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InfoSec News: THOTCON - Chicago's Hacking Conference - Ticket Sales will Close April 2nd, 2010: http://tickets.thotcon.org/
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THOTCON (pronounced \ˈthȯt\ and taken fr om THree - One - Two) is a new small ven ue hacking conference based in Chicago I L, USA. This is a non-profit, non-commer [...]

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InfoSec News: Linux Advisory Watch: April 2nd, 2010: +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | LinuxSecurity.com Linux Advisory Watch | | April 2nd, 2010 Volume 11, Number 14 | | | [...]

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InfoSec News: Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2010-13: ========================================================================
The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary 2010-03-25 - 2010-04-01
This week: 92 advisories [...]

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InfoSec News: HealthSec '10 Submission Deadline April 9: Forwarded from: Lionel Garth Jones <lgj (at) usenix.org>
We're writing to remind you that the submission deadline for the 1st USENIX Workshop on Health Security and Privacy (HealthSec '10) is quickly approaching. Please submit all work by Friday, April 9, 2010, 11:59 p.m. PDT (firm deadline). [...]

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InfoSec News: And the password is... obvious: http://gcn.com/articles/2010/04/05/numerator-passwords.aspx
By Kevin McCaney GCN.com April 02, 2010
Symantec recently surveyed computer users on their use of passwords, how they choose them and how often they update them. The results revealed that a good number of people are still pretty sloppy about passwords, such as the 3 percent who admitted to using "password," the 5 percent who use their middle name and the 10 percent who use their pets' names * 44 percent have more than 20 accounts that require passwords.
* 45 percent have just a few passwords that are alternated for all accounts.
* 18 percent have a different password for each account.
* 10 percent used their pets' name when creating a password.
* 63 percent do not change their passwords very often.
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InfoSec News: More Heartland Heartache: Florida Credit Union Says 12K More Debit Card Accounts Exposed: http://www.darkreading.com/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224201205
By Kelly Jackson Higgins DarkReading April 02, 2010
TJX and Heartland hacker Albert Gonzalez may be behind bars for the next 20 years, but the fraud fallout from his hacking is still spreading: a [...]

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InfoSec News: [Dataloss Weekly Summary] Week of Sunday, March 28, 2010: ========================================================================
Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary Week of Sunday, March 28, 2010
50 Incidents Added.
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InfoSec News: GSA must secure online construction data, audit finds: http://fcw.com/articles/2010/04/05/gsa-pbs-secure-data.aspx
By Matthew Weigelt FCW.com April 05, 2010
The General Services Administration needs greater security for its sensitive building information in online environments, according to a new report. [...]

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InfoSec News: N.J. Supreme Court Rules Employers Can't Always Read Personal Email: http://www.darkreading.com/insiderthreat/security/privacy/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=224201355
By Tim Wilson DarkReading April 05, 2010
In a ruling that could affect enterprises' privacy and security practices, the New Jersey Supreme Court last week ruled that an employer [...]

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InfoSec News: Navy took more than a year to announce personal data breach: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/01/AR2010040103745.html
By Federal Diary April 2, 2010
In case of danger or a natural disaster, the U.S. Navy can rapidly dispatch troops, fighter jets or relief supplies to troubled areas around the world. [...]

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