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Bush Administration to set up national cyber security center; taps Silicon Valley entrepreneur to lead the group

2008-03-20 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...Silicon Valley will head a new interagency group that will coordinate cyber defenses across the federal government. As reported today by Brian Krebs of the Washington Post, "...Sources in the government contracting community said that the White House is expected to announce as early as today the selection of Rod A. Beckstrom as a top level...
 
 
 
 
 
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Silicon Valley's Wi-Fi Situation

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2008-07-09 10:11:40 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Silicon Valley's state of public Wi-Fi: The paper looks at the failures of various networks around the valley, the current state of Wi-Fi plans, and how a non-profit, WiFi101, is building (with a grant) a new effort that could be a model for how to offer free service for those without Internet access The Weekly also mentions Palo Alto...
 
 
 
 
 
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Facebook Privacy Issues

2008-01-07 02:05:44 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...Silicon Insider talking about the newest integration between Facebook and Blockbuster, Fandago and others. Had I not already heard all the details and fallout I probably would have said, Sounds like a complicated threat model. I hope someone did their homework. Alas, they did not Whats fallen out from this is a privacy issue thats complex and...
 
 
 
 
 
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Can Azulstar Make WiMax Work without Buying Spectrum?

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2008-05-09 10:58:59 by Glennf in Wi-Fi Networking News
...Silicon Valley--a set of dozens of cities along with county government and private enterprise all wanting some kind of tiered Wi-Fi across 1,500 sq mi While EarthLink, MetroFi, and even Kite Networks (with their extensive Arizona buildout in Tempe launched a bit before any other large competiting network) seized the headlines, and later made...
 
 
 
 
 
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Cotton Traders confirms that their website was compromised

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2008-06-11 10:45:54 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Silicon.com The Register Report Credit BBC News and an informed reader of The Breach Blog Response From the online sources cited above The credit card details of up to 38,000 customers of clothing firm Cotton Traders were stolen following a hack of its website It was initially reported that 38,000 card details were stolen. Cotton Traders...
 
 
 
 
 
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A New Generation of Tech in DC

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2008-07-18 21:24:20 by Rajiv Patnam in ScienceLogic
...Silicon Valley. But I soon start thinking about the atmosphere that fostered that spirit and energy, a fun and easy-going vibe that allowed individuals to act like, well individuals! The fun laid-back atmosphere had many stories and tales of crazy parties to celebrate the success that was happening. Indeed those mavericks lived a Play Hard,...
 
 
 
 
 
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Relay attacks on card payment: vulnerabilities and defences

2008-01-09 00:01:52 by Steven J. Murdoch in Light Blue Touchpaper
 
...Silicon-Based Security is still that hard: Deconstructing Xbox 360 Security Michael Steil and Felix Domke demonstrate the clever techniques they developed to install Linux on the XBox360
 
 
 
 
 
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Oracle to Buy BEA Systems for $8.5 Billion

2008-01-16 14:00:30 by Tim Bass in The Complex Event Processing Blog
 
...Silicon Valley as the technology industry consolidates. Oracle has for years eyed BEA as an acquisition target BEA has been battling Oracle, International Business Machines Corp. and others in the market for middleware. BEA, with a product called WebLogic, pioneered one category of middleware called application servers that are used to build...
 
 
 
 
 
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2008-01-23 00:00:00 by Editor in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
...Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal: In an amended filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, when, Cupertino-based ArcSight said it plans to sell 6 million shares, while stockholders will sell an additional 861,919 shares. Based on the expected price range, the company would have a
 
 
 
 
 
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A new VC on the block

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2008-02-27 10:02:34 by HASH0x8b4e6e0 in StillSecure, After All These Years
...Silicon Valley business. Brad along with some Mobius folks - Ryan McIntyre, Seth Levine, Jason Mendelson, and Chris Wand - have put together a Boulder based VC called the Foundry Group . Yesterday Brad publicly announced that Foundry Group had closed its first fund - a $225m fund for early stage start ups based in the US. I hope to have Brad...