After a vicious attack, Save the Date founder Jennifer Gilbert not only moved on, she also built a $30 million business. In 1991, at 22, Jennifer Gilbert was the victim of a random and vicious stabbing that was widely reported. Her name was never released, however, and as she built her New York City-based event-planning company, Save the Date, into a $30 million business, she kept the attack a secret.
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As early communications systems using quantum cryptography become commercially available, physicists have been investigating new types of security attacks in an effort to defend against them. In a recent study, researchers have identified and demonstrated a new, highly effective way to eavesdrop on a quantum key distribution (QKD) system that involves blinding the receivers detector during the "dead time" of single-photon detectors.
Read More »The Epsilon Breach: How Worried–and Angry–Should You Be?
So "someone just stole your email address." What now? By now, unless you keep your money under your mattress and don't shop for groceries, electronics, or clothing, you've probably received an email from one of the following institutions, apologizing for an email breach: Brookstone, Best Buy, The College Board, Citi, Walgreens, Disney Destinations, McKinsey & Company, the Home Shopping Network, JPMorgan Chase, TiVo, Kroger, Captial One...the list goes on. (And was diligently collected by SecurityWeek .) The email will have informed you of a security breach
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