Tag Archives: database

Snapchat vows to fix security issues

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After hackers published a database containing 4.6 million phone numbers and user names on New Year's Eve, Snapchat now vows to address the issues via an updated version of the Snapchat application....
    






1 Billion PCs At Risk As Windows Error Reporting Sends Reports In Clear

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This sounds like a remarkably alarming warning: as many as 1 billion networked PCs around the world are allegedly at risk because Windows Error Reportin (aka Dr. Watson) sends its report in the clear...
    






4.6 Million Snapchat Usernames And Phone Numbers Captured By API Exploit

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Anonymous hackers have claimed to use the reported Snapchat API exploit to compile a database of 4.6 million Snapchat usernames and their associated phone numbers and geographical regions. The site...
    






Big Data Variety Means That Metadata Matters

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Of the famous big data Vs, it’s the variety in data that holds the most potential for exploitation. While not everybody has the huge problems of volume and velocity that a Facebook or a high...
    






7 Ways To Protect Yourself Against A Data Breach

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As business owners, we know that we could be doing a better job protecting our data.  We should be more responsible, have better controls and be more secure.  Like the big companies, right?  Hmmm....
    






So The NSA Only Collects Metadata? Not So Fast, It’s Easy To Link That To People And Phone Numbers

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One of the defences of the NSA’s spying attempts data collection to improve the nation’s security has been that they’re only actually capturing the metadata. They’re not capturing the underlying...
    






NY judge rules NSA phone surveillance is legal

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NY judge concludes NSA phone surveillance is legal, rejecting ACLU effort to halt program NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday found that the National Security Agency's bulk...
    






With $1.5B Responsys Buy, Oracle Aims Right At Adobe, Salesforce In War For Cloud

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On Thursday, Oracle announced positive quarterly earnings results that beat Wall Street estimates. The next day, it declared war. Oracle’s announcement Friday that it’s acquiring cross-channel...