Those pranksters wanted to make a similar point as Koot, that having our information out there unguarded by its holders opens us up to identity theft and targeted attacks.

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At Homeland Security, you could work in the burgeoning area of biometrics, which uses technology like digital fingerprints and photos to verify identity and protect against terrorist attacks.

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Attacks against cultural heritage are attacks against the very identity of communities.

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Even if publicizing Web-based malware attacks wouldn't actively prevent identity, it might shame site owners into patching their vulnerabilities, suggests SANS Web security researcher Johannes Ullrich.

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In an era when consumers and corporations are storing and accessing ever larger amounts of data, the IT world faces increasingly sophisticated attacks from hackers, fraudsters, phishers, identity pirates and data-bushwhackers of every stripe.

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Police in the English city announced Wednesday that they will begin recording offenses against members of alternative subcultures in the same way they do attacks based on race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or transgender identity.

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