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by Angela Guess Kenneth Rapoza of Forbes reports that India’s government has decided to load critical government data to the cloud. Rapoza refers to an Economic Times article which states: ” India’s Department of Information Technology is planning to set up a national cloud based network that connects all state data centers which would...
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by Angela Guess Warwick Ashley of Computer Weekly reports that LinkedIn’s recent data breach has cost the company more than one million dollars. He writes, “LinkedIn says the forensic investigation and other recovery costs of the data breach in June could have topped $1m. The professional social network confirmed that “some” of the stolen passwords posted...
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by Angela Guess Alistair Croll of O’Reilly Radar recently opined that Big Data is this generation’s civil rights issue — we just don’t know it yet. He writes, “Data doesn’t invade people’s lives. Lack of control over how it’s used does. What’s really driving so-called big data isn’t the volume of information. It turns out...
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by Angela Guess Warwick Ashford of Computer Weekly reports, “Big data analytics has the potential to reduce the growing number of cyber security risks and increase business agility, says a report by the Information Security Forum (ISF). According to the Data Analytics for Information Security report, the importance of big data analytics has never been greater, with data...
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by Angela Guess Thor Olavsrud of Network World has posed the question, can Big Data help universities tackle information security? He writes, “The University of Texas at Austin, the flagship of the University of Texas System, is a prime example of the scope of the challenge. Its 350-acre campus features nearly 200 buildings, all...
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by Angela Guess Chris Peterson of TechNewsWorld reports, “In the most recent Beijing Olympics, it is estimated there were 12 million potential cybersecurity threats each day. The reality is the majority of these threats were easily mitigated — routine cybersecurity attacks from automated tools and moderately skilled attackers. However, within those millions of benign...
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by Angela Guess Abdul Salam of Cloud Tweaks reports, “Cloud computing has received the brunt of most recent high-profile security attacks and data breaches, giving cloud computing a bad reputation of being unsecure, which now makes it a scapegoat for any failed security measure. But cloud computing can become very secure no matter the...
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by Angela Guess Warwick Ashford of Computer Weekly reports, “The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint against hotel group Wyndham Worldwide and three subsidiaries for claims that it failed to secure customer data. The Wyndham Worldwide hotel group includes a range of brands such as Ramada, Days Inn and Travelodge. The...
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by Angela Guess Steve Durbin of GigaOM recently explored the risks associated with Big Data. He writes, “As big data becomes a potential game-changer for businesses, the security risks become even greater. Now that businesses have collected and stored all of this data, what are they going to do with it? How are they...
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by Glenn J. Thomas If you are a parent, you know that there are a number of conversations that many parents fear having with their child or children: 1) Santa, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, etc 2) The ‘birds and the bees’ when young 3) ‘Don’t do drugs’ 4) The ‘sex talk’ when teenagers In...
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