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Possible ‘glitch’ summons woman for jury duty 9 times in 12 years

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A woman from Ohio tells a Cleveland TV station that she has been summoned for jury nine times in the past 12 years.

“Usually what I do is snap a picture (of the summons) and send it to my friend, like, again!” she says. From that TV station story:

Administrative judge for the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court John Russo says that people are supposed to get called about every two years. According to him, jury selection is random, with 300 names picked electronically per week based on voter registration. But Russo says there could be a glitch with addresses that would put your name back in the pot too soon.

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Network World Paul McNamara

IDG Contributor Network: Does the NSA have a duty to disclose zero-day exploits?

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To say the National Security Agency (NSA) prefers to lay low and shuns the limelight is an understatement. One joke said about the secretive group, widely regarded as the most skilled state-sponsored hackers in the world, is NSA actually stands for “No Such Agency.”

But now a recent leak has put the group right where it loathes to be—squarely in the headlines. Last month, a group called “The Shadow Brokers” published what it claimed were a set of NSA “cyber weapons,” a combination of exploits, both zero day and long past, designed to target routers and firewalls from American manufacturers, including Cisco, Juniper and Fortinet.

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Cyber warriors newly eligible for special duty pay – AirForceTimes.com

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AirForceTimes.com

Cyber warriors newly eligible for special duty pay
AirForceTimes.com
For the first time, the Air Force has added cyber warfare operations to its list of career fields eligible for special duty pay, effective Oct. 1. Airmen in the 1B4X1 cyberspace defense operations career field can get paid an extra $ 150 per month if …

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