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ICO dishes out some of first public sector fines against two councils
ICO dishes out some of first public sector fines against two councils
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has imposed some of its first fines against public bodies after staff with North Somerset Council and Worcestershire County Council sent highly sensitive personal information to the wrong recipients.
Nov. 29, 2011
Lyceum Capital acquires Clearswift
Lyceum Capital acquires Clearswift
Lyceum Capital, a private equity firm, has increased the total amount spent on IT industry investment this year to more than £100 million with the acquisition of data security vendor Clearswift.
Nov. 29, 2011
PCI DSS can provide information security roadmap for cloud computing
PCI DSS can provide information security roadmap for cloud computing
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) are basic information security practices that can be applied to the cloud environment in the same way as traditional environments, said Tabatha Greiner, executive consultant for global PCI quality assurance with Verizon.
Nov. 29, 2011
Breach at Korean gamer Nexon exposes data on 13 million subscribers
Breach at Korean gamer Nexon exposes data on 13 million subscribers
A data breach at South Korean online gamer Nexon has exposed personal information on 13 million subscribers.
Nov. 29, 2011
Black Friday: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Black Friday: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
Gamasutra editor-at-large Chris Morris has two Black Friday lessons: 1.) Never risk going to Walmart for Black Friday deals and 2.) People are definitely responding to video game sales this year.
Nov. 28, 2011
Top Android Game Apps: Madden NFL 12 Takes On Cut the Rope
Top Android Game Apps: Madden NFL 12 Takes On Cut the Rope
Gamasutra rounds up the most popular paid and free gaming applications on the Android Market as of today, with Madden NFL 12, Shadowgun, and Turkey Blast Reloaded currently ranking among the platform's top downloads.
Nov. 28, 2011
Top iPhone Game Apps: Office Jerk, NFL Pro 2012 Climb Free Charts
Top iPhone Game Apps: Office Jerk, NFL Pro 2012 Climb Free Charts
Gamasutra rounds up the week's most popular paid and free iPhone and iPod Touch games on the App Store, from Amazing Breaker and Office Jerk to NFL Pro 2012 and more.
Nov. 28, 2011
Release This: Mario Kart 7, Doctor Lautrec Debut In Europe
Release This: Mario Kart 7, Doctor Lautrec Debut In Europe
Gamasutra's latest custom compiled worldwide release list explores a week that brings Mario Kart 7 and Doctor Lautrec to Europe, while Japan gets Tekken Hybrid and an Xbox 360 port of Ever 17.
Nov. 28, 2011
Darwinian_Coding: ( Implementing Creature Cognitive Replay )
Darwinian_Coding: ( Implementing Creature Cognitive Replay )
In this reprinted #altdevblogaday-opinion piece, WhatIf Productions' Jake Kolb explains "Creature Cognitive Replay", and examines what approaches work best when implementing it in video games.
Nov. 28, 2011
Report: Mad Max Director Acquires Brendan McNamara's Next Game
Report: Mad Max Director Acquires Brendan McNamara's Next Game
Mad Max director George Miller has confirmed that a video game based on the series is due to be developed, while also revealing that he has acquired the next game from former Team Bondi founder Brendan McNamara.
Nov. 28, 2011
13M Nexon Korean User Accounts Compromised In MapleStory Breach
13M Nexon Korean User Accounts Compromised In MapleStory Breach
Tokyo-based online game publisher Nexon has confirmed that millions of Korean user accounts for its MapleStory online game have been compromised as part of a security breach.
Nov. 28, 2011
Konami Integrates Digipass Security Into Its Online Games
Konami Integrates Digipass Security Into Its Online Games
Konami announced today that it will integrate Digipass security technology into its online games and online shopping services, as a means of enhancing protection of user details.
Nov. 28, 2011