In-depth coverage of today's latest headlines, breaking news and top stories on defense and security:
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from DefenceTalk News and Videos
Versailles, France: France’s president said Monday its Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier would be deployed to the eastern Mediterranean to boost operations in Syria as Paris intensifies a...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressManila (AFP) Nov 16, 2015 The Philippines and Vietnam will sign a strategic partnership on Tuesday, a Filipino official said, cementing an alliance forged in the face of twin territorial rows with China. Philippine President Benigno...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from StrategyPage.com
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressDubai, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Nov 16, 2015 Italy's Piaggio Aerospace has rolled out its prototype multi-role patrol aircraft being developed with Abu Dhabi Autonomous System Investments. The turboprop aircraft is an evolution of the...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from RealClearDefense - HomepageVanessa Newby, Interpreter The Burj al-Barajneh bombings of last Thursday, 12 November, which have been overshadowed in Western media by the Paris attacks, occurred on the street of my Lebanese in-laws. Forty-three people died and over...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Asian Defence News#Syria Parts of #Russia 'n missile not from #Iran http://pic.twitter.com/go97TkOGXO — Mark (@markito0171) November 17, 2015
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressAntalya, Turkey (AFP) Nov 15, 2015 US President Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin of Russia agreed Sunday on the first steps towards peace in Syria, as the Paris attacks jolted world leaders into a crackdown on foreign fighters. The horror...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Asian Defence NewsVice President of CMC, China, General Fan Changlong inspecting a Tri-Services Guard of Honour at South Block lawns. pic.twitter.com/mLMUxzknD9 — Sitanshu Kar (@SpokespersonMoD) November 16, 2015 DefMin @manoharparrikar receiving Gen Fan...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Asian Defence NewsWarplanes of China, #Thailand conduct 1st combined training in Thai Air Force base in Korat Nov 12-30: PLA spokesman http://pic.twitter.com/KP41cnciHR — People's Daily,China (@PDChina) November 17, 2015
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Asian Defence NewsMassive opportunity for photo sessions after floods recede. Sycophants attack human intelligence. Fall over each other to get dish cleaning job at 10 Janpath ...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from militaryhistorynow.com“The problem in Syria today, just as in Vietnam, is that there is no charted avenue for U.S. military action to lead to Washington’s goals — hence the incoherence of strategy.” By John Prados PIOUS WORDS AND high-minded...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Defense Daily NetworkPresident Barack Obama is stressing the importance of building international norms of behavior for cyberspace as he makes trips to international conferences in Turkey and East Asia. During the G-20 summit held in Antalya, Turkey, the...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from ASDNews.com: Be the first to knowSimulation PLUS feedback equals better training. Aptima announces the latest version of the A-Measure(r) performance measurement platform, which will be demonstrated at I/ITSEC 2015. The demonstration will be integrated with Bohemia...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from DefenseSome thoughts on the upcoming U.K. Strategic Defense and Security Review which will shape the British armed forces for the next five years. Ares read more
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Military & DefenseThe terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015 were the most sophisticated assaults ISIS has ever pulled off beyond the borders of Iraq and Syria, involving three teams carrying out simultaneous suicide, ambush, and hostage...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from The National InterestDaniel A. Bell Politics, Asia "Political meritocracy" really is the best description of how China functions today. I’d like to thank Andrew Nathan for his thoughtful critique of my book. At first glance, his argument may seem...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from RealClearDefense - HomepageF. Gady, Diplomat On November 13, India’s Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar officially inducted the Indian Navy’s first squadron of Boeing P-8I Poseidon aircraft at Rajali Naval Air Station in southern India, about 70...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressSeoul (AFP) Nov 16, 2015 UN chief Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea this week for a likely meeting with the nuclear-armed state's diplomatically reclusive leader, Kim Jong-Un, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Monday. If the...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Military | The GuardianThe west cannot depend on Kurdish forces alone to defeat Isis. Direct involvement looks increasingly likely Western coalition strategy against Isis, as Edgar Wilson Nye observed about Wagner’s music, “is better than it sounds”. On the...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressSihanoukville, Cambodia (UPI) Nov 16, 2015 The U.S. Navy began training with the Royal Cambodian Navy, commencing the 6th annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training program in Cambodia. The exercise, also known as CARAT began its...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Asian Defence News#Russia says bomb did down A321 plane over #Egypt : https://t.co/2pynC7wpQD http://pic.twitter.com/O5M9Z0PB4D — Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) November 17, 2015
