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Department of Justice Announces New Assistant United States Attorneys and FBI Agents to Combat Intellectual Property Crimes
“As part of the Department of Justice’s ongoing initiative to confront intellectual property (IP) crimes, Acting Deputy Attorney General Gary G. Grindler announced today the appointment of 15 new Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA) positions and 20 FBI Special Agents to… Continue reading
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Apple’s IPad Gets Rejected From Some Colleges, For Now
“…The tablet, lauded by many as the next wave in education technology, has already been rejected by two top universities, George Washington University and Princeton University because of security issues. Cornell University also says it is seeing connectivity problems with… Continue reading
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VeriSign warns of major social networking threat
“Firm uncovers black market trading in millions of compromised accounts… …Prices for the accounts depend on how many contacts or friends the user has on the site, and range from $25 (£16.25) per 1,000 accounts with 10 contacts or fewer… Continue reading
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Researchers crack Palm webOS with a text message
“Researchers have managed to crack Palm’s webOS with a simple text message. The team at Intrepidus Group worked on a Palm Pre running the 1.3.5. version of the webOS operating system, and found it open to many common vulnerabilities due… Continue reading