University of North Florida breach exposes data on 107,000 individuals

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• University of North Florida breach exposes data on 107,000 individuals
• Security guidelines aimed at zapping power industry cyberattacks, malfunctions
• Google: Change your password twice a year to keep safe
• Microsoft Exposes Scope of Botnet Threat

University of North Florida breach exposes data on 107,000 individuals Posted: 15 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT The University of North Florida has notified about 107,000 current and prospective students of the compromise of their personal information after a server containing the data was recently discovered to have been breached by unknown intruders.

Security guidelines aimed at zapping power industry cyberattacks, malfunctions Posted: 15 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT Based on input from the federal government, the North American Electric Reliability Corp., whose mission is to ensure the reliability of the bulk-power system, Thursday sent new security guidelines to about 2,000 electric-power operators to prevent compromise and malfunction of the grid.

Google: Change your password twice a year to keep safe Posted: 15 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT Change your passwords twice a year and never reuse them. Those are a few of the tips Google lists in an online security checklist that helps people stay one step ahead of the scammers.

Microsoft Exposes Scope of Botnet Threat Posted: 15 Oct 2010 09:00 AM PDT Microsoft this week unveiled the ninth volume of its Security Intelligence Report (SIR). The semi-annual assessment of the state of computer and Internet security and overview of the threat landscape generally yields some valuable information. This particular edition of the Security Intelligence Report focuses its attention on the threat posed by botnets.

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