Stories about: NSA

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    NSA releases a security-enhanced version of Android 18/01/2012 03:34:18

    The National Security Agency (NSA) has released SE Android, a security-enhanced version of Android, which provides and enforces stricter access-control policies than those found in the popular mobile operating system by default.
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    Researcher: Many Stratfor passwords are weak 04/01/2012 06:09:17

    At Utah Valley University, 120 computers are now working to decode encrypted passwords revealed by the hack of Stratfor Global Intelligence, one of the most significant data breaches of last year.
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    Lawmaker proposes cyberthreat sharing organization 07/12/2011 07:07:39

    A proposal in the U.S. House of Representatives would set up a new semi-independent organization allowing the U.S. government and private companies to share information about cyberthreats, but some critics questioned whether the group would be too removed from congressional scrutiny.
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    Committee approves cybersharing bill despite privacy concerns 03/12/2011 05:16:59

    The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee has approved a recently introduced bill that would allow greater cyberthreat information sharing between U.S. intelligence agencies and private companies even though privacy advocates say it would allow those agencies to spy on U.S. residents.
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    US lawmakers point to China as cause of cyberattacks 05/10/2011 06:27:09

    U.S. government officials need to put more pressure on their Chinese counterparts to stop a "pervasive" cyber-espionage campaign targeting U.S. companies, one U.S. lawmaker said Tuesday.
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    NSA extends label-based security to big data stores 07/09/2011 02:28:00

    The National Security Agency has submitted new label-based data store software, called Accumulo, to the Apache Software Foundation, in hopes that other parties will further develop the technology for use in secure systems.
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    Cloud security fears exaggerated, says federal CIO 28/07/2011 20:09:00

    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is not afraid of the public cloud.
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    Vendors patch firewalls after controversial NSS Labs test 10/05/2011 04:02:00

    Four out of the five vendors shown last month by testing company NSS Labs to suffer a security flaw in their high-end firewalls have since patched their products, including two companies that disputed the issue at the time.
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    Windows Vista for better security? I don't think so. 06/05/2011 06:16:00

    The National Security Agency (NSA) recently published a report, "Best Practices for Keeping Your Home Network Secure" (PDF) in which it makes numerous recommendations designed to help home computer users avoid malware and other common problems.
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    Firewall security issue raised in report ignites vendors' ire 14/04/2011 05:58:00

    A test by NSS Labs that found firewalls from five vendors are subject in one way or another to remote exploit by hackers has ignited furious response from vendors Fortinet and SonicWall.
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    Hacker 'handshake' hole found in common firewalls 13/04/2011 06:42:00

    Some of the most commonly-used firewalls are subject to a hacker exploit that lets an attacker trick a firewall and get into an internal network as a trusted IP connection.
 
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