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Archive for March, 2011

Public-Private Partnerships Pay off in Cybersecurity

Friday, March 18th, 2011

A broad coalition of business, civil liberties, and internet security groups has issued a white paper supporting the continued use of public-private partnerships to fight cybercrime rather than go in a more government-led direction.

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Morning Security Brief: How Japan’s Nuclear Crisis Ends, Cybersecurity Co. Hacked, Hacker Car Thieves?, DHS-NCAA Pact, & More

Friday, March 18th, 2011

 

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Witnesses Express Outrage and Concern Over Full Body Scanners at Hearing

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Lawmakers this morning heard a litany of concerns and complaints from a range of witnesses who testified that full-body scanners were ineffective, invasive, unconstitutional, and possibly unhealthy.

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Information-Sharing Critical to Cyberdefense, say Hearing Panelists

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Far more cooperation between the government and private sector will be needed to adequately protect the nation’s infrastructure from cyber threats, according to panelists at a congressional hearing yesterday.

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The Importance of Culture During a Disaster

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

This is one of those areas where analysts have to be careful about overgeneralizing, but CNN’s Kyung Lah stresses the importance of Japanese culture in creating a sense of calm in the tsunami’s aftermath.

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Morning Security Brief: Japan’s Nuclear Crisis Could Be Worse Than Revealed, Crime & Terrorism, U.S. Drones in Mexico, & More

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

 

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Morning Security Brief: Japan’s Nuclear Crisis, Cybersecurity Overclassification, Greek Terrorism Arrests, & Much More

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

 

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Morning Security Brief: Brave Workers Fight Nuclear Catastrophe at Japanese Plant, U.S. Disaster Preparedness, & Much More

Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

 

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Prior Near-Misses Make People Overconfident in Emergency Situations

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

The next time you’re faced with the decision to evacuate during a forecasted hurricane, it may be a smart move not to investigate how many times previous hurricanes in the area failed to cause damage.

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TSA Will Retest Backscatter Scanners As Hearing Delves Deeper Into Machines

Monday, March 14th, 2011

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Friday that it will retest the amount of potentially harmful radiation emitted by full-body scanners at U.S. airports by the end of March.

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