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• FBI says it won't disclose how it accessed locked iPhone

  27-04-2016 23:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI said Wednesday that it will not publicly disclose the method that allowed it to access a locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino attackers, saying it lacks enough "technical information" about the software vulnerability that was exploited.
  
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• Kids as young as 11 are targets of revenge porn

  27-04-2016 19:00
  
  Freedom of Information requests in the UK show that 30% of victims were under the age of 19 last year.
  
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• Qatar National Bank investigating alleged data hack

  27-04-2016 18:16 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Tom Finn DOHA (Reuters) - Qatar National Bank, the largest lender in the Middle East and Africa by assets, is investigating an alleged security breach of data posted online this week that revealed the names and passwords of a large number of customers. QNB said it was investigating "social media speculation in regard to an alleged data breach" and would not comment on reports circulated via social media. One file contained information on what appeared to be 465,437 QNB accounts, although only
  
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• Qatar's largest bank investigating alleged data breach

  27-04-2016 18:14 via news.yahoo.com
  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Qatar's largest bank is investigating a security breach that appears to have exposed sensitive personal data for what could be hundreds of customers, including employees of international broadcaster Al-Jazeera and potentially senior government officials.
  
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• LuckyPet data breach compromises online payment info

  27-04-2016 17:46
  
  Seattle-based pet store LuckyPet notified the California State Attorney General's office of a data breach that compromised online customer information.
  
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• Dating site that once faked being hacked is breached for real this time

  27-04-2016 17:00
  
  BeautifulPeople.com, which once said it was hit by a virus as a marketing stunt, has had a real data breach affecting 1.1 million users.
  
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• The FBI’s Most-Wanted Cybercriminals

  27-04-2016 16:00 via news.yahoo.com
  For more than 60 years, the FBI has kept a list of its top ten most wanted fugitives. The idea took root in the bureau when a reporter asked the FBI in 1949 for a list of the “toughest guys” it was looking for, and published the list in the Washington Daily News, according to the agency. The article captured so much interest that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover institutionalized the most-wanted list the very next year.
  
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• Apple upbeat on iPhone SE demand but some Asian retailers, suppliers less cheery

  27-04-2016 14:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Yimou Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) - After announcing its first-ever drop in iPhone sales on Tuesday, Apple Inc sought to reassure investors by saying its latest and cheapest model was in strong demand after being launched in late March. In a Reuters survey of 10 retailers in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, seven - including four Apple Stores - reported solid early demand, but three third-party retailers said sales were weak. Two suppliers of components for Apple phones, including the n
  
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• How one man became the perfect match for 30,000 women on OKCupid

  27-04-2016 11:45
  
  Here's the story of how to turn online dating into a factory whose output consists of churning out soulmates by the tens of thousands.
  
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• Mega-ships challenges and benefits for ports

  27-04-2016 09:32
  Top Priority Sector: border_securityThe mega-ship the CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin called in at the Port of Los Angeles in December, 2015. Capable of carrying 18,000 TEUs and only 80% full, it took four full days to unload 11,200 cargo containers in Los Angeles, ranging from furniture to electronics to toys. It was the largest cargo ship ever to visit the West Coast. Five days later, the vessel berthed in the Port of Oakland in the San Francisco Bay.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• Seeking to integrate detection technologies, ETD/EDS firms consolidate

  27-04-2016 09:27
  Top Priority Sector: education_trainingBy Adrian CourtenayThree of the industry’s most significant companies— Smiths, Safran’s Morpho Detection, and Implant Sciences Inc. — have all been in the news lately. Smiths, headquartered in the UK, an-nounced Thursday that it had purchased Paris-based Safran’s Morpho Detection unit for $710 million. OSI Systems and L3 were rumored to be among the bidders. Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• Where Homeland Security Meets Silicon Valley

  27-04-2016 09:20
  Top Priority Sector: access_control_identificationBy R. Gil Kerlikowske, Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionOn April 29, CBP and the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate will host a Homeland Security Day in Silicon Valley.I’m excited about this opportunity to increase our dialogue with the most innovative technology companies and the most visionary investors to discuss new ways to ensure the safety of travelers and secure th
  
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• TSA agents identify a record 73 guns at airports last week

  27-04-2016 09:14
  Top Priority Sector: access_control_identificationBy Steve BittenbenderTransportation Security Administration agents had a record breaking week last week as they confiscated 73 firearms at American airports, according to a report on the agency’s blog.The previous record was 68, which took place last October.Of the guns found last week, 68 of them were loaded and 27 had a round in their chambers.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• Phoenix railroad crossings among nation’s worst, but state and city leaders are working to improve

  27-04-2016 09:06
  Top Priority Sector: access_control_identificationBy Steve BittenbenderThe city of Phoenix is well represented on a list that every city wants to avoid.The Arizona state capital has three of the five worst railroad crossings in the United States. That’s according to data released by the Federal Railroad Administration last week. Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• NTSB search crew finds data recorder for sunken cargo ship off the coast of the Bahamas

