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Bad flash drive caused worst U.S. military breach

N8 August 26th, 2010View/Print PDF Version

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Breach in 2008 was wake-up call for Defense Department to create new cybersecurity strategy, says U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III.

Be cautious of Internet access at airports

N8 August 26th, 2010View/Print PDF Version

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Using Internet access terminals at an airport might put you at risk of losing personal information.

The real iTunes fraud vulnerability: Gullible users

N8 August 24th, 2010View/Print PDF Version

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Despite reports, iTunes hasn’t been compromised and the company isn’t aware of any sudden increase in fraudulent transactions, sources tell All Things Digital.

Microsoft warns about application security flaw

N8 August 24th, 2010View/Print PDF Version

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The software maker says that it is looking into an issue that may leave many Windows programs subject to an attack mechanism known as DLL preloading, or binary planting.

Wikileaks: ‘Dirty tricks’ in allegations against Assange

N8 August 22nd, 2010View/Print PDF Version

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Swedish prosecutors say that, contrary to earlier reports, Julian Assange is not suspected of rape and is not wanted. Wikileaks suspects a political plot.

New features, improved look in Kaspersky 2011

N8 August 22nd, 2010View/Print PDF Version

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Kaspersky’s latest refresh to their premium security suite introduces several new tools to help keep your computer safe while enhancing older ones. The few problems in Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 loom larger than they would otherwise, though, because of the high retail cost of the suite.

What Intel gets from McAfee’s consumer products

N8 August 20th, 2010View/Print PDF Version

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Some experts are saying that Intel’s plans to buy software security vendor McAfee are the beginning of the slow death of McAfee’s consumer security products. That’s not likely to happen in the near future, but just what does the chip-maker get with McAfee’s current consumer security line?

Senators rebuke Obama admin. on full-body scans

N8 August 20th, 2010View/Print PDF Version

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Democratic and Republican politicians press Marshals Service on surreptitious recording of millimeter wave body scans performed on Americans who enter a federal courthouse.

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