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Google News, YouTube blocked in China amid Tibet riots

2008-03-17 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Chinese authorities have blocked Google News and YouTube in China amid protests in Tibet
 
 
 
 
 
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Federal Information Security and Management Act -- Five Years On

2007-12-18 02:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...amid a heightened focus in Washington, D.C. on the status of federal information security: the Federal Information Security and Management Act (FISMA) just completed its fifth year on the books as a federal law As the follow up to the Government Information Security Act of 2000, FISMA established an updated legal framework for federal...
 
 
 
 
 
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Modeling Urban Panic

2008-01-14 12:09:28 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...amid dense urban environments, to serve as a test-bed for experimentation," says Torrens. "The idea is to use the model to test hypotheses, real-world plans and strategies that are not very easy, or are impossible to test in practice Such as the following: 1) simulate how a crowd flees from a burning car toward a single evacuation point; 2)...
 
 
 
 
 
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UK Two-Tier Tax Security System

2008-02-05 14:38:09 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...amid concerns that their confidential details would be put at risk
 
 
 
 
 
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The National Cyber Exercise

2008-02-06 13:29:21 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
...amid the massive list of prospective Federal, State, local, and international government participants, individual companies are but a miniscule component. Given the importance of financial services, energy, and other private sectors, this prospect gives me pause. We've heard anecdotes from clients that FBI Infragard and other public-private...
 
 
 
 
 
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The National Cyber Exercise

2008-02-06 13:29:21 by Burton Group in Security and Risk Management Strategies Blog
 
...amid the massive list of prospective Federal, State, local, and international government participants, individual companies are but a miniscule component. Given the importance of financial services, energy, and other private sectors, this prospect gives me pause. We've heard anecdotes from clients that FBI Infragard and other public-private...
 
 
 
 
 
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Security chief quits OLPC amid restructuring

2008-03-21 00:00:00 by Agam Shah in Network World on Security
 
A drastic internal restructuring underway at the One Laptop Per Child Project has caused a director of security to resign from the nonprofit effort
 
 
 
 
 
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Travel group warns: Corporate data at risk from laptop searches at border

2008-04-30 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
A business travelers group is warning its members to limit how much proprietary business data they have on their laptops and other devices amid fears the information could be made public if border agents seize it during searches
 
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft clarifies XP SP 3 Flash issue

2008-06-03 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
Amid concerns that users of its Window XP Service Pack 3 operating system may be vulnerable to online attacks, Microsoft has finally broken its silence and explained which XP users need to upgrade their Adobe Flash Player software
 
 
 
 
 
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Redefining Anti-Virus Software

2008-06-12 10:53:42 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Anti-virus firms continue to struggle to stand their ground amid a flood of new malicious programs being unleashed each day, a complementary approach to fighting malware is beginning to take root"Interesting white list approach - albeit it's still based on anti-virus (black list approach at the back) it shows a new direction is needed