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• Senate bill asks Obama administration to define cyber war

  11-05-2016 23:01
  
  Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced The Cyber Act of War Act of 2016 bill this week asking the Obama administration to develop a set of guidelines for the U.S. military to follow in response to a cyberattack.
  
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• Hackers attack Merkel's CDU party, security research firm says

  11-05-2016 22:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Eric Auchard BERLIN (Reuters) - A group of hackers which cybersecurity experts say targets critics of the Russian government has laid siege to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party since April, a security research firm said on Wednesday. Researchers at Trend Micro said that the hacking group, dubbed Pawn Storm, appears to be behind attempts to steal personal and corporate data of the CDU and high-profile individuals at two popular free email services. A year ago,
  
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• Top insider says the iPhone 7 Plus is the phone to buy this year

  11-05-2016 19:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  When it rains , it pours. An iPhone 7 leak earlier on Wednesday suggested that the iPhone 7 Plus will have a dual lens camera and a Smart Connector on the back and that both the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models will lack the 3.5mm headphone jack. A report from a well-known Apple insider on Wednesday is now offering more details on the upcoming iPhone 7 phablet and it hints that the 5.5-inch model will be the best new iPhone to buy this year. DON’T MISS: Leaked drawings are probably the iP
  
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• Livestreamed suicide shows the dark side of Periscope

  11-05-2016 16:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Police are investigating  the death of a 19-year-old woman in Arpajon, France, who appears to have thrown herself in front of a train while livestreaming on Periscope yesterday. As the latest (and most graphic) in a series of disturbing incidents livestreamed using the app, it shines a dark light on the service. The video now appears to have been pulled from Periscope, but the  New York Times   reports some snippets are still on YouTube. The woman appears on a couch, talking to vi
  
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• StanChart hires new cyber security chief from Symantec

  11-05-2016 09:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Standard Chartered has hired former Symantec Corp executive Cheri McGuire to be its new chief information security officer, the bank said on Wednesday, as lenders globally step up efforts to combat threats to cyber security. McGuire will be responsible for the bank's information and cyber security governance, and will report to the group's chief information officer Michael Gorriz. Global regulators in March proposed stricter rules on how banks calculate the amount of capital they need to cover r
  
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• Fiber SenSys enters technical partnership with German security firm

  11-05-2016 09:20
  Top Priority Sector: it_securityFiber SenSys®, Inc., a world leader in the design and development of fiber-optic sensing technologies for outdoor perimeters and physical data networks, has partnered with ela-soft GmbH, the German GEMOS advanced PSIM (Physical Security Information Management) provider. This technical partnership assures that Fiber SenSys®Fiber Defender® sensors integrate using an advanced interface, with ela-soft's GEMOS platform.Homepage position: 1read mor
  
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• New report claims fingerprint checks are not most reliable to research backgrounds

  11-05-2016 09:16
  Top Priority Sector: security_servicesNEW YORK (PRNEWSWIRE) MAY 10, 2016Many legislators and employers view FBI and state fingerprint checks as the gold standard of background screening, but a new report by SterlingBackcheck (www.sterlingbackcheck.com), one of the world's largest background screening companies, reveals this to be a misconception.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• GammaTech partners with PMT to offer in-car tablet computer

  11-05-2016 09:10
  Top Priority Sector: it_securityFREMONT, CA (PRNEWSWIRE) MAY 10, 2016Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• inFRONT releases new emergency response application for petrochemical industry

  11-05-2016 09:05
  Top Priority Sector: security_servicesNEW ORLEANS (PRWEB) MAY 10, 2016New Orleans-based inFRONT Devices and Systems today announced availability of its AllClear Unit Accountability technology. The first-ever emergency response application for the petrochemical industry now streamlines the personnel logging process in control rooms while giving the Site Emergency Response group the real-time location of all staff onsite.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• Innovative Surveillance Solutions changes name after bringing on new executives

  11-05-2016 09:01
  Top Priority Sector: it_securityIRVING, TX (PRWEB) MAY 10, 2016Innovative Surveillance Solutions, LLC is taking the next step with their growing off-duty, security management, and mobile technical surveillance company, forming ATHOS. The new name will give them a new platform to provide improved corporate security outsourcing solutions and services. They will be joined by two thoroughbreds in the security industry: Richard "Rick" Powers and Jeff Sweetin.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• Research center predicts stormy season looms for Gulf region

  11-05-2016 08:55
  Top Priority Sector: security_servicesMILLS RIVER, NC (PRWEB) MAY 10, 2016Four hurricanes. Seventy percent chance of a named storm making landfall along the west coast of Florida. Sixty percent chance that Texas will be impacted by a hurricane. These are just some of the dire predictions by the Weather Research Center for the 2016 Hurricane Season.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• National Small Business Week celebrates impact of immigrant business owners

  11-05-2016 08:44
  Top Priority Sector: access_control_identificationWritten by Eric GibbleThis week is National Small Business Week, which recognizes “the impact of outstanding entrepreneurs, small business owners, and others from all 50 states and U.S. territories.” This provides a special opportunity to acknowledge the contributions of immigrant entrepreneurs and immigrant-owned small businesses.Here are five facts that illustrate the tremendous benefits immigrant businesses bring to our commun
  
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• Customs agents at Arizona station tackle drug and human trafficking

  11-05-2016 08:39
  Top Priority Sector: border_securityTUCSON, AZ (CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION) MAY 10, 2016It all began just after 5 p.m. Monday when camera operators got a brief look at a suspicious vehicle traveling north on a Forest Service road outside of Sonoita, AZ.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• Global leaders meet to create standard to prevent mid-air collisions

  11-05-2016 08:34
  Top Priority Sector: airport_aviation_security(PRWEB) MAY 10, 2016Following on from NASA’s original idea, more than 60 organizations took part in the 1st European UTM Day in Geneva on 27 April 2016.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• Intelligence bill to require report on cybersecurity at U.S. ports

  11-05-2016 08:28
  Top Priority Sector: cyber_securityBy Steve BittenbenderEditor, Government Security NewsThe bill that authorizes funding for the country’s intelligence-related activities includes language that would require Homeland Security officials to give updates on the cybersecurity threats connected to the country’s maritime industry.H.R. 5077 passed unanimously in the House Intelligence Committee late last month. It awaits a vote in the full House.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• FTA’s Flowers: Metro incidents placing passengers at ‘undue risk’

  11-05-2016 08:19
  Top Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislativeBy Steve BittenbenderEditor, Government Security NewsOver the weekend, the federal agency given oversight of Washington, DC’s struggling transit service ordered the regional management authority to take a series of immediate actions to improve passenger safety.Homepage position: 1read more
  
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• Syrian national extradited, charged with hacking for Assad

  11-05-2016 00:17 via news.yahoo.com
  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A Syrian national extradited to the U.S. made an initial court appearance Tuesday on charges he helped hack and extort American targets perceived to be enemies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
  
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