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Cloud Security and Privacy: An Enterprise Perspective on Risks and Compliance (Theory in Practice)

SecureTech — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:35:35 +0000

You may regard cloud computing as an ideal way for your company to control IT costs, but do you know how private and secure this service really is? Not many people do. With Cloud Security and Privacy, you’ll learn what’s at stake when you trust your data to the cloud, and what you can do [...]

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Privacy advocates worry about government efforts to expand computer security … – Washington Post

SecureTech — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:29:54 +0000

Privacy advocates worry about government efforts to expand computer security …Washington PostWASHINGTON — The federal government's plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Americans' civil liberties. In a report for release Friday, The Constitution …and more » “computer security” – Google News Posted [...]

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Privacy advocates worry about government’s efforts to expand Internet security – Washington Post

SecureTech — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 14:31:28 +0000

WASHINGTON — Privacy advocates are warning that the government’s plans to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry could threaten Americans’ civil liberties. The Constitution Project is saying that as the Obama … “internet security” – Bing News Posted from: SpinSafe.com

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Mobile Apps Quietly Steal Your Privacy – InformationWeek

SecureTech — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:41:04 +0000

Mobile Apps Quietly Steal Your PrivacyInformationWeekBy Ericka Chickowski, Dark Reading Even though the splashy headlines around mobile security revolve around mobile malware, some security and privacy advocates warn that it might actually be the mundane apps people willingly download that introduce the …and more » “mobile security” – Google News Posted from: SpinSafe.com

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Are You Being Tracked? 8 Ways Your Privacy Is Being Eroded Online and Off – AlterNet

SecureTech — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:42:23 +0000

Are You Being Tracked? 8 Ways Your Privacy Is Being Eroded Online and OffAlterNetAt the hearing, Franken raised an alarm about Carrier IQ's software, CIQ. Few people have ever heard about CIQ. Running under the app functions, CIQ doesn't require the user's consent (or knowledge) to operate. On Android phones, it can track a user's [...]

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Privacy Advocates Sue DHS for Big Bro Fake ‘Friends’ Monitoring Social Media

SecureTech — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 05:23:13 +0000

Yes, Virginia, Big Brother is watching you in social media and storing those “naughty” tweets, posts and comments. After those hot keyword terms put you on the naughty list, unlike Santa’s list, it’s not a redo in a year . . . that info will be stored for five years. The EFF previously warned Big [...]

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Privacy Freaks Rejoice: Privacy to be a ‘Hot Job Skill’ in 2012

SecureTech — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:23:25 +0000

Unlike, from the Captain Obvious department, when the FBI warned hacktivists are breaking the law…. IBM did go “out on a limb to predict the next five big things” but to quote Richi Jennings those IBM predictions are “full of FAIL.” Read more Read the original post on Ms. Smith’s blog Posted from: SpinSafe.com

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How QR codes hide privacy, security risks

SecureTech — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:54:21 +0000

Compounding the potential for problems is the fact that a QR code is cheap and easy to create, making the field ripe for scammers who use them to create attacks. Such codes don’t only appear in expensive advertising campaigns … Read the original post on phishing – Bing News Posted from: SpinSafe.com

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Biz Break: Facebook settles privacy case, AMR bankruptcy, risk to HP printers – San Jose Mercury News

SecureTech — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:45:42 +0000

Biz Break: Facebook settles privacy case, AMR bankruptcy, risk to HP printersSan Jose Mercury NewsThe researchers, however, said that a fix would not be possible after the hack was made. "If and when HP rolls out a fix, if a printer is already compromised, the fix would be completely ineffective. Once you own the firmware, [...]

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US court verdict ‘huge blow’ to privacy, says former WikiLeaks aide (Dominic Rushe/Guardian)

SecureTech — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 23:41:01 +0000

Dominic Rushe / Guardian:US court verdict ‘huge blow’ to privacy, says former WikiLeaks aide — Decision made to open Twitter account of Icelandic MP Birgitta Jonsdottir, who is taking the case to the Council of Europe — • Birgitta Jonsdottir: How the US Justice Department legally hacked my Twitter account Read the original post on [...]

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