  27-04-2016 08:53
  Top Priority Sector: border_securityBy Steve BittenbenderOfficials from the National Transportation Safety Board announced Tuesday afternoon that the second mission succeeded in finding the data recorder from the sunken El Faro cargo ship.Investigators aboard the research ship Atlantis used a remote underwater drone to find the voyage data recorder early Tuesday morning, around 1 a.m. ET. The recorder was found along with the mast from the cargo ship nearly 40 miles east of the Bahamas at a
  
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• Chinavasion brings affordability to the auto-tracking PTZ camera market

  27-04-2016 08:33
  Top Priority Sector: security_servicesSHENZHEN, GUANGDONG (PRWEB) APRIL 26, 2016 When IP security cameras were first introduced by law enforcement. Their main purpose was to reduce and deter crime in public areas as well as record activities and help identification of criminal. Over the intervening years the cameras have become much more advanced and are now more accessible than ever for all individuals.China Electronic Wholesaler, Chinavasion, offers PTZ cameras including Auto tracking IP
  
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• Littleton Public Schools rely on 3xLOGIC to improve school safety

  27-04-2016 08:27
  Top Priority Sector: it_securityWESTMINSTER, COLORADO (PRWEB) APRIL 26, 2016 3xLOGIC, Inc., a leading provider of integrated intelligent security solutions today announced that Littleton Public Schools (LPS), in Colorado, continue to roll out new cameras and 3xLOGIC hybrid NVRs as they move toward their ambitious goal of creating a district-wide, comprehensive Physical Security Information Management (PSIM) system. Upon completion, the new system will oversee and coordinate security for app
  
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• Group Mobile announces addition of the Getac S410 semi-rugged notebook

  27-04-2016 08:23
  Top Priority Sector: it_securityCHANDLER, ARIZONA (PRWEB) APRIL 26, 2016 Group Mobile, well known for carrying the top brands in rugged laptops, rugged tablet PCs, rugged smartphones, and rugged handheld computers has extended its product offerings to include the new Getac S410 semi-rugged notebook. The Getac S410 is purpose-built to withstand the daily and often rigorous routine of today’s mobile professionals including public safety, defense, field service, automotive maintenance in
  
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• AFCEA International honors promising Cybersecurity Solutions with Awards

  27-04-2016 08:17
  Top Priority Sector: cyber_securityWASHINGTON, April 26, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three innovative cybersecurity technologies were recognized as outstanding solutions at AFCEA International's Defensive Cyber Operations Symposium (DCOS) Cyber Solutions Showcase last week. The association's Technology and Cyber committees evaluated nearly 60 proposals prior to the event and chose seven solutions to present to a panel of judges at the event. One winner was chosen in each of three catego
  
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• Owl Computing Technologies' Data Diodes support Department Of Homeland Security recommendations for defending industrial control systems

  27-04-2016 08:13
  Top Priority Sector: security_servicesRIDGEFIELD, Conn., April 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Owl Computing Technologies, Inc., a cybersecurity solutions provider, has released a whitepaper describing how its DualDiode Technology supports the cybersecurity strategies laid out by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to defend Industrial Control Systems (ICSs).Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• Book explores when to negotiate with terrorists

  27-04-2016 07:28
  Top Priority Sector: state_local_securityImage Caption: Mumuni’s bookNEW YORK, April 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The subject of terror is ever-present on the national mindset. With the recent tragic attacks in Brussels and the ongoing threat of ISIS, Nigerian political activist and global terrorism expert, Ambassador Abayomi Nurain Mumuni provides insightful commentary on the sociological, psychological, political, and economical toll of terrorism, and shares comprehensive research
  
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• Apple says FBI gave it first vulnerability tip on April 14

  27-04-2016 02:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The FBI informed Apple Inc of a vulnerability in its iPhone and Mac software on April 14, the first time it had told the company about a flaw in Apple products under a controversial White House process for sharing such information, the company told Reuters on Tuesday. The FBI told the company that the disclosure resulted from the so-called Vulnerability Equities Process for deciding what to do with information about security holes, Apple said. The vulnerability that was disclosed to Apple involv
  
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• Estonian sentenced in U.S. to seven years in prison for cyber fraud

  27-04-2016 01:27 via news.yahoo.com
  By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Estonian man who authorities said ran a cyber criminal enterprise that infected more than four million computers worldwide with malware to carry out a lucrative click fraud scheme was sentenced by a U.S. judge on Tuesday to 7-1/4 years in prison. Vladimir Tsastsin, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan in Manhattan after pleading guilty in July to charges that he engaged in wire fraud and computer intrusion conspiracies in a scheme that cau
  
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