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Asian Defence NewsFrench airstrikes on #Raqqa last night with 6 #Mirage 2000 & 4 #Rafale jets Credits: EMA Via @ecpa_d http://pic.twitter.com/BcFRLiE3v3 — Tom Antonov (@Tom_Antonov) November 17, 2015
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Defense Industry DailyF-15S & weapons(click to view full) In October 2010, talks that Saudi Arabia was negotiating a $30-60 billion arms package with the USA were made official with a full multi-billion request that included 84 F-15 Strike Eagles to...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressTehran (AFP) Nov 16, 2015 A top Iranian army commander said Monday that his troops would take "decisive" action if Islamic State group militants come within 40 kilometres of its borders with Iraq and Afghanistan. Iran, the major Shiite...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Asian Defence News#SaudiArabia AH-64 Apache Attack Helo wreckage rpt found near #Yemen border - 1 lost in Aug https://t.co/v1LjbGl8Dq http://pic.twitter.com/JSmj14CNez — Joseph Dempsey (@JosephHDempsey) November 16, 2015
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from ASDNews.com: Be the first to knowHoneywell Aerospace (NYSE: HON) will power the new Citation Longitude super mid-size business jet from Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company. Honeywell's newly designed engine will provide...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Asian Defence NewsThe media would have gone to save him if he was here back home.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from The National InterestRobert D. Kaplan Global Governance, Middle East ISIS' success, and the key to defeating it, lies in "out-administering" whoever came before. The terrorist attacks in Paris , beyond their obvious horror, recalled to me the words of the...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Asian Defence NewsSafran will not partner with HAL to make M88 engine parts https://t.co/4peEyl9ugG http://pic.twitter.com/xNODm8wXXA — Alert 5 (@alert5) November 17, 2015
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Asian Defence NewsNovember 16, 2015
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressHuntsville, Ala. (UPI) Nov 16, 2015 An integrated battle command system using Sentinel and Patriot radar data successfully guided a Patriot-3 interceptor to a cruise missile target missile. The test using the dissimilar radars for...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from The National InterestKevin A. Lees Security, Middle East Last week's other ISIS attack highlights Lebanon's continued relevance to regional security. Along the dusty main road that runs through Zahle in the predominantly Shiite Beqaa Valley in Lebanon,...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Asian Defence News
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from StrategyPage.com
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from IHS Jane's 360Key Points Deliveries of operational missiles to the SAAF due in 2017 Denel Dynamics has begun the industrialisation of the A-Darter imaging infrared (IIR) short-range air-to-air missile (SRAAM) against a South African Air Force (SAAF)...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Defense Tech
From the American TOW to the French MILAN to the Swedish AT-4, anti-tank weapons are now featuring prominently in the ground war against the Islamic State. The U.S. is supplying Iraqi Security Forces with the BGM-71 tube-launched... -
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressWashington (UPI) Nov 16, 2015 The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike group began its annual exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force on Monday. The training event, known as AE16, involves sailors and units from both the United...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressParis (AFP) Nov 16, 2015 France and Belgium staged dozens of raids on suspected extremists on Monday as Paris struggled back to its feet and the prime minister steeled the nation for more bloodshed after its deadliest ever terror...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Asian Defence News
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Ministry of Defence - Activity on GOV.UKInformation on Ministry of Defence spending with industry and commerce.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from StrategyPage.com
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Defence News and UK Military NewsThe world is considering the threat of Isis after the Paris terrorist attacks - but Boko Haram killed more people in 2014
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressSeoul (AFP) Nov 16, 2015 South Korea said Monday it was "closely watching" for any signs of an imminent North Korean missile test after Pyongyang reportedly issued a no-sail zone off its east coast. The South's Yonhap news agency had...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from The National InterestScott MacDonald Politics, Americas Economic mismanagement may finally push Hugo Chávez's political heir out of power. President Nicolás Maduro and his United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) are probably heading toward defeat in the...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from IHS Jane's 360Boeing has completed aerial refuelling initial airworthiness testing for the US Air Force's (USAF's) KC-46A Pegasus aerial refuelling tanker, the company announced on 13 November. The trials were completed as part of an approximately...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Asian Defence NewsThis is the bulletproof shield police used to get into the #Bataclan theatre. #Parisattacks #BRI #followme http://pic.twitter.com/ZIfCJj9euO — Tom Antonov (@Tom_Antonov) November 16, 2015 PHOTO: Shield of lead BRI officer who entered the...