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The US Government Keeps Raising Its 'Secret Keeping' Budget
The amount spent by U.S. government agencies to classify information rose $1.2 billion to $11.36 billion last year, but the estimate leaves out key intelligence operations. The Information Security...
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The US Is Investigating Claims That Power Plants Are Vulnerable To Hackers (SI)
BOSTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government is looking into claims by a cyber security researcher that flaws in software for specialized networking equipment from Siemens could enable hackers to attack...
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This Japanese Statement On Cyber Security Has Chilling Implications
It kind of went underneath the radar, but last Friday (Sept. 7) a Japanese military panel ruled to define cyberspace as "a 'territory' where various activities such as information gathering, attack,...
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The Islamic Anonymous Is Ramping Up Its Cyber War With The West
They're saying it's a campaign to defend "the prophet of Allah." Several Western websites have been compromised recently as a part of a concerted effort by a group dubbed the "Arab Electronic Army" to...
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'Silent Circle' Military-Grade Encryption App Now Available In The App Store
Silent Circle, the military-grade encryption and information protection app that we covered recently, is now officially for sale on Apple's App Store, as of this week. The following available apps...
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How To Access Fortune 500 Company Servers For $4 And Other Cyber Secrets
A Russian company called "dedicated express" is selling access to private company servers for as little as $4, according to a recent report. Security investigative journalist Brian Krebs said in a...
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The Pentagon Is Taking Potential Threats Against The Nation's Pacemakers Very...
Just this morning, the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) posted an information and equipment request to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website concerning cardiac pacemakers and their...
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Retailers May Start Targeting Customers With New Surveillance Technology
We've covered surveillance tech that identifies faces and people under the influence, even an iPhone app that helps block potential spies, government or otherwise. Now there's surveillance that could...
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A Mathematician Hacked Into Google Because He Thought It Was Part Of A Job...
Zachary Harris didn't think he was cut out for the job, but when Google emailed him an offer he figured he'd give it a wack anyway. Or a hack, rather. Kim Zetter of Wired reports that a strange email...
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New Microsoft Patent Uses Kinect And Mobile Cameras To Count People In Your...
A new Microsoft patent will allow the company to remotely surveil, and effectively count American citizens as they order online or cable pay-per-view from the comfort of their own homes.From the...
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Congress Is Still Just Talking About China's Massive Cyber Espionage Campaign...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress should conduct an in-depth assessment of Chinese cyber spying and consider imposing tougher penalties on companies that benefit from industrial espionage, a...
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Obama Signed Secret Deal That Makes A Huge Change To US Cyber Warfare Strategy
Obama has signed Presidential Order Number 20 and made an important change to the way the US will respond to attacks on National Security structures via the web, according to Ellen Nakashima of the...
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REPORT: Jihadi Hackers Email Israel's Military 'Tel Aviv Will Be A Ball Of Fire'
Islamic Jihad allegedly sent an email message to 5000 Israeli soldiers: 'Gaza will be the graveyard of your soldiers and Tel Aviv will be a ball of fire.'The organization operates out of Gaza under...
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The Twitter Conversation Between Hamas And IDF Is One Of The Most Revealing...
While on the exterior, on television, and even on the live blogs, it seems like everyone involved in the Israel and Gaza conflict are pushing for peace, things have gone awry.Beneath it all, on the...
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HACKED: Israeli Deputy Prime Minister's Social Media Accounts Hijacked
A hacking collective calling themselves the ZCompany Hacking Crew successfully hacked and hijacked the LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter accounts of Israeli Vice Prime Minister Silvan...
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There's A Virtual CyberCity Where Government Hackers Train For Real World...
The U.S. Air Force has paid a security firm to build a virtual town to prepare government hackers for battles in cyberspace, Robert O'Harrow Jr. of the Washington Post reports."CyberCity" has a...
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Erin Burnett's Shouting Match With Julian Assange Shows Hypocrisy On Both Sides
Erin Burnett of CNN put Julian Assange"Out Front" for an 11-minute interview Nov. 28, and the shouting match that concluded the segment had very little to do with the subject of the interview.Burnett...
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The US Is Helping Iraq Beef Up Its Navy And Delivered Two New Ships Today
The United States has delivered two support ships to Iraq, which is seeking to boost its fledgling naval capabilities, the US embassy said on Sunday.The two 60-metre offshore support vessels were...
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Turkish Web Authenticators Briefly Fake Google Inc.
An agency of the Turkish government deployed a deceptive version of some Google Inc web pages, possibly to monitor activity by its employees, major Internet companies said on Thursday.The reports are...
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Pentagon Announces Cyber Force Expansion As Anonymous Hacks Government Websites
The Pentagon plans to expand its cybersecurity force from 900 personnel to 4,900 troops and civilians over the new several years, Ellen Nakashima of The Washington Post reports. The expansion reflects...
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