Following the data breach of toy maker, VTech, last year, the company is now trying to embed data breach acceptance in its Terms and Conditions.
More than 6.3 million children's accounts were affected by last year's breach, which gave the perpetrator access to photos and chat logs. VTech's new terms and conditions state that parents must assume responsibility for future breaches.
Tripwire security researchers offer practical cyber security advice for teens and parents
London, UK: In October 2015, a teenager allegedly breached the email account of CIA Director John Brennan. There have been other recent incidents involving young hackers; U.K.-based telecommunications company TalkTalk experienced a serious data breach that impacted over 150,000 of its customers. The TalkTalk breach led to several arrests and the alleged hackers range in age from 15 to 20.
London, UK/ Borno State, Nigeria: Girls and women kidnapped by Nigeria's insurgent group, Jamāʻat Ahl as-Sunnah lid-daʻwa wal-Jihād (JAS), commonly known as Boko Haram, face mistrust and persecution upon their return to society – according to new research by peacebuilding organisation International Alert with UNICEF.
UK: Opengear will offer the first public demonstration to Cisco partners of its new Resilience Gateway product line featuring support for multi-carrier, dual SIMs that expand carrier diversity and increase network uptime. As an exhibitor at Cisco Live Berlin 2016 (stand: E54 – World Exhibitor), the event will showcase the largest product portfolio offered by Opengear to support the growing remote infrastructure management sector.
To expose official corruption in Nigeria, re-orientate the psyche of Nigerians and usher in the Nigerian renaissance
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