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Cybersecurity expert says White House lack of 'czar' is subpar

Technology / Internet

created Jun 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A Purdue University cybersecurity expert is skeptical that the new U.S. cybersecurity coordinator will have enough clout to serve as more than a glorified cheerleader with the way the White House has created the position.


Researchers publish DNA identification of czar's children

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cutting edge science has finally put to rest a 90-year-old mystery that involved nobility, revolution, murder and the long-romanticized story of a child's escape from the firing squad. Genomic analysis performed at the University ...





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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.


A "new arms race" is taking shape in cyberspace, Canada's security czar said Wednesday

'New arms race' taking shape in cyberspace: Van Loan

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created May 27, 2009 | popularity 1.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A "new arms race" is taking shape in cyberspace, Canada's security czar said Wednesday, lamenting ever bolder and more sophisticated attacks on government websites by Russia, China and others.


EU warns it will recall iPhones if labs show faulty

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

The European Union's consumer czar warned on Monday that iPhones would be taken off the market if national authorities find manufacturing faults lie behind mystery screen explosions.


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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Facebook outlines new privacy policy

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created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Facebook outlined changes to its privacy policy on Thursday and asked for feedback from the social network's more than 300 million users.


EPA appoints czar for Great Lakes clean up (AP)

Cameron Davis appointed as Great Lakes czar

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Cameron Davis, leader of a Chicago-based environmentalist group, has been appointed to oversee President Barack Obama's initiative to clean up the Great Lakes.


Europe warned of cocaine crisis

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created Nov 03, 2006 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

The U.N. narcotics czar warns that Europe is headed toward a cocaine crisis as many governments there continue to be in denial of the problem.


Obama setting up better security for computers (AP)

Obama setting up better security for computers

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created May 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- America has for too long failed to adequately protect the security of its computer networks, President Barack Obama said Friday, announcing he will name a new cyber czar to take on the job.


A year later, still no cybersecurity czar

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created Jul 20, 2006 | popularity 1 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Just over a year after the Department of Homeland Security announced it would create a position for a cybersecurity czar, the Cyber Security Industry Alliance is lobbying for DHS to finally install someone into the job.


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Google blames Gmail outage on server maintenance

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created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Internet giant Google has blamed server maintenance for a Gmail outage which left millions of users without the free Web-based email service for more than an hour and a half on Tuesday.



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