IDG News Service - The U.S., U.K. and Canadian delegations to a worldwide telecom treaty-writing meeting will not ratify a resolution approved by the majority of countries because regulations will include provisions on Internet governance ...
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Pwnie Express, nationally known for innovative penetration testing tools, stormed into DerbyCon as a silver sponsor this year. The company unveiled the newest of their products, the Pwnie Express Enterprise Pentest Appliance (PX-EPA). ...
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The Republican and Democratic parties should take a stand for Internet "freedom" during their upcoming national conventions, a group of Internet activists urged Monday. More than 36,000 people have signed a petition, started by 'Net ...
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More than 120 students were awarded £200,000 in scholarships and awards this week, as the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) rewarded hard-working UK students that choose to study computer science and engineering ...
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President Obama is exploring the option of using his executive authority to get government agencies and critical infrastructure owners to implement better controls for protecting their computer networks. According to a report by Reuters, ...
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Groups of companies in the same industry could pool infrastructure resources to help each other mitigate the effects of cyber attacks and work together on security issues, a senior official in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ...
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The Democratic Party embraced its version of Internet freedom and called for new cybersecurity legislation in its platform released as the party begins its convention in Charlotte. The Democratic platform, released late Monday, calls for ...
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The lack of an international agreement on cybercrime and terrorism is thwarting efforts to bring terrorists to justice,said a report released this week by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC). Nations should consider a ...
Cloud storage provider Dropbox has confirmed that usernames and passwords stolen from other websites were used to sign in to a small number of Dropbox accounts. "A stolen password was also used to access an employee Dropbox account ...
Security experts are warning businesses to take the publication of encrypted LinkedIn passwords by a hacker seriously. The professional networking site has confirmed that "some" of the stolen passwords posted online by a hacker correspond ...
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The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on cyber security that will run until 12 October 2012. The EC is seeking the views of governments, businesses and citizens about their experiences and possible EU responses ...
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Pipeline safety and cybersecurity will top the list of priorities for the American Gas Association in 2013, Ron Jibson, the incoming AGA chairman, said Friday. The US group will have a new emphasis on cybersecurity, said Jibson, the ...
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The U.S.Senate will not move forward on a cybersecurity bill. The Senate voted 51-47 to end debate and move to a final vote on the Cybersecurity Act,but 60 votes were needed to advance the bill.The Senate had also failed to move forward ...
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IDG News Service-A group of hackers leaked email contact information of experts working with the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA)after breaking into one of the agency's servers. The group published a list of 167 email addresses ...
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The UK national Cyber Security Challenge has announced four face-to-face competitions for the next round of the current challenge. Cyber Security Challenge UK runs a series of national inspirational competitions aimed at attracting ...
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