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Government Agencies Reported Record Number of Data Breaches in 2012
The federal government had a record number of data breaches in 2012, revealing sensitive personal information of its employees across multiple agencies, according to the Government Accountability Office (GAO).
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California data breach report: 2.5M residents at risk of identity theft
California to Focus on Unencrypted Data in Breach Investigations
California attorney general Kamala Harris said that encryption could have prevented a lot of data breaches.
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Was VA Secretary Misled About Breaches?
Leaders of the House Veterans Affairs Committee suggest that VA Secretary Eric Shinseki may have been misled about multiple breaches of department computers since
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Concerns over Student Data Privacy Widespread Among Americans
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A Beginner's Guide to Encryption: What It Is and How to Set it Up
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How to Stop Web Sites from Potentially Listening to Your Microphone
Earlier this week, web developer Tal Ater warned of a Chrome exploit that would allow an unscrupulous website to listen in to your computer's microp
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Russian teen was author of malware behind Target, Neiman Marcus, other atta
According to security firm IntelCrawler, a Russian teenager was the author of the malware that was used in attacks on Target, Neiman Marcus and other retailers
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Protect Yourself From The NSA With WireOver’s Encrypted File Sharing
Nothing is truly NSA-proof or hacker-proof, but WireOver wants to offer you more security than Dropbox, Google Drive, or Skydrive. The Y Combinator startup just emerged from stealth with a desktop app that lets you send files of any size for free. And for $10 a month, your transfers get end-to-end encryption so only the recipient can open them. WireOver can't even look at what you're sending.
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Student Privacy and Cloud Computing at the District Level: Next Steps and K
This report offers recommended next steps and prioritizes open issues in the K-12 edtech space, with a special emphasis on two topics: (1) law and policy and (2