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Do 'I'm on vacation' posts pose security concerns?
news.yahoo.com — Most people wouldn't leave a recording on a home answering machine telling callers they're on vacation for a week, but users of social media think nothing of posting real-time vacation photos on Facebook showing themselves on beaches hundreds of miles from home, or sending out automatic e-mail messages that say, "I'm out of the country for a week." More…
TheEngineer2008
Utilities investigate grid hack by Chinese spies
greenercomputing.com — More bad news on the security front for the Smart Grid: The Wall Street Journal reports that the electric utility industry is negotiating with a defense contractor to determine whether spies from China and elsewhere have already hacked into the U.S. power grid. More…
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McGrew Busts McGraw, Computer Science Student Stops Hacker
blogs.dallasobserver.com — Wesley McGrew runs into hackers online all the time and usually turns a blind eye. However, in the case of "mentally unstable" security guard, Jesse William McGraw, he took action and contacted the FBI. McGrew was afraid McGraw was planning a virtual attack that might compromise public safety. He was arrested last Friday and due in Federal Court. More…
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Insider Trading Suspected Ahead of Pirate Bay Sale
wired.com — Securities regulators are investigating potential insider trading of Global Gaming Factory ahead of its announcement of plans to purchase The Pirate Bay. AktieTorget suspended trading in Global Gaming a week before the announcement as trading volume and share prices jumped without public news to account for it. More…
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ATM Vendor Halts Researcher’s Black Hat Vulnerability Talk
wired.com — An ATM vendor has succeeded in getting a security talk pulled from the upcoming Black Hat conference after a researcher announced he would demonstrate a vulnerability in the system. Barnaby Jack, a researcher with Juniper Networks, was to present a demonstration showing how he could “jackpot” a popular ATM brand by exploiting a vulnerability. More…
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EFF sues for publication of FBI domestic surveillance manual
arstechnica.com — If you wanted to know what guidelines the FBI sets for itself internally to govern the surveillance of US citizens, you'd be out of luck. The document that the FBI looks to for guidance in protecting your civil liberties from its own snooping is itself a secret, so the EFF has filed suit to have it released. More…
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Has the RIAA's Fight Against File Sharing Gone Too Far?
pcworld.com — Some legal experts question the constitutionality of a $1.92 million fine given to a woman accused of pirating 24 songs. A Minnesota jury ordered Jammie Thomas-Rasset to pay that yesterday, saying she "willfully" violated music copyrights and should cough up $80,000 per illegally downloaded track. More…
HunterGreenWhy Enterprises Shouldn't Limit Web Traffic
eweek.com — Web surfing attacks like Nine-Ball cause companies to limit employee Web traffic, citing security and productivity. However it is only a bandage since people look for ways to circumvent the system and it only takes one mistake to create damage. Rather, companies should look at employee education as ways to improve IT security. More…
Shiner76Quantum Secrets: A New Standard in Crytopgraphy?
dailygalaxy.com — Quantum cryptography has been a Holy Grail for security researchers since the idea was proposed, the promise of a new standard in absolutely unbreakable communications. But it's a new standard in the Microsoft sense: "Use our brilliant new system, because we're making sure the old one doesn't work anymore." More…
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