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FBI Chief dishes on technology, insider threats and cyber criminals
Technology has allowed the FBI to better fight all manner of crime but it has also enabled cybercriminals and others to rapidly morph and change tactics that can be difficult to keep up with. Read More


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New York City agency pushes plan to prevent cyberattacks on elevators, boilers
Imagine what would happen if an attacker broke into the network for the industrial control systems for New York City's elevators and boiler systems and decided to disrupt them, imperiling the lives of hundreds of thousands of residents relying on them. Think it could never happen? Think again. Read More

Fight the Patriot Act and win. Next? Promise privacy, a surveillance-free ISP
If an ISP said privacy is more important than profit, would you believe it? What if that ISP and mobile wireless carrier charged you as little as $20 a month, provided end-to end encryption on all electronic communications, and said "no" to any kind of government surveillance? Would you believe and help support it then? Read More

What a Psychopath Can Teach Us About Information Security
In David Mamet's 1992 film "Glengarry Glen Ross," Alec Baldwin's character Blake – sent by the firm's owners Mitch and Murray to lay down some tough love on the salesmen at a remote office of their real estate agency – uses as one of his motivational tools the acronym "AIDA." It stands for "Attention, Interest, Decision, Action" and it has a lot to teach us about how information... Read More


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25 geeky gifts for Mother's Day
Cool, fun and practical, these Mother's Day gifts have a tech edge Read More

IT security pros failing on risk strategies
IT security professionals in Europe have "significant gaps" in their enterprise risk strategies, according to research from HP. Read More

U.S.-Israel project with Motorola leads to security-hardened industrial control system
The security associated with industrial control systems (ICS) is facing heavy criticism this week at the ICS Joint Working Group 2012 Spring Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). DHS is concerned cyberattacks could disrupt America's energy, water and manufacturing facilities. Read More


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Twitter Breached, 50k Accounts Posted to Internet
Twitter said Wednesday that it is continuing to investigate an apparent data breach that resulted in more than 50,000 user names and passwords being posted to the Internet. Read More

FBI issues warning on hotel Internet connections
The FBI today warned travelers there has been an uptick in malicious software infecting laptops and other devices linked to hotel Internet connections. Read More

7 ways to mask your Internet identity
You can't erase all of the personal info that's out on the Web, but you hide in plain sight Read More



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