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Despite having a greater awareness of the security risks posed by careless computing habits and personal Internet activity carried out on corporate laptops, many remote workers continue to do things that imperil the safety of themselves and their employers, according to a new report from Cisco. read more »
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/05/Remote-worker-security-still-lax_1.htmlBy Matt HinesInfoWorldFebruary 05, 2008Despite having a greater awareness of the security risks posed by careless computing habits and personal Internet activity carried out on corporate laptops, many remote workers continue to do things that imperil the safety of themselves and their employers, according to a new report from Cisco.As part of its annual study on the security awareness and online behavior of remote workers -- b read more »
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http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080412/BUSINESS01/804120329/1002/rss02BY TIM HIGGINS FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER April 12, 2008When Rob Diel told people to contact Bob Nardelli, Chrysler's chief executive, about the automaker's decision to outsource jobs, he never expected to hear back from the boss.Then corporate security showed up Friday at his desk at the Sterling Heights Assembly Plant. The message was clear: You're fired.Diel, a contract information technology worker at Chrysler for t read more »
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:36:15 -0500 (CDT)http://www.sacbee.com/111/story/1072332.htmlBy Andrew McIntosh Sacbee.comJuly 10, 2008A state worker recently married to a member of the Mexican Mafia who is in Corcoran State Prison for a gang murder is herself under investigation for downloading more than 5,000 names, addresses and Social Security numbers belonging to Department of Consumer Affairs staff, The Bee has learned.The Department of Consumer Affairs disclosed read more »
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:25:19 -0500 (CDT)http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5937805.htmlBy LIZ AUSTIN PETERSONCopyright 2008 Houston ChronicleAug. 11, 2008The Harris County Hospital District administrator who downloaded medical and financial records for 1,200 patients onto a flash drive that later was lost or stolen no longer works there, a district spokesman said Monday.Spokesman Bryan McLeod confirmed the low-level administrator's departure but read more »
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Did you BetOnSports.com?The former employee of an internet-based gambling website has admitted he used his position in the company's credit department to steal the identities of some of its clients.… read more »
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