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US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano cut the ribbon Friday on a command center for government cybersecurity

US boots up new unified cybersecurity center

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created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano cut the ribbon on Friday on a state-of-the-art unified command center for government cybersecurity efforts.


President Barack Obama is to release the results of a 60-day review of US cyber security policy

Obama to release cyber security report on Friday

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created May 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

President Barack Obama is to release the results of a 60-day review of US cyber security policy on Friday, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said Tuesday.





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US senators call for cybersecurity czar

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created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Two US senators introduced legislation on Wednesday aimed at creating a powerful national cybersecurity advisor who would report directly to the president.


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Top US cybersecurity official quits

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created Mar 07, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 2

A top US cybersecurity official has quit, complaining in a resignation letter obtained by Wired magazine that US cyber protection efforts are being dominated by the super-secret National Security Agency (NSA).


White House picks new cyber coordinator

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created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- The White House has tapped a corporate cyber security expert and former Bush administration official to lead the effort to shore up the country's computer networks and better coordinate with companies that operate ...


Retailers look to stretch out Cyber Monday push

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created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Retailers are thinking beyond Cyber Monday - a holiday marketing promotion many push for the Monday after Thanksgiving - and trying to spin their discounts into into Cyber Weekends or even Cyber Weeks.


PROMISES, PROMISES: Battling cyber turf wars (AP)

PROMISES, PROMISES: Battling cyber turf wars

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created May 30, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The digital battlefield is proving to be difficult terrain for President Barack Obama.


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Cyber crooks hot on heels of computer users: Cisco

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created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cisco chief executive John Chambers has warned that computer defenders are mere steps ahead of cyber crooks and that security must be built into all aspects of networks.


Twitter briefly blocked by hackers (AP)

Twitter briefly blocked by hackers

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created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Hackers briefly blocked access to the popular Internet messaging service Twitter, steering traffic to another Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" claimed responsibility.


Government Web sites kept alive at Cyber Cemetery (AP)

Government Web sites kept alive at Cyber Cemetery

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created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- It was a historian's nightmare. During the change from the Clinton to the Bush administration, Web sites affiliated with the Clinton White House went dark, and an unknown number of online documents ...


TJX reaches settlement with states on data theft

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created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Discount retailer TJX Cos. said Tuesday it has reached a settlement with multiple states related to a massive data theft that occurred at the parent company of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshall's a few years ago.


A man downloads a patch from Microsoft's web site to protect his computer from a worm virus

Conficker worm dabbling with mischief

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created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 8

The Conficker worm's creators are evidently toying with ways to put the pervasive computer virus to work firing off spam or spreading rogue anti-virus applications called "scareware."



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