Archive for December, 2009
Security In Wireless LANS And MANS
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The Personal Internet Security Guidebook: Keeping Hackers and Crackers Out of Your Home. : An article from: Security Management
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Plastic Logic’s long journey to Vegas (Rory Cellan-Jones/dot.life)
Rory Cellan-Jones / dot.life:Plastic Logic’s long journey to Vegas — In Las Vegas next week, a twenty-five year journey could come to a successful conclusion, when a British company launches what it believes will be a triumphant combination of science and technology. Plastic Logic’s e-reader, the Que …
Briton Kidnapped in 2007 Is Freed in Iraq – New York Times
BAGHDAD — A British man captured along with four others in a brazen kidnapping from an Iraqi government office more than two years ago was freed Wednesday morning, the Iraqi and British authorities announced. The man, Peter Moore, is believed to be … Source: Briton Kidnapped in 2007 Is Freed in Iraq – New York [...]
Airline attack could lead to more scanners – Katu.com
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Christmas Day attack on a jetliner over Detroit, combined with technological improvements to protect people’s sense of modesty, could lead to dramatically wider use of full-body scanners that can see through travelers’ clothing … Source: Airline attack could lead to more scanners – Katu.com
1 edit TSA Threatens Blogger Who Posted New Screening Directive – Broadband Dslreports
Two bloggers received home visits from Transportation Security Administration agents Tuesday after they published a new TSA directive that revises screening procedures and puts new restrictions on passengers in the wake of a recent bombing attempt by … Source: 1 edit TSA Threatens Blogger Who Posted New Screening Directive – Broadband Dslreports
Loosening up; Home decor and design relaxes into the 2000s – Newburyport Daily News
Goodbye to the armoire and the dining room (in many cases, the living room, too). Hello to the home office. Repurposed rooms, recycled materials and an increasingly relaxed decorating style characterize the end of a decade that began as a party on a … Source: Loosening up; Home decor and design relaxes into the 2000s [...]
Guide to breaking cell phone security revealed – San Francisco Chronicle
A German security expert has raised the ire of the cell phone industry after he and a group of researchers posted online a how-to guide for cracking the encryption that keeps the calls of billions of cell phone users secret. Karsten Nohl, 28, told … Source: Guide to breaking cell phone security revealed – San [...]
Privacy Fears Block More Thorough Airport Scanners – The Ledger
A computer monitor displays a full-body scan during a demonstration of passenger screening technology by the Transportation Security Administration, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009, at the TSA Systems Integration Facility in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Haraz N … Source: Privacy Fears Block More Thorough Airport Scanners – The Ledger
Afghanistan suicide bombing kills 8 CIA officers – Los Angeles Times
Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan, and Rochester, N.Y. — A bomber slipped into a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday and detonated a suicide vest, killing eight CIA officers in one of the deadliest days in the agency’s history, current and … Source: Afghanistan suicide bombing kills 8 CIA officers – Los Angeles Times
