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Obama Administration Plows Ahead With Controversial E-Verify Program
Explore Article ecommercetimes.com (Jul 9 2009) Consumer , Corporate , Government
Despite strong opposition from business groups and a lawsuit, the Obama administration is making E-Verify, an online verification program, mandatory for businesses working with the federal government. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Wednesday announced support for the program, which lets businesses check employees' work status online.
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Consolidating the SMB Security Tool Hodgepodge
Explore Article ecommercetimes.com (May 20 2009) Consumer , Corporate , Data Breach
As the frequent news reports of data breaches attest, maintaining data security is a tough row to hoe -- even for large enterprises. It's even harder for small and medium-sized businesses, which don't have the money or IT resources their larger counterparts have. The plethora of threats is daunting, and new forms of attack have made the situation worse for SMBs.
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Scammers Swarm: Tax Time Is Open Season for Phishers
Explore Article ecommercetimes.com (Apr 8 2009) Consumer , Data Breach
It's tax time again, and the online scammers are crawling out of the woodwork. Their goals are to intercept personal information about taxpayers nationwide, and in some ways, they may be benefiting from the IRS' push for people to electronically file their returns. Some scammers are "phishing" taxpayers by sending emails that claim to be from the IRS.
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EPIC Threatens to Burst Google's Cloud
Explore Article ecommercetimes.com (Mar 18 2009) Consumer , Data Breach
Privacy rights organization EPIC, the Electronic Privacy Information Center, has asked the Federal Trade Commission to see if Google is misleading consumers. This follows a breach in Google Docs on March 7, which was caused by a software bug that led users to inadvertently share some of their files with others. Google has since fixed the bug. (Read Full Article)
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