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A new feature story in this month’s Wired blows the lid off plans for a massive new National Security Agency data center in Utah that represents the resurrection of a program that Congress killed in 2003, known as “Total Information … Continue reading →

In a new warning, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warns account holders of a new spam email scheme that involves a type of malware called “Gameover.” The scheme involves fake emails from the National Automated Clearing House Association, the Federal … Continue reading →

This very important strategic plan establishes four cybersecurity R&D themes to unify and focus the cybersecurity research community on a common set of problems. The intent of each theme is to delineate the scope of a compelling hard problem in … Continue reading →

A bill currently being considered by the House Select Committee on Intelligence would intertwine the National Security Agency (NSA) with corporate America, exposing vast amounts of private civilian data to unprecedented levels of monitoring, all in the name of “cybersecurity.” … Continue reading →

IBM’s research team in Zurich, Switzerland have been working on solving a huge security issue: Secure, remote, corporate desktop PC environments, delivered within seconds by simply plugging in a USB stick into your existing personal PC. The new technology, called … Continue reading →

FBI director Robert Mueller warned a gathering of Internet security specialists that the threat of cyber attacks rivals terrorism as a national security concern. The only way to combat cyber assaults is for police, intelligence agencies and private companies to … Continue reading →

NASA “reported a loss or theft” of 48 computers between April 2009 and April 2011 including a laptop that was stolen in March 2011 containing “algorithms used to command and control the International Space Station.” That laptop, like 99 percent … Continue reading →

The National Security Agency has pushed repeatedly over the past year to expand its role in protecting private-sector computer networks from cyber-attacks, but has been rebuffed by the White House, largely because of privacy concerns. The most contentious issue was … Continue reading →

Google said Tuesday it will follow the activities of users across e-mail, search, YouTube and other services, a shift in strategy that is expected to invite greater scrutiny of its privacy and competitive practices. The information will enable Google to … Continue reading →