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http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/breaking-news/ireland/politics/article3413928.eceBelfast TelegraphFebruary 08, 2008Fine Gael is calling on the Government to beef up its computer security systems following revelations that 80 departmental laptops have been lost or stolen in the past five years.Reports this morning say 12 laptops have been stolen from the Department of the Environment, while five have been taken from the Department of Social and Family Affairs.Two were stolen from the Taoiseach's office la read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 201 days ago
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+------------------------------------------------------------------------+| LinuxSecurity.com Weekly Newsletter || February 8th, 2008 Volume 9, Number 6 || || Editorial Team: Dave Wreski <dwreski@private> || Benjamin D. Thomas <bthomas@private> |+------------------------------------------------------------------------+T read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 201 days ago
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http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2244756.eceAftenposten's reportersArild M JonassenPer Kristian AAleAftenposten English Web DeskCatherine SteinFebruary 9 2008Russian agents in Norway have reached levels as high as during the Cold War, warns the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST).Many other countries also have spies in Norway, climbing to a record number following a quiet period during the 1990s."Im not going to comment on individual countries, but there are more countries active [in read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 201 days ago
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---------- Forwarded message ----------Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:01:43 -0500From: Richard Forno <rforno (at) infowarrior.org>To: Infowarrior List <infowarrior (at) attrition.org>Subject: [Infowarrior] - More on...The FBI Deputizes Business(I do agree, the original article was a bit sensational; I've worked withInfragard as well over the years and it's not the complete big brotherentity the article made it out to be and I do agree it can be useful attimes despite what I know are some internal is read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 201 days ago
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http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/02/thief-scams-for.htmlBy Noah Shachtman Danger RoomWired.comFebruary 08, 2008 If you're looking for a great yarn [1], you could do a whole lot worse than the cover story in this week's Washington City Paper. Here's a snip: A little before 2 p.m.... a woman returned to her office [at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission] and found a stranger sitting at her desk... I was going to leave you a note, the stranger said, rising from the chair. She explained that s read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 200 days ago
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http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/chinese-waging-online-spy-war/2008/02/09/1202234232007.htmlBy Jason KoutsoukisThe AgeFebruary 10, 2008CHINESE computer hackers have launched several targeted attacks on highly classified Federal Government computer networks, prompting an internal review of IT security.The cyber attacks are believed to be part of a co-ordinated international espionage operation to glean intelligence from Western countries.Senior Australian intelligence figures are also believed to be c read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 200 days ago
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http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/news/2209293/strom-worm-making-millions-dayBy Clive AkassPersonal Computer World 11 Feb 2008The people behind the Storm worm are making millions of pounds a day by using it to generate revenue, according to IBMs principal web security strategist.Joshua Corman, of IBM Internet Security Systems, said that in the past it had been assumed that web security attacks were essential ego driven. But now attackers fell in three camps.I call them my three Ps, profit, polit read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 200 days ago
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http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=11371By Bryan BettsTechworld08 February 2008The use of data encryption could make organisations vulnerable to new risks and threats, a panel of security experts warned today.Many organisations are encrypting their stored data to relieve concerns over data theft or loss - for example, US mandatory disclosure laws on data breaches do not apply to encrypted data.However, experts from IBM Internet Security Systems, Juniper, nCipher and elsewhere said that read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 200 days ago
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/10/certified_ethical_hacker/By Dan Goodin in San Francisco The Register10th February 2008For as long as he can remember, Shane Kelly has taken a keen interest in taking things apart. When he was 11 and his family took delivery of its first PC, he promptly pulled off the cover and disassembled it, much to the chagrin of his parents."They weren't too impressed at the time," Kelly, who is now 16, says. "But I put it back together. It worked."A few month read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 200 days ago
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http://www.ioc.ornl.gov/csiirw/-------------------------Fourth Annual Cyber Security and Information Intelligence Research Workshop (CSIIRW-08) will be held at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, TN at the Joint Institute for Computational Sciences, Bldg 5100, May 12-14, 2008.-----Theme: Developing strategies to meet the cyber security and information intelligence challenges aheadWorkshop Homepage: http://www.ioc.ornl.gov/csiirw-----In keeping with the workshop format, we are not seeking full pape read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 200 days ago
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http://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2008/02/cyber_commandBy Marty Graham Wired.com02.11.08 BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, Louisiana -- When a reporter enters the Air Force office of William Lord, a smile comes quickly to the two-star general's face as he darts from behind his immaculate desk to shake hands. Then, as an afterthought, he steps back and shuts his laptop as though holstering a sidearm.Lord, boyish and enthusiastic, is a new kind of Air Force warrior -- the provisional chief of the service read more »
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