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A look at China’s cyberwar planning

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A look at China's cyberwar planning
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Six Ways to Protect Your Apple iPad
Are you one of the millions who have either pre-ordered the third-generation iPad, or plan to brave the crowds at the Apple Store and other retailers to pick one up first-hand this Friday? You'd better take some steps to protect that investment. Read More

CanSecWest browser-hacking contests offer bigger bounties, get small results
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Ukraine seen as a growing 'haven for hackers'
Ukraine's would-be major crackdown on cybercrime is increasingly looking like a bust. The result is the country becoming a haven for hackers, in the view of analysts, including some Ukraine security officials. Read More

Apple patches record number of Safari 5 bugs with monster update
Apple yesterday updated Safari to version 5.1.4, patching 83 vulnerabilities and boosting JavaScript performance on OS X Lion. Read More

IBM security chief questions new EU data protection laws
Joe Anthony, director of security, risk and compliance product management at IBM, has slammed the latest reforms to EU's data protection laws, claiming that 24 hours isn't long enough for companies to make meaningful notifications to authorities. Read More

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