News tagged with risk information
Senators ask feds to probe requests for passwords
(AP) -- Two U.S. senators are asking Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate whether employers asking for Facebook passwords during job interviews are violating federal law, their offices announced Sunday.
Mar 25, 2012 |
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New publication fundamentally changes federal information security risk management
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of a special publication that can help organizations to more effectively integrate information security risk planning into their mission-critical ...
Mar 02, 2011 |
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New method will triple amount of genetic information from newborn blood spot screenings
Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers have developed a method that can yield more information from archived newborn blood that has implications for a vast array of research, including population health studies and ...
Jan 12, 2011 |
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2 NIST publications recommend organization-wide IT security risk management
Two new draft publications from the National Institute of Standards and Technology provide the groundwork for a three-tiered risk-management approach that encompasses computer security risk planning from the highest levels ...
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Risk review suggests that carbon nanotubes be treated, for now, 'as if' hazardous
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a new paper published by the Society for Risk Analysis, a UC Berkeley researcher argues for caution when dealing with carbon nanotubes. Because environmental and health information on carbon nanotubes ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 18, 2010 |
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IT can help CVD management
Robyn Whittaker from the University of Auckland and colleagues argue that information technology (IT)-based programs can improve cardiovascular disease (CVD) management and patient empowerment, but must be accompanied by ...
Aug 24, 2010 |
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Choosing healthier protein-rich foods instead of red and processed meats may reduce heart disease
American women who ate more protein-rich foods instead of red meat had a significantly lower risk of developing heart disease, according to a study reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Aug 16, 2010 |
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Privacy risks from geographic information
In today's world more geographic information is being collected about us, such as where we live, where the clinic we visited is located, and where we work. Web sites are also collecting more geographic information about their ...
Apr 08, 2010 |
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Do the media lead entrepreneurs astray?
If you're looking for reliable information, then you won't necessarily find it in the newspaper. According to Dr. Susan Glover from the University of California in the US, public information from both informal and written ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2009 |
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Risks of sharing personal genetic information online need more study, bioethicists say
With just $399 and a bit of saliva in a cup, consumers can learn about their genetic risk for diseases from breast cancer to diabetes. Now, thanks to social networking sites set up by personal genomics companies, they can ...
Jun 05, 2009 |
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