Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Image Caption: Occupy Portland The executive in charge of GSA Public Buildings Services told a DHS official that he had instructed law enforcement officers to “stand down” and not arrest a handful of “Occupy Portland” protesters at a rally in a Portland, OR, park…
Fla. task force told ‘stand your ground’ law confusing
By Curt Anderson Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A task force examining Florida's "stand your ground" self-defense law was told Thursday that the Trayvon Martin shooting is one example of the law's ambiguity and the potential unintended consequences it has created. "What we've discovered is, in a drug deal…
VeriSign admits it was hacked in 2010 but managers not told
Internet giant VeriSign suffered a series of data breaches in 2010 and even now senior executives are not sure exactly what was compromised, the company has admitted in a filing made to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). News of the previously unmentioned breaches has been uncovered by Reuters from…
FitzGerald told Thatcher security ties with UK could be severed over crisis
HUNGER STRIKES:GARRET FITZGERALD warned Margaret Thatcher that Ireland could be forced to cut off security ties with the British at the height of the hunger strikes. View full post on could security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Apple and Google told to improve smartphone security by Blue Coat
Blue Coat US vice president of cloud services Anthony James says the practice of “security by obscurity” on Apple iOS needs to improve as smartphone adoption increases, while he also criticised Google Android for its open operating system. James, an ex-pat Australian who has worked in the US for 10…
Leveson phone hacking inquiry: Former reporter reveals his articles rarely told the truth
A former reporter for the tabloid paper the Daily Star has told how he could count on his “fingers and toes” the number of stories he wrote which “genuinely” told the truth. View full post on hacking tools – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
NOTW hacker told to reveal associates
Updated: 19:57, Sunday August 21, 2011 The News of the World investigator at the heart of Britain’s phone hacking scandal has been ordered by a court to reveal who instructed him to illegally access voicemails, lawyers say. Glenn Mulcaire, who was jailed for six months in 2007 for intercepting messages…
Banks told of security flaw with use of caller ID
A Boston consumer advocate warned yesterday that JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Bank of America Corp. make it too easy for data thieves to steal personal information from their credit card customers. View full post on caller id spoofing – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…