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From Reuters: Security breaches from computer viruses, spyware, hacker attacks and theft of equipment are costing British business an estimated 10 billion pounds ($18 billion) a year, according to a survey on Tuesday. The loss is 50 percent higher than the level calculated two years ago, said the study by consultancy PricewaterhouseCoopers for the Department …
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From the Globe and Mail: After labouring under the dubious distinction of being one of the world’s major sources of spam, Canada has finally fallen off the list of the “Dirty Dozen” nations sending spam. The new list, released Thursday by SophosLabs, a security company based in Lynnfield, Mass., shows that for the first quarter …
From TechRepublic: Computer-related waste remains a local and global problem, despite the progress made over the last few years. More and more PCs are recycled, but some estimates say that 80 percent of the electronic waste slated for recycling in the U.S. is shipped overseas to be taken apart by low-wage workers, according to the …