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The free TrackMeNot Firefox
add-on takes a unique and creative approach to protecting your privacy
from search engines that can create profiles of you based on terms you
search for. Rather than hiding your searches from them in some way, it
takes the exact opposite tack: It inundates search engines with a
blizzard of background searches from you, so that no practical profile
can be built because there are too many random searches. It generates
those search terms from a group of RSS feeds from sites including the
New York Times, CNN, and others.
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Afghan Security Taking More Control |
07/22/2011
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Afghanistan began handing
responsibility for security from NATO soldiers to its own troops on
Sunday, igniting a process designed to leave the country free of foreign
combat forces by 2014.
Seven parts of the country will be transitioned over the week in a move
which could take up to two years to complete, but analysts and
parliamentarians have expressed great doubts over the switch.
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Nuclear Computer Shut-Down |
07/22/2011
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A security computer at the San
Onofre nuclear generating plant near San Clemente mysteriously shut down
early Saturday morning, prompting the plant manager to issue an "unusual event report.
The computer, which monitors gates and doors as one part of the
plant’s overlapping security systems, was restarted 45 minutes later
without incident, and there were no threats to the plant’s security,
officials said.
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Fiscal Influences on Security |
07/21/2011
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The years of fiscal
mismanagement have resulted in a sputtering American economy in which
the unemployment rate hovers above 9 percent and unprecedented
uncertainty has made it harder for our nation’s job creators to start
and expand businesses.
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Taliban Sanctions Waived |
07/20/2011
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Radio Voice of America reports
that the government of Afghanistan had asked the UN Sanctions Committee
to waive off the names of those Taliban members having end up
violations. Among the 14 Taliban members include four members of the
High peace Committee which has been formed in Mizan of last years for
preparing the ground for talks with the Taliban. This decision is taken
by the UN Security Council in order to separately approach with the
Al-Qaeda and Taliban groupings and levying of sanctions against them.
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Syria Protests Result in Deaths |
07/19/2011
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Twenty Syrian protestors were
gunned down Friday, as thousands of activists flooded the streets of
Syria in the biggest and most hostile demonstration yet against
president Bashar al-Assad. Authorities opened fire into crowds across
the country trying to maintain order.
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Government Accidently Gave Away Confidential Documents |
07/18/2011
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The U.S. government asked a
judge Thursday to order the return of a secret document about a
detention center in Afghanistan that it mistakenly gave to a civil
rights group, saying its release could frustrate military and
intelligence-gathering efforts and do serious damage to national
security, including interfering with foreign diplomatic relations.
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VirusBarrier for iPad, iPhone and iTouch |
07/14/2011
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A French security company known
for its Mac OS X antivirus software today released the first
malware-scanning app for the iPhone and iPad and iPod touch.
Integos VirusBarrier for iOS has been approved by Apple, and debuted on the App Store Tuesday for $2.99.
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PDF Security Concerns |
07/16/2011
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Avast Software is warning people
to be aware of the risks associated with reading PDFs using Adobe
Reader. Unfortunately for it, and possibly recipients of its warning, it
has sent its warning out in a PDF file.
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RI Cyber Security Team |
07/15/2011
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Rhode Island officials on Monday
unveiled a new team of law enforcement, emergency planners, academics
and private businesses aimed at taking down threats to cyber security
and tackling cyber attacks when they happen.
Members of the new Rhode Island Cyber Disruption Team said the
partnership is a model for other states trying to pool resources from
inside and outside of government to address cyber-security problems.
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Members of the U.N. Security
Council recalled Syria's obligations to take the necessary measures to
protect foreign embassies, a German ambassador said.
The French and U.S. embassies in Damascus were mobbed by demonstrators
supporting the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad this week.
The official residence of Robert Ford, the U.S. envoy to Syria, was
stormed as well.
Reports from Syria said the crowds were broken up by Syrian forces and nobody was injured.
Nevertheless, Peter Wittig, the German envoy to the United Nations, condemned the embassy raids.
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TSA Security Holes |
07/13/2011
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The Transportation Safety
Administration has released an alarming new security threat last week.
Unfortunately, this new threat as well as how it will be combated raises
more question than there are adequate answers.
Although the public has been told that it does not relate to any specific or imminent threat foreign security agencies are being encouraged to take additional security precautions.
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Criminals who infect websites are making the Internet much riskier for small business owners.
Since early June, one gang has been using a uniquely insidious type of
automated attack to inject malicious code on some 20,000 to 30,000
sites, many of them small businesses that rely on the Internet to reach
customers, says Wayne Huang, chief technical officer at website security
firm Armorize.
