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  • August 2008

    • Open Wireless Networks 'Invitation to Trouble'

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Aug 18, 08 2:10 AM CDT

      Open Wireless Networks 'Invitation to Trouble'

      (Newser) - Failing to protect personal wireless service with a tough password and encryption can open the door to disaster. That's the warning from "wardriver" security gurus who cruise the streets looking for unguarded service to highlight the problem, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. Wardriving was also used by an international ring of hackers recently busted for snatching 40 million credit card numbers from poorly safeguarded wireless networks operated by retailers. More »

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      security  • wireless

  • July 2008

    • Taliban Targets Attacks for Maximum Panic in Kabul

      Newsweek  |  Jul 27, 08 8:35 AM CDT

      Taliban Targets Attacks for Maximum Panic in Kabul

      (Newser) - Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan lack the firepower to spark a massive attack, but they’re doing their best to wage psychological warfare on Kabul, Newsweek reports. Creating a sense of instability through frequent small-scale attacks, “we can create panic and undermine the last vestiges of support for the regime,” said a Taliban spokesman. Kabul threatens to become the "new Baghdad." More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • insurgents  • security  • Kabul

  • June 2008
  • April 2008

    • Trade Show Offers Top Gear to China Cops

      New York Times  |  Apr 27, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Trade Show Offers Top Gear to China Cops

      (Newser) - A police trade show packed with Western goods is thriving in Beijing despite worldwide outrage against China, the New York Times reports. DuPont and Motorola are among big-name companies selling items like bulletproof Kevlar and wireless systems for cops. Washington, which forbids the sale of police technology to China, was shocked to hear about items on the show floor. More »

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      China  • police  • Beijing  • security  • security technology  • trade show

    • The Most Vulnerable Western City: Boise. Really?

      Washington Post  |  Apr 5, 08 7:53 AM CDT

      The Most Vulnerable Western City: Boise. Really?

      (Newser) - Boise, Idaho, may be better known for hosting the World Potato Congress than topping terrorist target lists, but it was the only city west of the Mississippi to make the top 10 in a Homeland Security-funded study ranking cities by vulnerability to terror attacks, the Washington Post reports. "To be honest, we're a little bit surprised," a spokesman for the city said. More »

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      terrorism  • Department of Homeland Security  • security  • Idaho  • terrorist attack  • Boise

  • March 2008

    • March Madness Prompts Alert

      ABC News  |  Mar 5, 08 9:15 AM CST

      March Madness Prompts Alert

      (Newser) - March Madness should have security forces on high alert, the FBI and Dept. of Homeland Security warned in a joint statement yesterday, as crowded sporting events are “potential targets” for terrorists. College basketball games are just some of the many sporting events that "regularly bring tens of thousands of fans...into large open-access facilities” that are hard to secure, the agencies note. More »

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      terrorism  • FBI  • sports  • Department of Homeland Security  • security

  • February 2008

    • States Cracking Down on 'Spychip' Privacy Lapses

      Ars Technica  |  Feb 27, 08 9:02 PM CST

      States Cracking Down on 'Spychip' Privacy Lapses

      (Newser) - Radio Frequency ID tags—data-loaded microchips that track everything from shipping containers to cars to humans—increasingly are raising concerns with privacy advocates who worry the “spychips” could reveal too much about our lives, reports Ars Technica . Tech-savvy states such as Washington and California are trying to legislate RFIDs, banning non-consensual chip reading and regulating how RFIDs are used. More »

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      California  • privacy  • security  • Washington  • RFID  • high-tech security

    • Bomb Dogs Will Ride Amtrak

      Associated Press  |  Feb 19, 08 5:33 AM CST

      Bomb Dogs Will Ride Amtrak

      (Newser) - Amtrak is stepping up security, with random screening of carry-on bags and security teams packing machine guns and leading bomb-sniffing dogs patrolling platforms and trains, reports AP. The new system, beginning this week, echoes stricter security procedures at the nation's airports. Amtrak insists there should be no additional departure delays . More »

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      terrorism  • India  • security  • counterterrorism  • TSA  • Charles Schumer  • threats  • Madrid bombings  • Amtrak  • Mumbai  • bomb-sniffing dogs

  • December 2007

    • Theft of Personal Data Hits Record

      Associated Press  |  Dec 31, 07 4:10 AM CST

      Theft of Personal Data Hits Record

      (Newser) - Theft of sensitive personal data such as Social Security and credit card information from corporations, government offices and other institutions hit a record this year, reports AP. One survey found 79 million records compromised in the US—nearly four times as many reported in 2006. Another study cited over 162 million data breaches worldwide this year. More »

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      security  • hackers  • data theft

    • Led Zeppelin Outwits Scalpers

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 10, 07 7:58 AM CST

      Led Zeppelin Outwits Scalpers

      (Newser) - Rock band Led Zeppelin performs in London tonight for the first time in 20 years and fans are pouring in from all over the world—including Brazil, Australia and the US. Some may be bitterly disappointed, however. Stringent new security arrangements designed to beat scalpers may stop some fans from seeing their idols. A million people vied for 18,000 tickets available only on the web, and sales were limited to two tickets a person. More »

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      security  • Led Zeppelin  • reunion concert  • ticket sales  • scalpers  • Ahmet Ertegun

