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Italy, Germany upgrading identification friend-or-foe systems
Nov 20, 2013 (UPI)
The NATO Support Agency has given Selex ES a $4 million contract to provide four SIR-M5-E interrogator friend-or-foe systems to the Italian Air Force. The IFF s...
US panel urges punishment for China cyber spying
Nov 20, 2013 (AFP)
A US panel Wednesday called for tougher action against China, including possible sanctions to stop cyber spying, warning that Beijing has yet to be persuaded to...
Yahoo vows to encrypt website traffic
Nov 18, 2013 (AFP)
Yahoo chief Marissa Mayer on Monday said the Internet firm will begin encrypting data to protect users from online snooping. By April of next year, Yahoo will h...
Hacker linked to Anonymous gets 10-year sentence
Nov 15, 2013 (AFP)
A computer programmer linked to the online hacktivist group Anonymous who pleaded guilty to hacking the intelligence firm Stratfor was sentenced Friday to 10 ye...
Google says government data requests surging
Nov 14, 2013 (AFP)
Google said Thursday the number of requests for user data from governments and law enforcement has doubled since 2010, as it renewed a push to reveal more about...
Better police surveillance technologies come with a cost
Nov 13, 2013 (SPX)
The ever-increasing adoption of digital surveillance technologies by local police departments may dramatically improve the efficiency of criminal investigations...
Cloud and mobile data the next cyber threat
Nov 08, 2013 (SPX)
As more businesses find their way into the cloud, few engage in security measures beyond those provided by the associated cloud storage firm, a new report from ...
Singaporean PM and presidential websites hacked
Nov 08, 2013 (UPI)
Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority is investigating hacking attacks on sections of the official websites of Singapore's prime minister and the president...
Apple details government data requests
Nov 05, 2013 (AFP)
Apple on Tuesday released details of government requests for its data while protesting a "gag order" that limits what can be disclosed about US national securit...
China, Indonesia pressure Australia over spy row
Nov 01, 2013 (AFP)
China and Indonesia demanded explanations from Australia Friday over reports that Canberra's missions were involved in a vast US-led surveillance network, as th...
Big US tech firms calls for reform on snooping
Nov 01, 2013 (AFP)
Six of the biggest US technology firms are urging Congress to rein in the National Security Agency by requiring more transparency about surveillance and improve...
US taps links to Google, Yahoo data centers: report
Oct 30, 2013 (AFP)
The US National Security Agency has tapped into key communications links from Yahoo and Google data centers around the world, the Washington Post reported Wedne...
Australia says broadband ban on China's Huawei stays
Oct 29, 2013 (AFP)
Australia's new government on Tuesday said Chinese telecoms giant Huawei will remain shut out of bidding to build Australia's national broadband network on advi...
Australia says ban on China's Huawei stays
Oct 29, 2013 (AFP)
Australia's new government on Tuesday said Chinese telecoms giant Huawei will remain shut out of bidding to build Australia's national broadband network on advi...
Briton charged in hacking of US government networks
Oct 28, 2013 (AFP)
A British national has been indicted on charges of hacking into the computer systems of the US Army, Missile Defense Agency, NASA and other agencies, American o...
Net giants opposed to Brazil datebase creation
Oct 25, 2013 (AFP)
Web giant Google and other Internet companies say they oppose creating Brazil-based databases of local customer information, proposed by a Brazilian government ...
Lockheed Martin Donates Search Engine That Facilitates Intelligence Interoperability for DOD
Oct 25, 2013 (SPX)
The software search engine that facilitates intelligence interoperability throughout the Department of Defense has been contributed to the open source community...
For heads of state, a iPhone or Blackberry can be a trap
Oct 24, 2013 (AFP)
While heads of state have encrypted mobiles and other secure lines for work, many can't resist using regular smartphones for everyday life -- making them suscep...
Taiwan to strengthen bid to stop Chinese spying: report
Oct 23, 2013 (AFP)
Taiwan's military will strengthen its efforts to stop spying by China despite eased tensions, a media report said Wednesday. The armed forces are alarmed at Chi...
Britain may hire hackers for cyber-defence
Oct 22, 2013 (AFP)
Britain may recruit convicted computer hackers to a new military unit dedicated to combatting cyber-attacks, Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said. Hammond anno...
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