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Statistics Canada mum on data breaches involving Canadian citizens
Statistics Canada mum on data breaches involving Canadian citizens
Statistics Canada has experienced a number of recent data breaches that have exposed sensitive information of Canadian citizens, but has failed to report the breaches publicly, according to internal agency documents.
Jan. 11, 2011
University of Maine invests $2.6 million to close information security gaps
University of Maine invests $2.6 million to close information security gaps
The University of Maine will spend $2.6 million over the next three years to beef up information security following a data breach last year that exposed personal information on 4585 students and alumni who had visited the university’s counseling center.
Jan. 11, 2011
Heading for disaster: small and mid-sized firms are not prepared
Heading for disaster: small and mid-sized firms are not prepared
Small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) are not taking the steps necessary to prepare for a disaster or substantial data loss, according to a survey sponsored by Symantec.
Jan. 11, 2011
Vodafone Australia customer details sold to criminals
Vodafone Australia customer details sold to criminals
Vodafone Australia may face a class action for breach of privacy after it confirmed that its customers' details may have been sold to criminals.
Jan. 11, 2011
CES 2011 Attracts 140,000 Attendees
CES 2011 Attracts 140,000 Attendees
Las Vegas' increasingly gaming-friendly CES event was able to draw in 140,000 industry professionals last week, according to preliminary figures from conference organizers.
Jan. 10, 2011
Analyst Estimates U.S. December Xbox 360 Sales Up 91%, Industry Software Up 2%
Analyst Estimates U.S. December Xbox 360 Sales Up 91%, Industry Software Up 2%
Xbox 360 sold 2.5 million units during December at U.S. retail, more than twice as much as PlayStation 3 and just behind a declining Nintendo Wii, according to estimates from Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter.
Jan. 10, 2011
Major Publishers Confirmed For E3 2011 As Registration Opens
Major Publishers Confirmed For E3 2011 As Registration Opens
Game companies including Activision, Electronic Arts, Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and others are confirmed for this June's E3 2011 conference, as the ESA opened registration for the industry-only event.
Jan. 10, 2011
Stardock's Wardell: Elemental Will 'End Up Losing Money'
Stardock's Wardell: Elemental Will 'End Up Losing Money'
Stardock CEO Brad Wardell, told Gamasutra that last year's Elemental broke even on day one, but will end up losing money as the company tries to mend its relationship with gamers after a rough launch.
Jan. 10, 2011
Interplay Responds To 'Absurd' Bethesda Fallout MMO Claims
Interplay Responds To 'Absurd' Bethesda Fallout MMO Claims
Interplay filed a strongly-worded reply to Fallout owner Bethesda's latest amendment to an ongoing lawsuit involving the RPG series, with Interplay calling Bethesda's new claims "absurd."
Jan. 10, 2011
Opinion: The Mac App Store And The PC Gamepocalypse
Opinion: The Mac App Store And The PC Gamepocalypse
In this opinion piece, designer Tadhg Kelly looks at Apple's Mac App Store, discussing why the 'fertile ground' it offers is tremendously exciting - yet also a little scary - for game developers.
Jan. 10, 2011
Razer's Hydra Motion Controller To Get Exclusive Portal 2 Levels
Razer's Hydra Motion Controller To Get Exclusive Portal 2 Levels
PC peripheral maker Razer has announced a special version of Valve's upcoming first-person puzzle game Portal 2 designed for use with the company's motion-sensitive Hydra PC controllers.
Jan. 10, 2011
WoW: Cataclysm Sells Over 4.7M Copies In One Month
WoW: Cataclysm Sells Over 4.7M Copies In One Month
Blizzard Entertainment announced that World of Warcraft: Cataclysm has sold over 4.7 million copies around the world in just a month, and said it's the "fastest-selling PC game of all time."
Jan. 10, 2011