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Data thieves should face jail sentences, MPs urge

...into media practices by Lord Leveson to decide whether custodial sentencing for data theft should be brought in, Beith said. The Leveson inquiry was set... Read more

27 October, 2011 by Tom Espiner

AntiSec hacks into US defence firm Vanguard

The activist group has released private e-mails and other documents belonging to a top executive at Vanguard Defence Industries who is also a board member at AntiSec target InfraGard Read more

19 August, 2011 by Jonathan Skillings

Enisa: W3C web standards pose 51 security threats

Enisa, the EU's information security agency, has found 51 flaws in HTML 5 and other upcoming web standards that could let an attacker steal confidential information Read more

1 August, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Gamer sentenced for stealing Steam passwords

A former University of Salford student has received an eight-month suspended sentence for harvesting details to play on the Steam platform, in a rare conviction under the Computer Misuse Act Read more

18 May, 2011 by Tom Espiner
Data Leaks at Stratfor and Care2 Mark the End of a Year Riddled With <endeca_term>Data Theft</endeca_term>

Data Leaks at Stratfor and Care2 Mark the End of a Year Riddled With Data Theft

...podcast, the speakers describe about the most important stories in information security, data theft. The data theft may not have been the most important story... Read more

30 December, 2011
Fog Computing: Mitigating Insider <endeca_term>Data Theft</endeca_term> Attacks in the Cloud

Fog Computing: Mitigating Insider Data Theft Attacks in the Cloud

...challenges. Existing data protection mechanisms such as encryption have failed in preventing data theft attacks, especially those perpetrated by an insider to the cloud provider... Read more

22 March, 2012
Your Enterprise Database Security Strategy 2010

Your Enterprise Database Security Strategy 2010

With increasingly sophisticated attacks and rising internal data theft, database security merits a stronger focus that goes beyond traditional authentication... Read more

3 September, 2010
Private Information Disclosure From Web Searches

Private Information Disclosure From Web Searches

...information stored at remote service providers increases, so does the danger of data theft. When connections to remote services are made in the clear and... Read more

7 July, 2010
MyUSBOnly 6.9

MyUSBOnly 6.9

...without permission - is a lot easier than it used to be. Prevent data theft by blocking all but your trusted USB storage devices. Stop your... Read more

25 May, 2012
Kaspersky Flashfake Removal Tool 1.0

Kaspersky Flashfake Removal Tool 1.0

...cybercriminals could upload other malicious modules to infected computers - e.g. for data theft or spam distribution Read more

11 April, 2012
My Endpoint Protector 4.0.3.1

My Endpoint Protector 4.0.3.1

...Endpoint Protector considerably reduces the risks of accidental data loss or intentional data theft that are posed by the wide use of USB flash drives... Read more

22 March, 2012
EasyLock 2.0.15

EasyLock 2.0.15

...to the device and exposing data to accidental data leakage or intentional data theft. Users can efficiently use portable storage devices that are authorized for... Read more

21 March, 2012
My Endpoint Protector 1.0.5.0

My Endpoint Protector 1.0.5.0

...Endpoint Protector considerably reduces the risks of accidental data loss or intentional data theft that are posed by the wide use of USB flash drives... Read more

21 March, 2012
Get the Most Out of Your Siebel CRM with the Oracle Optimized Solution for Siebel CRM

Get the Most Out of Your Siebel CRM with the Oracle Optimized Solution for Siebel CRM

...partners together but requires sober consideration of issues relating to data privacy, data theft, contractual terms and legally-mandated standards compliance. Unfortunately, secured configurations of... Read more

1 March, 2012
Walletx 2.0.0

Walletx 2.0.0

...lost.* No remote storage of your details to avoid any chances of data theft. Even the application never connects to Internet for any service.* 65... Read more

28 February, 2012

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