Carrier IQ aside, the public may want their phones tracked – GigaOm
The Mac Observer Carrier IQ aside, the public may want their phones trackedGigaOm10, 2011, 10:34am PT 15 Comments Since an Android developer first detected a mysterious 'spy' app buried in his HTC phone, Carrier IQ has become the target of public outrage, a class-action lawsuit and even a Congressional inquiry. …MacOS KenDensed: Carrier IQ & [...]
Eleven public meetings scheduled to focus on ammonium nitrate security program
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: cbrne_detection The National Protection and Programs Directorate of DHS is planning a series of at least 11 public meetings in cities primarily in the South and West at which DHS officials will discuss a new security program to regulate the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate, which could be used [...]
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NIST’s Information Security and Privacy Board to hold public meeting in Washington October 26-28
Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: it_security Image Caption: Howard Schmidt NIST’s Information Security and Privacy Board, which was established by the Computer Security Act of 1987 to advise the Commerce Secretary and NIST director on computer security issues, will hold a three-day public meeting Oct. 26-28. The sessions will be held at the Courtyard Washington [...]
Public safety can benefit when bad hackers go good – TMCnet
And the attacks can be sophisticated. He used as an example the alleged U.S.- and Israeli-built Stuxnet computer virus, a sophisticated cyber attack that shut down an Iranian nuclear facility’s entire network and now is known as a super weapon.
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The Public Eye: Phishing mimics Netflix, snares Lincoln Hills man – Sacramento Bee
It’s called “phishing”: a classic online scam in which phony emails – supposedly from legitimate companies, banks or even agencies like the IRS – are sent to trick you into handing over personal information. For Lincoln Hills resident Al Kottman, it came …
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An Act to provide a national medal for public safety officers who act with extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty, to enhance computer … Internet security, and for other purposes.
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Ohio shelves plan to link security cameras at businesses and public places during emergencies – Los Angeles Times
But the state is looking at computer modeling systems that could provide more useful … “You can use it for every single phase of Homeland Security on the prevention and protection side,” Glenn said. In the state’s Natural Resources division, about …
