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With 63 percent of schools experiencing malware outbreaks or unauthorized user access at least twice a year, the results of a Panda Security survey indicate that IT security is a resource-heavy, time-consuming effort that schools struggle to manage efficiently.
 

The National Retail Federation’s 2011 Loss Prevention Conference announced that J. Paul Raines, CEO of GameStop and Albuquerque Chief of Police Ray Shultz will address more than 2,600 retail loss prevention executives during the three-day event.

In an effort to increase security, Michigan State University said it will institute a “no-bag” policy in Spartan Stadium.

Cyber criminals have taken over social media websites and e-mails to target consumers donating for Japan's disaster relief.

The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) has declared March 21-25 Business Continuity Week, a global educational event designed to help people understand more about business continuity management, its applications and benefits.

For the first time, industry groups and civil liberties interests have come together to advocate a comprehensive, common approach to cybersecurity.

Los Angeles police arrested a man wielding a knife after a standoff for about an hour on the court ahead of an NBA game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland Cavaliers.

During fiscal year 2010, efforts to reduce the trade in stolen intellectual property yielded 19,959 seizures, a 34 percent increase over 2009 numbers, said the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

EMC, the world's biggest maker of data storage computers, said that its security division has been hacked.