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Tor Challenge: How US targets can be saved from hackers

Ever wondered how to remain anonymous or circumvent internet censorship while dealing with sensitive issues online? Electronic Frontier Foundation, patrons of online civil liberties, today launched the Tor Challenge, a project aimed at protecting the anonymity of internet users. Tor is a volunteer system that consists of servers spread across the globe, and a downloadable software that enables access to the network.

Martin Dempsey Nomination Caps National Security Shuffle

President Obama' announcement that he was nominating Gen. Martin Dempsey to be the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff continued a broad remake of his defense team that will include a new Secretary of Defense and a new Central Intelligence Agency chairman.
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Researchers working on ‘digital ants’ to flush out virus in computer networks

Wake Forest University, North Carolina, professor of Computer Science Errin Fulp, and his team of scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington, are developing an army of ‘digital ants’ which will be set loose into the power grid of a computer to discover viruses in the system, a report in the university website said.

Lockheed Martin Fall Prey to Cyber Attack

The U.S. government's biggest information technology provider Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) is the latest to fall victim to hackers, with its computer systems being hit by a network security transgression.
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Apologists for WikiLeaks, Bradley Manning hack PBS

Close on the heels of Lockheed Martin admitting that it had been hacked, it has emerged that the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has been hacked and login and password information pertaining to employees as well as outside users of the site have been compromised.

Google Wallet, is it really safe?

According to Google website, Google Wallet is designed and engineered to enable safe payments, going beyond the security level of traditional wallets and cards.

Controversial Patriot Act renewed

Two Democratic senators won the promise Thursday of a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing into what they say is a secret and expansive Justice Department interpretation of the information collection the Patriot Act allows.
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Microsoft latest security risk: Cookiejacking

A computer security researcher has found a flaw in Microsoft Corp's widely used Internet Explorer browser that he said could let hackers steal credentials to access FaceBook, Twitter and other websites.

Zuckerberg suggests younger kids will be on Facebook in future

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is determined to let children younger than 13 to have access to his social networking behemoth in future despite an influential Senate panel coming out strongly against diluting the online security of young children. That will be a fight we take on at some point. My philosophy is that for education you need to start at a really, really young age, he said.

Google fixes Android data security leak faster than a speeding bullet

It has only been a few days since the potential security flaw that affects 99% of Android devices was discovered, but Google has already announced a fix will start rolling out as soon as today. The flaw could potentially allow hackers to access users' phone data, calendar, and contact apps through an open Wi-Fi network.

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