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China, US to Try New Tone in Desert Outing

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:34:00 +0200

WASHINGTON - China and the United States are hoping for a new chance to set the course for smoother relations through a secluded desert summit as the Asian power's leader Xi Jinping projects a more confident style.

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DHS Says Software Vulnerability Put Sensitive Employee Information At Risk

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:00 +0200

The Department of Homeland Security warned its employees their personal data may have been exposed as a result of a vulnerability in the software used by a DHS vendor to gather and store sensitive personally identifiable information (PII).

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Despite high profile hacks, security is on right track says Cybercrime Report

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:31:00 +0200

The latest quarterly report from PandaLabs concludes on a surprisingly optimistic note given the continuous revelations of high profile hacks and the evolution of nation-state cyber warfare this year.

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Computer Fraud and Abuse Act used to threaten journalists

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:23:00 +0200

Journalists who used Google Search to locate scores of unsecured social security numbers associated with the US Lifeline program have been threatened by lawyers under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.

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Google to lengthen SSL encryption keys from August

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:22:00 +0200

Google plans to upgrade the security of its SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates, an important component of secure communications.

Google to add Galapagos Islands to Street View

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:20:00 +0200

Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

IT security vendors seen as clueless on industrial control systems

Thu, 23 May 2013 17:31:00 +0200

Many IT security vendors have a minimal understanding of industrial control systems (ICS) and try to sell technology that could easily damage the devices found in plants running the nation's critical infrastructure, experts say.