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The hacking of one of Fox News
Twitter accounts on July 4th, was disturbing, given the messages posted
proclaimed President Obama was dead, and raises the need for tighter
security within social media.
Social media has taken off over the past few years, turning from a means
of communicating with friends and family into a fully fledged business
tool. Yet, given the wide reaching impact it can have, there are
concerns over the security protecting it.
Companies take time to establish a reputation on sites such as Twitter,
building a following of people who respect the brand and messages. So,
when an attack such as the 4ths occurs it can be highly damaging to a
company, especially when the Tweets are of such a serious nature.
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Protect Your Security Deposit |
07/09/2011
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Put simply, if you vacate your
rental property upon termination of the lease, the landlord has 15 days
to return your security deposit unless, within 30 days of you leaving,
the landlord gives you written notice by certified mail to your last
known address of why they intend to keep the deposit. This is the law in
Florida, it may vary State to State.
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Energy Key to Security |
07/08/2011
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There can be no doubt China sees
the rapid development of a clean-energy economy as the way of the
future. It remains the world's leading investor in low-carbon,
clean-energy technology, having invested $54.4 billion last year -- up
40 per cent on the previous year.
But while it is conscious of the political desirability of cutting
carbon emissions, Chinas main imperative remains rapid economic
development and the maintenance of social stability. It is also very
conscious of the need for economic security, which will involve building
indigenous industries and reducing reliance on foreign, and often
politically unstable, sources of energy imports.
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Competitive Intelligence Tips |
07/07/2011
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Some companies compete by
getting into the minds of their competitors. Competitive Intelligence is
the process of collecting information about competitors in a
competitive environment. These tips and tricks will help marketers
better understand competitive intelligence, and how to effectively
compete in their marketplace.
Competitive Intelligence
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LulzSec Is It Real? |
07/06/2011
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Why the Latest, Hottest Hacker Group May Never Have Existed.
Now, if you are in any way tuned in to the latest Internet happenings or
follow cyber-security issues, you have been hearing a lot about LulzSec
of late. If not, heres a short primer: when they popped up on the
hacker scene just a few months back, it was hard to know what to make of
them.
First, there was its mascot. Unlike Anonymous’ iconic empty black
suit, or taunting Guy Fawkes mask, LulzSecs logo was a somewhat
snooty-looking creature, complete with top hat, monocle and a glass of
wine. Then there was its name – Lulz Security or LulzSec for short –
suggesting more mischief than activism.
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NASCAR Chief at Security Conference |
07/05/2011
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NASCAR president Mike Helton
will deliver a keynote address at the National Sports Safety and
Security Conference and Exhibition set for Aug. 2-4 in New Orleans.
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Obama Losing Dems on National Security |
07/03/2011
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The Obama administration tried
to find solace in Fridays landmark votes on the Libya operation, holding
up the fact that the House did not actually de-fund the mission as some
semblance of an endorsement.
But the two votes Friday on Libya, coupled with the fierce backlash the
president faced from his own party after announcing his Afghanistan
withdrawal plan Wednesday, underscore the political trouble President
Obama is in when it comes to national security. Though anti-war
Democrats and anti-interventionist Republicans have long locked arms
against U.S. military campaigns abroad, that bipartisan coalition is
swelling -- in size and intensity.
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Security Results in Market Instability |
07/02/2011
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Uncertainties about the Greek
debt situation and the removal of the security blanket of Fed easing
could combine for another week of volatility, as the second quarter
draws to an end.
There is a busy economic calendar, including important ISM manufacturing
data and three Treasury auctions totaling USD 99 billion in new
securities, which hit the market next week just as the Feds quantitative
easing Treasury purchase program winds down.
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Days after hackers claimed to
compromise more than 1,000 accounts of an FBI affiliate in Connecticut,
authorities have yet to release any details about the extent of damage
to the organization, which counts large businesses and state agencies
among its members.
Web security specialists say the silence is probably calculated to avoid
giving any credit to hackers that thrive on limelight and to reduce the
risk of any further exposure.
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Citigroup Cites $2.7 Million in Customer Losses |
06/30/2011
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Citigroup Inc. has told
government officials that about 3,400 of the customers whose credit-card
information was hacked have suffered about $2.7 million in losses,
according to people familiar with the matter.
The disclosure is the first acknowledgment by the New York company that
the May security breach resulted in any losses. Citigroup has previously
indicated it would cover any losses, saying customers would not be
liable for unauthorized use of their accounts in connection with the
attack.
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