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Epiq Installs Oce ColorStream 3900 Digital Color Inkjet Printing System
Apr 15, 2016Epiq Systems has installed the Oce ColorStream 3900 digital color inkjet printing system, part of the Oce ColorStream 3000 Twin Series. With a global presence spanning North America, Europe and Asia, Epiq is a leading provider of ...
Tags: Epiq, Epiq system
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NRF Has Deepened Its Opposition to Deploying Payment Cards with Embedded Smart Chips
Mar 10, 2014As reported by the Credit Union Times, the National Retail Federation has deepened its opposition to deploying payment cards with embedded smart chips that do not also require cardholders to use a PIN to validate transactions. ...
Tags: Security, Protection, Credit Chips
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The Data Breach at Target Corp. That Exposed Millions of Credit Card Numbers
Mar 9, 2014The data breach at Target Corp. that exposed millions of credit card numbers has focused attention on the patchwork of state consumer notification laws in the U.S. and renewed a push for a single national standard. Most U.S. states have ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics
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U.S. Department of Labor Is Sending Experts to Help Florida Unravel Its Technological Mess
Jan 21, 2014Last week was an unusually quiet week in the land of IT-related snafus. Most of the snarls reported concerned existing tech issues that continue to fester without resolution. For example, late last week, Florida decided to pay unemployment ...
Tags: IT-related snafus, Plague Maryland, Governor Rick Scott, CAC
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Pessimists Are Fond of Saying That No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Jan 10, 2014Pessimists are fond of saying that no good deed goes unpunished. An Australian teenager who reported a security vulnerability in a government website and now faces legal troubles probably agrees. Joshua Rogers, a 16-year-old Victoria ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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PINs Compromised in Target Hack
Jan 6, 2014We were already aware of the existence of illicit marketplaces teeming with tools for cybercriminals looking to subvert the security of online networks. But one of the latest revelations from the cache of documents stolen by NSA ...
Tags: cybercriminals, security of online networks, Edward Snowden, NSA
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Target Has Learned of Some Incidents of Scam Emails Related to Its Recent Data Breach
Dec 30, 2013Target says it has learned of some incidents of scam emails related to its recent data breach and is setting up a section of its corporate website to post copies of all official communication. The company says it is aware of "limited ...
Tags: Target, scam emails, fake emails
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Investments in ICT Are Expect to Increase in 2014 in Africa
Dec 26, 2013Investments in ICT are expect to increase in 2014 in Africa as both public and private spending rises and local content businesses partner with larger operators and tech companies, according to IDC. Adoption of data analytics and cloud ...
Tags: ICT Investment, Africa Market
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A California Resident Affected by The Data Breach Has Filed a Lawsuit Against The Hackers
Dec 23, 2013Target shoppers. Just in time for the holidays, your credit card data has been compromised. And according to Brian Krebs, the purloined information has been "flooding underground black markets in recent weeks, selling in batches of one ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Debit Cards, Credit
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Trend Micro Has Outlined Its Security Predictions for 2014
Dec 13, 2013Trend Micro has outlined its security predictions for 2014, and it has forecast that one major data breach will occur every month next year. It has also predicted an increase in advanced mobile banking and targeted attacks, along with ...
Tags: Trend Micro, Security, data breach, internet, web
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Collecting More and More Unstructured Data May Well Lead to Attackers Seeing Value
Nov 6, 2013“Collecting more and more unstructured data will open up another whole degree of attractiveness and may well lead to attackers seeing value in a form not previously recognised by the organisation that owns the data.” So ...
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The Information Commissioner's Office Has Doled out Its Latest Data Breach Fine
Oct 25, 2013The Information Commissioner's Office has doled out its latest data breach fine, this time to the Ministry of Justice, to the tune of £140,000. The ICO identified a "serious data breach", which saw details of all 1,182 prisoners ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Rapid 7 This Week Unveiled a New Set of Tools Designed to Help Businesses Better Judge
Aug 26, 2013Rapid 7 this week unveiled a new set of tools designed to help businesses better judge the overall effectiveness of existing security controls and the risk associated with users across the organization. The announcement came during ...
Tags: Rapid 7, software, Computer Products
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ISO Enhanced Its Cyber Liability Insurance Product to Introduce New Insurance Policies
Aug 2, 2013Insurance Services Office (ISO), a provider of actuarial and underwriting information, has enhanced its cyber liability insurance (e-commerce) product to introduce new insurance policies for firms with a media liability exposure. The new ...
Tags: Cyber Liability Insurance, ISO
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce Seek The Dismissal of a Closely Watched Data Lawsuit Filed
Jul 19, 2013A federal court judge in New Jersey on Wednesday agreed to allow the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and several other organizations to seek the dismissal of a closely watched data breach lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission against ...
Tags: Wyndham Lawsuit, Computer