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China arrests two more Japanese nationals on espionage charges – report – The Guardian

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China arrests two more Japanese nationals on espionage charges – report
The Guardian
China reported, in late September, it had arrested two Japanese citizens for suspected spying, a move likely to strain already tense ties between Asia's two largest economies. The detentions – the first since 2010 involving Japanese nationals on such …
Japanese woman detained in China over alleged espionageThe Japan Times
China arrests 2 more Japanese nationals on espionage charges, says reportAsia Times
China Now Has 4 Japanese Citizens in Custody for Suspected EspionageChinatopix
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Report: Target failed to execute security basics

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Verizon consultants probed Target’s network for weaknesses in the immediate aftermath of the company’s 2013 breach and came back with results that point to one overriding – if not dramatic – lesson: be sure to implement basic security best practices.

In a recent KrebsOnSecurity post, Brian Krebs details Verizon’s findings as set down in a Target corporate report.

The findings demonstrate that it really is important to put in place all the mundane security best practices widely talked about, and that without them even the best new security platforms can’t defend against breaches.

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US legislation requiring tech industry to report terrorist activity dropped

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The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has dropped a provision that would have required Internet companies to report on vaguely-defined terrorist activity on their platforms, a move that was strongly opposed by the industry and civil rights groups.

The controversial section 603 was included in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 but Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, had put a hold on the bill, stating that he wanted to work with colleagues to revise or remove the provision so that the rest of the bill could move forward.

On Monday, Wyden said that the “vague & dangerous” provision had been removed from the bill and he would now be lifting the hold on it.

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Human Rights Watch Submission: World Development Report on Internet for … – Human Rights Watch

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Human Rights Watch Submission: World Development Report on Internet for …
Human Rights Watch
[xv]; Citizen Lab's research has also uncovered evidence that two such commercially available products, Hacking Team's Remote Control System and FinFisher's FinSpy, may have been in use in over 20 countries in recent years, including Ethiopia,[xvi] …

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