boards and CEOs manage risk

Other Sciences / Other

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.


Regulation and oversight of gun sales reduces trafficking to criminals

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Comprehensive regulation of gun sellers appears to reduce the trafficking of guns to criminals, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.


Distributed security

Technology / Internet

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Could an entirely new approach to online security, based on distributed sanctions, help prevent cybercrime, fraud and identity theft? A report in the International Journal of Intercultural Information Management suggests it cou ...


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Concerns raised as LA looks to Google Web services

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created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- Security and privacy concerns have been raised over a multimillion-dollar proposal by Los Angeles to tap Google Inc.'s Internet-based services for government e-mail, police records and other confidential ...



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