Defense chief calls China, India “threats”

GROTON, Connecticut (Reuters) – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta appeared to call China and India “threats” on Thursday, in comments that the Pentagon quickly sought to correct. Panetta, addressing workers at a submarine plant in Connecticut, was talking about emerging challenges facing the United States as it looks beyond the Iraq…

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Android Threats Surge on Infected Apps

November 15, 2011, 11:28 AM EST By Sarah Frier Nov. 15 (Bloomberg) — In the era of the personal computer, Apple Inc.’s machines were often less vulnerable to security threats than the alternatives. That may also be the case with the rise of smartphones. Google Inc.’s Android operating system for…

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Android Threats Surge With Third-Party Apps

Enlarge image Android Security Threats Surge With Infected ‘Angry Birds’ Jerome Favre/Bloomberg Models display Samsung Electronics Co. Galaxy Nexus smartphones, running Google Inc.’s Ice Cream Sandwich Android operating system, in Hong Kong, China. Making malware is easier with Android software because the applications aren’t checked, the source code is open…

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DHS monitoring Twitter, Facebook for potential threats

When the US Department of Homeland Security receives information about potential threats to the US, agents may turn to social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. Caryn Wagner, undersecretary of the Department of Homeland Security, told an audience Monday at the National Symposium on Homeland Security and Defense in Colorado…

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