  • November 2007

    • Security Device Sector Booms

      Reuters  |  Nov 26, 07 4:32 AM CST

      Security Device Sector Booms

      (Newser) - The inventions that turned up this month at a competition to find the world's most promising security start-up sound like prop candidates for a James Bond film than the real world: explosion-proof curtains and a hand-held tester for exposure to nerve agents were featured alongside the winner, a night-vision camera that picks up infrared light, Reuters reports. More »

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      al-Qaeda  • security  • counterterrorism  • espionage  • James Bond  • private security firm  • security cameras  • biometrics

    • Thousands Returning to Safer Baghdad

      Times (UK)  |  Nov 21, 07 12:34 PM CST

      Thousands Returning to Safer Baghdad

      (Newser) - Iraqi refugees are returning to Baghdad by the thousands, convinced that security has dramatically improved, reports the Times of London. The Iraqi embassy in Damascus has even organized a secure convoy to escort Iraqis home next Monday and has posted signs offering free bus and train rides home. “There is a large movement of people going back to Iraq," said a United Nations official. More »

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      Iraq  • Syria  • security  • refugee  • Iraqi refugees

    • Grade Hackers Face Jail and $250K Fines

      ComputerWorld  |  Nov 5, 07 8:50 PM CST

      Grade Hackers Face Jail and $250K Fines

      (Newser) - Two ex-undergrads at Fresno State U. have been charged with hacking the school's system to up their grades—and face up to 20 years in jail and $250,000 fines, Computerworld reports. John Escalera, who worked the computer help desk, reportedly hacked the Peoplesoft management system in 2004 to raise his and buddy Gustavo Ravo Jr.’s grades. Both have pleaded not guilty. More »

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      computer  • security  • hackers  • Fresno State

  • October 2007

    • Homeward Bound, Bhutto Fears for Life

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 15, 07 5:39 PM CDT

      Homeward Bound, Bhutto Fears for Life

      (Newser) - Benazir Bhutto returns to Pakistan Thursday for the first time in 19 years, and she worries her life is at risk. A Taliban commander has vowed to murder the ex-PM with suicide bombers, but her fear is military officers “who have fought the jihad,” she told the Guardian . She's been negotiating security with the government and is expecting 3,500 guards. More »

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      Pakistan  • al-Qaeda  • Taliban  • Benazir Bhutto  • assassination  • security

  • September 2007

    • Blackwater Played by Its Own Rules

      Washington Post  |  Sep 20, 07 9:54 AM CDT

      Blackwater Played by Its Own Rules

      (Newser) - Blackwater, the private security firm involved in the shooting of 10 civilians in Baghdad Sunday, has operated outside US military regulations governing other security contractors in Iraq, the Washington Post reports. Deployed and protected by the State Department, they were exempted from oversight by the Iraqi Interior Ministry, and not subject to military rules on use of offensive weapons, the paper says. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • State Department  • Blackwater  • security

    • US-Iraqi Panel to Probe Private Contractors

      CNN  |  Sep 19, 07 8:03 PM CDT

      US-Iraqi Panel to Probe Private Contractors

      (Newser) - In the wake of the shooting deaths of 10 Iraqi civilians at the hands of private security firm Blackwater last weekend, the US and Iraq are forming a joint panel to probe the war's private security contractors. Rather than conduct forensic field studies of the incident, officials say, the committee will look at the "safety and security involving the operations of these contractors." More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • United States  • Blackwater  • security  • contractors

    • Blackwater Ban Puts US Military in a Bind

      Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 18, 07 7:03 PM CDT

      Blackwater Ban Puts US Military in a Bind

      (Newser) - The Iraqi crackdown on Blackwater, the private security firm implicated in Sunday’s killing of 8 civilians in Baghdad, draws attention to the lack of control the US military exerts over the 20,000 contractors who work for them in the country.  Blackwater guards are the most feared of the contractors, the Los Angeles Times reports, with a reputation for firing weapons without compunction—even at other American contractors. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Blackwater  • security  • contractors  • immunity

    • Iraq Considers Expelling Security Firms

      Associated Press  |  Sep 18, 07 11:15 AM CDT

      Iraq Considers Expelling Security Firms

      (Newser) - Private security firms have never been popular in Iraq, but after Blackwater USA’s fatal shooting of civilians Sunday, national rage may be strong enough to drive them from the country. The Iraqi government announced today that it would review the status of all private security companies, and explore rescinding a law exempting them from Iraqi prosecution, the AP reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Nouri al-Maliki  • Muqtada al-Sadr  • Blackwater  • security

    • Microsoft Defends Silent Windows Updates

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Sep 14, 07 4:59 PM CDT

      Microsoft Defends Silent Windows Updates

      (Newser) - Microsoft is reconsidering its updating practices after coming under fire for "silently"downloading a Windows patch—even for users who had opted for notifications. Microsoft defended itself, pointing out that the silent fixes affected the update software itself, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. Skeptical opponents maintain similar situations in the past came with alerts. More »

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      Internet  • Microsoft  • Bill Gates  • online privacy  • security  • Microsoft Windows

    • Ad Hoc Security Doesn't Cut it at Home

      Slate  |  Sep 12, 07 7:16 PM CDT

      Ad Hoc Security Doesn't Cut it at Home

      (Newser) - America’s ad hoc security is still off the mark, says Slate’s Daniel Byman: It fosters fears, ignores US Muslims and never plans from a terrorist’s point of view. “The very concept of homeland security is new for Americans,” Byman writes, “and the department was thrown together quickly and involved many already-dysfunctional bureaucracies. ” More »

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      terrorism  • terrorist  • homeland security  • security  • jihad  • threats  • American Muslims

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