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Girl Scouts get hands-on lessons in cyber security at CSUSB – San Bernardino County Sun

Girl Scouts get hands-on lessons in cyber security at CSUSB
San Bernardino County Sun
Lesley Piper, a Cal State San Bernardino graduate working in computer security for Mitre Corp., led a class in forensics. Under Piper's direction, girls used a Forensic Toolkit to find evidence of check fraud in the computer hard drive of an imaginary

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Android this week: Galaxy S5 launches; Nokia X hands-on; Android security boost – GigaOM

Android this week: Galaxy S5 launches; Nokia X hands-on; Android security boost
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Now that the Galaxy S5 and Nokia X are finally here, were they worth the wait? We took a hands-on look at the two which offer very different Android experiences. android-this-week. Have we really been talking about the Galaxy S5 for nearly six months?

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Hands-on with Windows 8.1 Preview: Windows 8 done right

Late last month, Microsoft announced a raft of interface changes that Windows 8.1 would introduce. We’ve been giving them a spin.

As you might guess from the name, Windows 8.1 is an update to, and improvement on, Windows 8. The new user interface introduced in that operating system—the Start screen, touch-friendly “Modern” apps, the charms bar—is retained in Windows 8.1. What we see is a refinement and streamlining of these concepts.

The new Start screen is a pleasing evolution of the old one.

The differences are visible as soon as you log in. In 8.1, the Start screen offers a lot more flexibility over layout and tile sizing. By default, the Weather tile takes advantage of this, using a new double-height tile size to show the forecasts for both today and tomorrow, in addition to the current conditions.

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SANS Hands-On Computer Security Training Returns to Orlando for SANS 2013 – The Herald | HeraldOnline.com

SANS Hands-On Computer Security Training Returns to Orlando for SANS 2013
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BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 6, 2013 — Teaching Real-World Skills and Techniques so Cyber Defenders can Protect their Organization. BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — To help organizations stay ahead of cyber attackers, SANS will

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