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Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to release 6 patches, 1 critical

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Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to release 6 patches, 1 critical
Microsoft announced today that next week's Patch Tuesday will be the lightest of 2012, with six security bulletins and just one rated critical. Read More


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Torvalds to bad security devs: "Kill yourself now"
Linux creator Linus Torvalds last week posted a searing rant to Google+ hammering the developers of OpenSUSE for "mentally diseased" security measures. Read More

NASA looking for Star Trek-like Tricorder to track astronaut health
NASA Ames Research Center is exploring the technology requirements to develop what it calls a state-of-the-art device that could detect health-related biomarkers of astronauts in space. Read More

To be public, or to protect your tweets from data-miners, that is the question
One of the scarier stories out there on the interwebs right now is on Jezebel where a woman asked if her rapist found her via spooky Spokeo. "I understand what it means to freely share my information. When I tweet, I know everyone can read it, which is why I keep my location hidden. Read More


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FAA wants public feedback on unmanned aircraft test sites
If you don't want a bunch of unmanned aircraft flying around your house testing out their airworthiness and other technologies, the Federal Aviation Administration wants to hear from you. This week the agency asked for public input on the selection process that will be happening shortly for six unmanned aircraft system (UAS) test sites. Read More

NASA, Rovia take Angry Birds battle into space
NASA said it has teamed with Angry Birds creators at Rovio Entertainment to build a space version of the wildly popular game. Read More

5 Insider Secrets for Beating Applicant Tracking Systems
Error-prone applicant tracking systems kill 75 percent of job seekers' chances of landing an interview as soon as they submit their resumes, despite how qualified they may be. Job seekers' only hope for rising through these systems is to understand exactly how these systems work and how best to optimize their resumes for them. Here are five insider tips. Read More


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Alleged Stratfor hacker no stranger to law enforcement
Jeremy Hammond, one of the five hackers arrested in Tuesday's crackdown on key members of LulzSec and Anonymous, is no stranger to the law. Read More

AT&T reluctant to support FCC call to adopt new PC security measures
The head of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants the ISP broadband providers to help battle botnets by being more active in helping their subscribers eradicate malware infections on their PCs. But AT&T's chief security officer said AT&T is reluctant to go beyond its current anti-malware efforts. Read More

Contests hack the heck out of Chrome
Dueling browser-exploit contests at the CanSecWest conference yielded immediate results -- two hacks against Google Chrome -- with contestants in both competitions demonstrating exploits within an hour of the contests' opening. Read More

Chinese Firewall's most blocked terms
Terms related to political activists, anti-government movements and state censorship efforts are the most likely to be censored on Chinese blogs and social media sites, according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University. Read More



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