Monthly Archives: September 2013

Experts Say Cybersecurity Must Go Beyond Attack Prevention

A pair of former government officials on Thursday pushed companies to focus less on preventing cyberattacks and more on building systems that allow them to quickly identify and rebound from intrusions, in response to a new survey suggesting current corporate … Continue reading

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Language-Action Causal Graphs for Trustworthiness Attribution in CMC

Dr. Shuyuan Ho, Assistant Professor at the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), Florida’s iSchool, has been awarded a two year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The grant team will be led by Dr. Ho (Principal Investigator) … Continue reading

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“You don’t hire brilliant people for jobs like this. You hire smart people. Brilliant people [like Snowden] get you in trouble.”

Edward Snowden accessed some secret national security documents by assuming the electronic identities of top NSA officials, said intelligence sources. The NSA still doesn’t know exactly what Snowden took. But its forensic investigation has included trying to figure out which … Continue reading

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The Science of Lying: The type of lie actually matters

Lying can be an art, but it’s also a science. Researchers have taken a closer look at what happens to a person when they tell a lie and have found out exactly what occurs in an individual’s brain. Yet exactly … Continue reading

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Obama Says Current Safeguards Against Surveillance Programs May Be Insufficient

President Barack Obama said Wednesday that, as technology continues to proliferate, the United States may have to update safeguards against its surveillance programs. But Obama, speaking at a news conference in Stockholm with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, once again … Continue reading

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U.S. Marines Website Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army

The official website for the U.S. Marines was hacked by a group purporting to be the Syrian Electronic Army on Monday, following President Obama’s announcement that he would seek congressional approval for a military strike on Syria, the Independent reported. The … Continue reading

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