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Archive for April, 2010

Study Finds Rise in Lone Wolf Terrorist Attacks Since Oklahoma City

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Domestic terrorist attacks perpetrated by individuals, or lone wolves, have increased since Timothy McVeigh’s bombing of a federal building in Oklahoma City 15 years ago, reports a terrorism research organization.

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Morning Security Brief: Master Key Security Breach, Spammers, DHS HQ, Mumbai’s Oberoi Hotel Reopens, & Click Fraud

Monday, April 26th, 2010

 

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Morning Security Brief: McAfee Apologizes, DHS Sued, Cloud Computing Policies, & Cyberdefense Competition

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

 

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NGO to Detachment 88: Try Harder Not to Kill Jihadi "Active Shooters"

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Indonesia’s Detachment 88, the archipelago’s elite black-clad antiterrorism police unit, should look into developing procedures to capture violent jihadi militants alive, argues the International Crisis Group (ICG) in a report released this week.

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Is the iPad Useful for Security Professionals?

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

The iPad already accounts for .03% of Web traffic. That might not sound like a lot but that’s compared to the BlackBerry’s .04%, according to Engadget. What does that have to do with security, you ask?

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TSA Not Doing Enough to Protect Railways from Terrorism, Says Sen. Lautenberg

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

Recalling various terrorist attacks against rail systems worldwide since 9-11 and last year’s disrupted plot to attack the New York City subway system, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) said yesterday that the United States must do more to protect its railways from terrorism.

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Morning Security Brief: Chemical Security, TSA Whistleblowers, X-Mas Bomber Trial Costs, Full Body Scanners, & Secure Benjamins

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

 

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Attorney Requests Access to Computers of Possible "Voyeur" School Administrator

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

Parents of 15-year-old Blake Robbins have filed a motion requesting additional digital discovery after more than 400 screen shots and Webcam photos have surfaced of the teenager taken by his high school administrators.

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Google Cyberattack Used Run-of-the-Mill Attack Method

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

New details about the cyberthefts at Google last December seem to prove one thing: even the best of us can fall for routine hacker tactics.

As The New York Times reported yesterday, the initial attack was pretty run-of-the-mill by common security standards.

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Morning Security Brief: Domestic Terrorism, Border Fence Boondoggle, Off-duty Guard Heroics, & Terror and Corruption

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

 

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