Number of Data Breaches Reportedly Rise 69%- July 1, 2008 Businesses, governments and universities reported a 69 percent increase in data breaches in the first half of 2008 compared with a similar period in 2007, according to a study by a nonprofit group that works to prevent fraud. The Identity Theft Resource Center in San Diego tracked 342 data breach reports from Jan. 1 to June 27.Read the article: The Washington Posthttp://www.gigalaw.com/news/2008/07/number-of-data-breaches-reportedly-rise.html Oudated Browsers Pose Security Risks for Millions- July 1, 2008 A group of researchers said 637 million Web users are surfing with outdated Internet browsers and therefore at greater risk of Web-based attacks. Using data collected from Google Web searches and security firm Secunia, the researchers analyzed the browsers used in a new report.Read the article: CNET News.comhttp://www.gigalaw.com/news/2008/07/oudated-browsers-pose-security-risks.html Unprotected Surfing Quickly Leads to Spam Overload- July 1, 2008 Surfing the web unprotected will leave the average web user with 70 spam messages each day, according to an experiment by security firm McAfee. It invited 50 people from around the world to surf without spam filters.Read the article: BBC Newshttp://www.gigalaw.com/news/2008/07/unprotected-surfing-quickly-leads-to.html Judge Refuses Akamai's Request to Block Limelight- July 1, 2008 A U.S. federal judge has denied Akamai Technologies Inc.'s request that she permanently ban Limelight Networks Inc. from selling services that a jury ruled violates an Akamai patent, Limelight said. A U.S. District Court jury in Boston had awarded Akamai $45.5 million in February after determining that Limelight's services infringe upon Akamai's intellectual property.Read the article: Reutershttp://www.gigalaw.com/news/2008/07/judge-refuses-akamais-request-to-block.html Facebook Finalizing Settlement with ConnectU- July 1, 2008 The legal spat is winding down between Mark Zuckerberg and the former college classmates who accused him of stealing Facebook's business plan from them. The two sides will be in U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif., to iron out the details of a settlement between Facebook and ConnectU, founded by Cameron Winklevoss, Tyler Winklevoss, and Divya Narendra.Read the article: CNET News.comhttp://www.gigalaw.com/news/2008/07/facebook-finalizing-settlement-with.html |