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Thursday, February 05, 2009

More security problems found in Treasury Department; Cisco warns of 4 WLAN vulnerabilities

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GAO finds more security problems in the Treasury Department

Tim Greene By Tim Greene
Data used to fight money-laundering and funding for terrorists is at risk because of significant security weaknesses within the networks used by a crime-fighting arm of the U.S. Treasury Department, according to a government study. Read full story

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02/05/09

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