Stories about: National Security Agency

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    Microsoft denies it built 'backdoor' in Windows 7 20/11/2009 07:30:00

    Microsoft today denied that it has built a backdoor into Windows 7, a concern that surfaced yesterday after a senior National Security Agency (NSA) official testified before Congress that the agency had worked on the operating system.
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    NSA helped with Windows 7 development 19/11/2009 08:32:00

    The National Security Agency (NSA) worked with Microsoft on the development of Windows 7, an agency official acknowledged yesterday during testimony before Congress.
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    Are nations paying criminals for botnet attacks? 17/11/2009 17:03:00

    Nations that want to disrupt their enemies' banking, media and government resources don't need their own technical skills; they can simply order botnet attack services from cybercriminals.
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    Jailbreaking puts iPhone owners at risk, says researcher 10/11/2009 05:25:00

    Jailbroken iPhones are much easier to hijack, a noted security researcher said today, and the proof is in the worm that has infected some Australian phones.
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    DHS faces challenge in hiring 1,000 security experts 07/10/2009 03:33:00

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's effort to hire some 1,000 new cybersecurity experts could hit a wall because such skills are increasingly hard to find, according to security experts.
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    New initiative is looking for a few good cybersecurity pros 28/07/2009 05:43:00

    Amid concerns that the U.S. has a shortage of cybersecurity professionals, a new consortium of U.S. government and private organizations aims to identify students with strong computer skills and train them as cybersecurity guardians, warriors and "top guns."
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    The NSA wiretapping story that nobody wanted 18/07/2009 09:35:00

    They sometimes call national security the third rail of politics. Touch it and, politically, you're dead.
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    Apple delivers prodigious patch batch for iPhone 19/06/2009 08:30:00

    Apple yesterday patched 46 security vulnerabilities, half of them in the Safari browser and its WebKit rendering engine, for the iPhone and iPod Touch as it released iPhone OS 3.0.
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    Obama's cybersecurity initiative wins praise 01/06/2009 04:50:00

    U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement Friday of a new cybersecurity push by the U.S. government won widespread praise from the technology industry, with many people saying his attention to the issue is a major step toward better securing the nation's computer networks.
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    Report: Obama to name cybersecurity czar this week 27/05/2009 07:29:00

    US President Obama later this week will formally appoint a cyber czar to coordinate a national strategy for securing cyber space the Washington Post reported today.
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    Report: President Obama to get secure BlackBerry 8830 24/04/2009 11:51:00

    US President Barack Obama is due to receive a high-security BlackBerry 8830 soon, a Washington-based newspaper has reported.
 
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