SECURITY

A person uses the new Blackberry Bold 9900 at a release party to promote the BlackBerry OS 7 devices made by RIM in Toronto

RIM to Offer Security Features on iPhone, Androids

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion is seeking to cash in as companies switch to rival smartphones with a new tool that offers some of its important security features for sexier devices like the iPhone.
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British actress Sienna Miller arrives at the Leveson Inquiry into media practices at the High Court in central London November 24, 2011.

Sienna Miller Tells of Hacking Paranoia

Actress Sienna Miller said on Thursday she had been placed under a web of surveillance by a tabloid newspaper which listened into her messages and read emails, prompting her to accuse family and friends of leaking stories to the press.
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Winner of Republican National Security Debate: The Economy?

Republicans faced off in a national security-themed debate at Constitution Hall in Washington D.C. and broadcast on CNN. The gathering did little to change the dynamic of a race that has seen a carousel of candidates tested as a possible better-option to former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
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AT&T investigates security breach attempt

AT&T Inc, the No. 2 U.S. mobile provider, said it is investigating an organized and systemic attempt to access wireless customers' information but that it did not believe any accounts were breached.
Burnt vehicles are seen at the ECWA church compound in New Jerusalem

Nigeria Security Says Politicians Sponsor Islamists

Nigerian politicians are funding members of a radical Islamist sect responsible for dozens of shootings and bombings this year in the north and capital of Africa's most populous nation, the state security service (SSS) said on Monday.
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Exclusive: Lax security at Nasdaq helped hackers

A federal investigation into last year's cyber attack on Nasdaq OMX Group found surprisingly lax security practices that made the exchange operator an easy target for hackers, people with knowledge of the probe said. The sources did not want to be identified because the matter is classified.
25 Worst Passwords of 2011

Cyber Security: 25 Worst Passwords of 2011 [Study]

If the word password stands as the password between your online information and cyber criminals, you are the most vulnerable person to be hacked. Yes, it is the worst password one can possible choose, according to a study.
A pedestrian walks past the NASDAQ building in New York City

Lax Security at Nasdaq Helped Hackers

A federal investigation into last year's cyber attack on Nasdaq OMX Group found surprisingly lax security practices that made the exchange operator an easy target for hackers, people with knowledge of the probe said. The sources did not want to be identified because the matter is classified.
ATM Skimming

ATM ‘Skimmers' Nabbed for $250,000 Heist

Three men accused of stealing more than a quarter of a million dollars from 1,500 people have been arrested. The men had installed card-reading devices and surveillance video cameras on Chase ATMs near Union Square in January.
AngloGold Ashanti mine in Ghana

Gold Prices Fall to One-Week Low on Eurozone Fears

Gold fell to a one week low on Thursday as fears that the euro zone debt crisis could spread from peripheral to core economies kept investors nervous and prompted some to liquidate profitable positions to cover losses in other asset classes.
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Ex-U.S. admiral raises cash for cyber security firm

Retired U.S. Admiral William Fallon has spent the past year working to turn around a high-tech start-up that sells software that helps government agencies and businesses fight sophisticated cyber attacks.
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Hackers eye Canada business: study

Hackers attacking Canadian organizations are determined to make money in targeted campaigns while government insiders stole more data than ever before, a security study released on Tuesday showed.
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Mozilla Firefox 8: 5 Key Features

Mozilla released Firefox 8, an update with a great emphasis on security, especially for loading graphics and third-party apps and add-ons.

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