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2011 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR)

Executive Summary
361 million >> 144 million >> 4 million. Thus goes the tally of total records compromised across the combined caseload of Verizon and the United States Secret Service (USSS) over the last three years. After four years of increasing losses culminating in 2008’s record-setting 361 million, we speculated whether 2009’s drop to 144 million was a fluke or a sign of things to come. 2010’s total of less than four million compromised records seems to suggest it was a sign. But of what? And is it a permanent change in direction or a temporary detour?

10 Markets to Watch in 2011
An Exploration of Real Estate Markets that are on the Rise During Challenging Times

Inman News examined housing, economic and demographic data for metropolitan areas nationwide in compiling a list of 10 housing markets that are showing signs of strength and may outperform other housing markets in 2011 in several key metrics. Inman News also asked a host of real estate search and data companies to share research and methodology to identify high-performing real estate markets across the U.S.

China is now the world’s second largest economy and enjoys an increasingly wealthy and educated population of 1.3 billion. Its rising influence prompts varied reactions in America. Some are quick to encourage a strong embrace of China’s emergence on the world stage; others wish to cast it as the villain in a recreated Cold War dynamic.

INTRODUCTION
Last month, News Corporation introduced “The Daily,” a news product currently only available as an app on the iPad platform. The company chose to develop a new brand for this digital application rather than attempting to extend the reach of one of their existing brands.

Raising the Age of Medicare Eligibility: A Fresh Look Following Implementation of Health Reform

Several major deficit-reduction and entitlement reform proposals include raising Medicare's age of eligibility from 65 to 67 as a way of improving Medicare's solvency.  This Kaiser Family Foundation report estimates the expected effects on such a change on the federal budget, as well as on affected seniors' out-of-pocket costs, employers, Medicaid and others in light of the major changes in coverage enacted under the 2010 health reform law.

There is a company executive with a growing influence in today’s boardroom – the chief financial officer. And the role of the finance organizations that these executives lead is expanding as well.

The 2011 report on California’s biomedical industry report is a collaborative effort between the California Healthcare Institute, BayBio and PwC. It offers a comprehensive overview of the impact of the biomedical sector on California’s economy and includes data on employment, wages, education and investment, as well as a snapshot of the product development pipeline. Data in the report draws from public sources as well as a survey of industry executives.