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Hacker Kayla Pleads Guilty in UK Court

“Hacker Ryan Ackroyd, a.k.

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Vudu resets user passwords after hard drives lost in office burglary

“Video service Vudu began warning users today that it has instituted a systemwide password reset following an office break-in last month. A burglary March 24 resulted in the loss of hard drives that contained users' sensitive personal information, including names, e-mail addresses, postal addresses, phone numbers, account activity, dates of birth, and the last four digits of some credit card numbers, Vudu Chief Technology Officer Prasanna Ganesan informed customers in an e-mail. He said no complete credit card numbers were stolen because the company does not store that information….”

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Hackers Target First National Bank of Mercersburg

“Members of the Tunisian Cyber Army recently claimed to have breached the Web site of Pennsylvania's First National Bank of Mercersburg as part of the Al Qaeda Electronic Army's anti-U.S.

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Security policies must address legal implications of BYOD

“The legal principle, Ignorance of the law excuses no one effectively eliminates, I didnt know as a defense. In that case, I might as well plead guilty to having some major I didnt know going regarding the very real legal pitfalls embedded in BYOD (Bring Your Own Device). To get un-ignorant, I asked David Navetta, attorney and founding partner of the Information Law Group, for his advice….”

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Cybersecurity and the Threat to Networked Business

“Beware the dark side of networked business. There is substantial risk of meaningful disruption to operations for any organization whose business model relies on an information network to connect its employees, partners and customers.

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On Iran and Pre-Emptive Cyber Attacks

“Early in February of 2013, many news outlets came out with articles about the US Government having a 'secret legal review' on the use of its cyber-arsenal. This legal review concluded that the US government could launch a cyber attack against a threatening nation if the country needed to defend itself. Essentially it boils down to 'legitimately' having the power to order a pre-emptive cyber attack, even though only the President himself can authorise such an attack….”

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Security clearance a sales weapon

“Technology organisations are realising that government security certification can open doors to the wider business world. Typically, certification by the Australian government's intelligence agency, Defence Signals Directorate, is used to enable suppliers to work with top-level government agencies, but some are also using it as a marketing tool to build trust and increase sales to the private sector.

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Chinese Hacking: Why America Needs Tougher Cyber Security Laws

“Cyber attacks have become a constant, daily battle for everyone across the globe. From individuals to businesses and governments, hackers are infiltrating the secure networks of our banking, communication, and intelligence systems. However, new cyber warfare rules released by NATO on Tuesday declares government attacks on “civilians, hospitals, nuclear power plants, dams and dykes” may be considered acts of war if the intent is to cause injury, death, damage, and destruction….”

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Windows 7 Service Pack 1 heads to users March 19

“As Microsoft marches toward its early April 2013 end-of-free-support deadline for Windows 7, the company is planning to update automatically some of those who still have yet to install the first (and seemingly only) Service Pack for the operating system. As announced yesterday on the Microsoft “Blogging Windows” blog, Microsoft plans to begin rolling out Windows 7 SP1 automatically, via Windows Update to Windows 7 users who still are running the release-to-manufacturing (RTM) version without SP1 installed.

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NSA-Sponsored Contest Seeking Student Computer Hackers

“In an attempt to reach the next generation of cybersecurity personnel, officials from Carnegie Mellon University and the US National Security Agency (NSA) are launching a computer-hacking competition for high school students.

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