Archive for August, 2009

China Security closes $25.4 million s… – Forbes

Monday, August 31st, 2009
China Security closes $25.4 million stock offering
Forbes
AP , 08.31.09, 06:43 AM EDT China Security & Surveillance Technology Inc., which provides digital surveillance technology in China, said Monday it closed a
China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc. Announces Closing Reuters

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Tom Ridge: Second Thoughts, but Not S… – TIME

Monday, August 31st, 2009

CBS News
Tom Ridge: Second Thoughts, but Not Second-Guessing, on Homeland
TIME
31, 2009 Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge does not want to "second-guess" the motivations of his former colleagues in the Bush Administration.
The First Draft: mixing politics and national security?Reuters Blogs
Ridge: Stop 'hyperventilating' about those 2004 terror alertsChristian Science Monitor
Ridge: Talk of terror-alert politics exaggeratedThe Associated Press
Security Management -Washington Post Blogs -The Associated Press
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FACTBOX: Security developments in Ira… – Reuters

Monday, August 31st, 2009

BBC News
FACTBOX: Security developments in Iraq, August 31
Reuters
BAGHDAD – A roadside bomb targeting a US military patrol wounded five civilians in southeast Baghdad's Rustumiya district, police said.
Iraq security vital for whole region: Iran FMAFP
Corruption undermines Iraqi securityBBC News
Mottaki insists on Iran's support for Iraq's securityTehran Times
ReliefWeb (press release) -Reuters -Reuters
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Security takes backseat to virtualisa… – ComputerworldUK

Monday, August 31st, 2009
Security takes backseat to virtualisation
ComputerworldUK
Companies are putting security on the back burner in the rush to virtualise their data centres. That's according to applications delivery

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Dissident priest not on Vietnam amnes… – AFP

Monday, August 31st, 2009

MSN Malaysia News
Dissident priest not on Vietnam amnesty list
AFP
He said that 13 people who broke national security laws were granted amnesty. These included 11 ethnic minorities from the Central Highlands.
Vietnam grants amnesty to prisoners on occasion of national dayXinhua
Vietnam grants amnesty to over 5000 prisonersThe Associated Press
Top dissidents not on Vietnam's amnesty listReuters India
Monsters and Critics.com -VietNamNet Bridge
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Conficker claims five million computers

Monday, August 31st, 2009

The Conficker worm is still lurking around the internet four months after it supposedly peaked.

Hackers to plead guilty to TJX hacking

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Faces up to 25 years in jail, with one trial to go.

Skype Trojan can log VoIP conversations

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Symantec sets alarm bells ringing.

US Government wants emergency internet powers

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Presidential control of the internet.

Apache Software Foundation site hacked

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Suffers breach of systems.

Security vendors dismiss Snow Leopard anti-virus

Monday, August 31st, 2009

Feature described as ‘rudimentary’.

Operation Motorman: the full story re… – guardian.co.uk

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

guardian.co.uk
Operation Motorman: the full story revealed
guardian.co.uk
To the west, in Devon, a civil servant in the Department for Work and Pensions had access to the giant database of the social security system.
How private lives of famous were invadedguardian.co.uk

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Brief: Security tools snarl Snow Leopard update

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Security tools snarl Snow Leopard update

Monday manifesto: Food security matte… – Times Online

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Times Online
Monday manifesto: Food security matters but worry about food
Times Online
In August, Mr Benn stepped into the media spotlight with his thoughts about food security. He wants us to think about producing more food in Britain and has

UK troops blow up damaged helicopter … – guardian.co.uk

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

guardian.co.uk
UK troops blow up damaged helicopter in Afghanistan
guardian.co.uk
In addition to the four crew, the Chinook was carrying 15 soldiers from the Rifles regiment who were being airlifted into the area as part of a security

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Assad: Syria has “direct interest” in… – Xinhua

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Earthtimes (press release)
Assad: Syria has "direct interest" in Iraq's security, stability
Xinhua
30 (Xinhua) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday stressed that Syria has direct interest in Iraq's security and stability, the Syrian official news
Assad meets Solana, stresses interest in Iraq securityPRESS TV
European Union High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy Arab Monitor
Iraq attacks and the Syrian connectionLong War Journal
Tehran Times
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Crystal Castles’ Alice Glass rescued … – NME.com

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

NME.com
Crystal Castles' Alice Glass rescued by security at Reading Festival
NME.com
Crystal Castles' Reading Festival set descended into chaos today (August 30), when frontwoman Alice Glass had to be rescued by security after diving into

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Saudi tightens security to protect oi… – Reuters India

Sunday, August 30th, 2009
Saudi tightens security to protect oil plants
Reuters India
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has tightened security at oil facilities after the country's anti-terror chief escaped a suicide

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Pakistani security forces arrest 44 s… – Xinhua

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

New York Times
Pakistani security forces arrest 44 suspects in NW operation
Xinhua
30 (Xinhua) — Pakistani security forces arrested 44 suspects in the past 24 hours as search and clearance operations are continuing in the country's
Pakistan Asks Swat Residents to Back Police After Mingora BombBloomberg
Suicide training camp destroyed in SwatPakistan Daily Mail
Pak forces kill 6 militants, capture 11 in SwatPress Trust of India
Xinhua
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Blackwater tapped foreigners on secre… – The Associated Press

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

Capitol Hill Blue
Blackwater tapped foreigners on secret CIA program
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — When the CIA revived a plan to kill or capture terrorists in 2004, the agency turned to the well-connected security company then known as
Blackwater Tapped Foreigners on Secret CIA ProgramNBC Chicago

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