Information about general information security issues.

Texas becomes first US state to ban warrantless email snooping

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A posting from Naked Security: Texas has become the first US…

Thumb Drive Security: Snowden 1, NSA 0

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A posting from Information Week  in there Security Storage section: NSA…

US charges eight for cybercrime targeting banks, government

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An interesting articles from NBC NEWs in there Technology section:…

Best Practices for Creating a Password

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Passwords are usually the first line of defense when it comes to protecting computers and information assets. What happens when that first line of defense is not properly created? I think we already know…

Cybersecurity hearing: NSA head Keith Alexander testifies in front of Senate -LIVE VIDEO

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Gen. Keith Alexander, the head of the National Security Agency, is testifying in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee

A World of Vulnerabilities – InfoSec Institute

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Every day, we read about cyber-attacks and data breaches, incidents that represent in many cases a disaster for private companies and governments. Technology plays a significant role in our lives; every component that surrounds us runs a piece of software that could be affected by flaws and exploited by those with ill intentions.

‘Activation lock’ to tighten iOS security

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A posting from Cnet News in there Security and Privacy section; Apple…

Microsoft announces five Bulletins for Patch Tuesday, including Office for Mac

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A posting  from Naked Security: Midsummer Patch Tuesday (or…

Facebook forensics? What the feds can learn from your digital crumbs

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An  interesting article In NBC News in there Technology section: Bits…