Outsourcing aids many data thefts, Verizon says

" NEW YORK (AP) -- The reliance of restaurant chains and retail stores on outside companies to handle credit-card processing and other information-technology functions is partly to blame for a rash of...

Rome bans sleeping and singing on street

Many young travellers have enjoyed eating and sleeping on the streets of Rome but that is all now going to stop - and please don't sing! Doing any of these things will  now bring a hefty fine as Rome brings...

Iowa Flooding Breaches Levee

UPDATE: 6:45PM ESTConditions are worsening in Iowa due to intense flooding." Conditions in weather-beaten Iowa took a turn for the worse Thursday as state crews prepared to shut down almost 30 miles of...

U.S. working to respond to growing cyber attacks

"The United States is working to prevent attacks on military, government and private computer networks, but any aggressive response raises legal, civil rights and policy questions that should be addressed, a U.S. military adviser said on Tuesday.At the moment, "there are no...

UK govt mislays personal details of half the nation

Hmmnnnnn....remarkable!"The personal details of half of Britain have been mislaid by the government, finance minister Alistair Darling said on Tuesday, in another major blow to an administration reeling from the Northern Rock banking debacle. The opposition...

Businessman faces legal action for petition to evict car park travellers

"The petition was sparked by two Irish family groups occupying a site on an unused corner of an overspill car park at the city's new Liberty Stadium. Last week the 37-page petition, running to almost 1000 signatures, was served on the county council. Now the Commission for...

Database security found lacking

"A survey conducted by Application Security and the Ponemon Institute was released this week at the Gartner IT Security Summit. The survey reveals that 40% of companies are not monitoring their databases for suspicious activity which places them at high risk for data...

Untangling the World Wide Web

Do we need a "Clean Slate" reboot of the Internet? "For the past few decades, a huge network infrastructure has provided billions of people with access to information and technology that was inconceivable to...

High-tech Running Shoes Raise Privacy Concerns, Researchers Say

"This holiday season, gift-givers may unwittingly give their favorite athlete a workout accessory that can double as a tracking device. Researchers in computer science and engineering at the University of Washington say there are serious privacy breaches posed by the gadget,...

Six Ways to Avoid Identity Theft

"Identity theft is a nightmare for its victims. Your personal data -- Social Security number, credit card numbers, and bank account numbers -- can be stolen by a thief posing as you who uses this information to...

Three held over royal phone tapping

"Three men have been arrested for allegedly intercepting phone calls after staff at Clarence House reported alleged security breaches within its telephone network, police said. The three - aged 35, 48 and 50 -...

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