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The US Army has launched a fan page on Facebook

US Army enlists Facebook, Twitter

Technology / Internet

created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The US Army said on Monday it had launched a fan page on Facebook and established an office for online "social media," despite security rules that limit soldiers' access to networking sites.





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GE to sell security unit to United Technologies

Technology / Business

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US conglomerate General Electric on Thursday announced it would sell its security unit to United Technologies Corp. for 1.82 billion dollars.


Homeland Security to hire up to 1K cyber experts

Technology / Internet

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Obama administration has given a green light to the Homeland Security Department to be more competitive and choosey as it hires up to 1,000 new cyber experts over the next three years, the first major personnel ...


Cisco has released a Web security app for iPhone

Cisco releases Web security app for iPhone

Technology / Software

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cisco on Friday announced the release of a free iPhone application for anyone who wants to stay on top of the latest trojans, worms, or other threats marauding on the Internet.


Cuba criticizes Microsoft blocking Messenger (AP)

Cuba criticizes Microsoft blocking Messenger

Technology / Internet

created May 30, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(AP) -- Cuba criticized Microsoft on Friday for blocking its Messenger instant messaging service on the island and in other countries under U.S. sanctions, calling it yet another example of Washington's "harsh" ...


Iraq to impose controls on Internet (AP)

Iraq to impose controls on Internet

Technology / Internet

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The Iraqi government has decided to crack down on Internet service providers and ban sites that incite violence or carry pornography, officials said Tuesday, a move that has been strongly criticized ...


Lessons from evolution applied to national security and other threats

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 28, 2008 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Could lessons learned from Mother Nature help airport security screening checkpoints better protect us from terror threats? The authors of a new book, Natural Security: A Darwinian Approach to a Dangerous World, believe they ...


Tighter oversight on border laptop searches

Technology / Other

created Aug 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The Obama administration on Thursday put new restrictions on searches of laptops at U.S. borders to address concerns that federal agents have been rummaging through travelers' personal information.


Survey samples life scientists' views on 'dual use' research and bioterrorism

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created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Rapid advances in the biological sciences over the last several decades have yielded great benefits such as medical therapies and vaccines. But some of these same scientific advances could also be used for malicious purposes, ...


House passes health care bill on close vote (AP)

Landmark health bill passes House on close vote

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (11) | comments 5

(AP) -- The Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed far-reaching health care legislation, handing President Barack Obama a hard-won victory on his chief domestic priority though the road ahead in the ...


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Microsoft's monthly security fixes spare Windows 7

Technology / Software

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Microsoft's newest computer operating system has survived its first few weeks on the market without needing any security fixes.



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