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Most organizations are starting to think about migrating existing applications, data and infrastructure to the cloud, if they haven't already. Securit...

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Experts say children represent an emerging market for identity thieves who steal their Social Security numbers because they offer clean slates that ca...

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There's nothing simple about enterprise security, but there are plenty of best practices that can keep most businesses safe from the most likely and p...

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Cyber-attackers are hitting higher-profile targets and exposing ever-larger volumes of data, whether for financial gain, strategic advantage or to esp...

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This whitepaper discusses the latest cyber security trends detected by Verisign® iDefense®. This includes an overview of malicious code and vu...

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Book banning has long been a controversial issue in the nation's schools. Now some educators say banned websites pose as great a threat to kids' educa...

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A new security hole has opened up in Apple Inc.’s iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices, raising alarms about the suscept...

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Millions of websites all over the world routinely are built with one of the most basic security flaws because software designers are not taught anythi...

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The Department of Commerce released a report that proposes voluntary codes of conduct to strengthen the cybersecurity of companies that increasingly r...

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Understanding existing infrastructure and embedding security should still be a priority before adopting cloud computing. Read Article.
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Companies are grappling with unforeseen security, privacy and legal conundrums introduced by a host of cool mobile devices flooding into the workplace...

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Digital devices have made it to where students, faculty and staff can access educational resources regardless of where they are, when they are and who...

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WASHINGTON — May 4, 2011 — A study released today from the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), sponsored by Microsoft Corp., finds th...

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Six out of 10 districts have experienced IT security breaches--either malware outbreaks or unauthorized user access--in the last year, leading to down...

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According to the State of the Web report by Zscaler, as consumer access patterns shift, cyber-criminal attack techniques may shift with them. Read art...

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A sneaky computer virus brought the entire Belgrade School District computer system to its knees last week, leaving technology professionals no choice...

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The year 2010 was a hugely significant one for computing criminality and could turn out to mark the beginning of a ‘third era’ of cybercri...

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Although this article is aimed at business, the suggestions are valid for school systems as well.  Even the biggest websites get hacked. But a fe...

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Last year saw the creation of 34 per cent of all malware which has ever existed, according to online security firm PandaLabs. Read Article
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The Clark County School District spent $104 million to build the Southwest Career and Technical Academy, at 7050 W. Shelbourne Ave. near Rainbow Boule...

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PandaLabs, has forecast that there will be few radical innovations in cyber-crime during 2011. Hacktivism and cyber-war; more profit-oriented malware,...

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Cyber security will be no easier in the new year than it is now, as malware proprietors get more sophisticated in their phishing attempts, malware-as-...

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Cenzic issued a press release today on 2011 cyber security trends.  In a nutshell, we expect to see an increase in security breaches for the upco...

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Hundreds of thousands of students and employees in the Houston school district had their Social Security numbers and other personal data exposed to a ...

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Botnets and attacks on pervasive devices and social networks rank among the biggest information security threats expected next year, according to the ...

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Although this article is written for corporations, there are issues included that are of interest to schools. Here's a look at six security holes that...

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Helping your users choose a password is always a compromise between using something that’s easy-to-remember and something that will give them good pro...

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CyberPatriot is the premier national high school cyber defense competition created to inspire high school students toward careers in cybersecurity or ...

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A new report confirms what has been a gut feeling in 2010 for cyber-security professionals: An increasing number of sophisticated cyber-attacks are oc...

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The Federal Communications Commission's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) is seeking public comment on the creation of a Cybersecurit...

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Google said Tuesday that fake software security programs rigged to infect computers are a growing online threat with hackers tricking people into inst...

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The system that Lower Merion school officials used to track lost and stolen laptops wound up secretly capturing thousands of images, including photogr...

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The threats to your schools’ security—both physical and electronic—are getting more and more sophisticated. With the generous support of Alcatel-Lucen...

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At nearly 100 U.S. organizations -- including schools and local governments -- users with access to peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks can steal...

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The latest research from Websense Security Labs paints a dreary but familiar picture of the state of online security threats. Read the entire article....

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After a year of proliferation of spyware, malware and cyber attacks of all types, security software vendor Symantec warns there's plenty more where th...

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Social-networking sites like Facebook and Twitter can expect more attention from cybercriminals in 2010, according to a new report (PDF) released Tues...

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A new booklet released by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and other government agencies helps parents and teachers steer kids safely through the on...

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