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from Military & DefenseAs ISIS loses ground in the Middle East, it might step up attacks on foreign countries in order to create the perception that it is winning, experts say. The Friday-night attacks in Paris, in which terrorists killed 129 people and...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from SpaceWar ExpressWashington DC (UPI) Nov 15, 2015 Since the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949, the alliance has often been riven with dire predictions about its future viability. That NATO survived the demise of the military...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from RealClearDefense - HomepageMarina Malenic, Jane's 360 Pentagon testers have discovered cracks in a main structural element of the wing on the C-model of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, a spokesman for the Pentagon's F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) confirmed...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Defense News - Home
Inspectors found a small crack in one of the wing spars of an F-35C carrier variant test plane
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from The Register - SecurityCTB ransomware blasts 60 high-traffic sites hosted by Rustelekom Cyphort Labs researcher Nick Bilogorskiy says ransomware authors have infected some 60 Russian websites that collectively attract more than 20 million visitors a month.…
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from The Register - SecurityFixes promised for man-in-the-middle diddle Popular Chinese Tinder clone TanTan is sending user details in cleartext and sports an API that allows users locations' to be triangulated.…
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from The Register - SecurityNew CEO Mike Brown outlines security product mashup plan Symantec divested Veritas because it never quite convinced anyone that an integrated security and data management company made sense, and its security business has struggled in...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from intelNews.orgThe recent attacks by Islamic State militants in Paris continue to dominate the world’s headlines. But the double suicide blasts that struck Beirut three days earlier are far more significant for the future of the Syrian Civil War.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from The Register - SecurityHAVOC tool rips out keys stored inside apps. Blackhat Europe And still we fail to learn: a quintet of researchers has found that the bad practice of writing keys into code persists among some of the world's most popular Android and iOS...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityImaginative humans once again see signs of otherworldly activity on Mars. This time it's in the form of a face-like rock that sports an impressive beard.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityThe app works with Ford's new embedded modem, first arriving on the 2017 Escape, to bring vehicle functions to the owner's smartphone, no matter where they are.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityTechnically Incorrect: A highly entertaining -- or highly dubious -- ad from the French arm of Samsung tries to bargain with something we all hold precious. Very precious.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from The Register - SecurityMicrosoft squashes offline logic flaw that makes lost laptops dynamite Blackhat Europe Synopsys security boffin Ian Haken says un-patched PCs in enterprises are at risk of having user accounts popped and Bitlocker bypassed, in an...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from The Register - SecurityOne in ten FBI Cyber Task Force teams don't have a techie American federal investigators are having a hard time hiring computer-savvy staff, according to a memo from the Inspector General for the US Department of Justice.…
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityPandora agrees to buy most of smaller streaming service Rdio for $75 million in cash, which clears the way for the online radio giant to let you listen to the specific track you want to hear.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from The Register - SecurityResearchers and writers blur lines, cause problems Analysis It's something every journalist learns: if you hit on an important story, make sure every part of it is accurate. One small error is all that is needed to undermine the entire...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityTwitter accounts affiliated with the group of Internet vigilantes vow to hound the Islamic militants off the Web.
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Tuesday, November 17, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityTechnically Incorrect: A half-marathon in Thailand turns out to be four miles longer than it should have been. It took gadgets to explain to runners why they were so tired.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityThe Oxford Dictionaries has declared the most important addition to the lexicon for the year, but for the first time ever, it's not actually a word.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityAs part of an Nvidia publicity stunt, a daredevil takes to the air while seated in a mock-up of a living room and playing games on an Android device.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityThe social network responds to criticism after terrorist attacks in France. Meanwhile, Google gives out free Drive storage in exchange for writing reviews on its Maps.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from The Register - SecurityTerrorists get their wish – they really will be screwed by 72 virgins As world powers prepare to bomb barbaric ISIS into the medieval age it so dearly craves in the wake of the Paris attacks, Anonymous too has declared war on the terror...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityThe popular block-building-sandbox game is creeping into the third annual Hour of Code, a worldwide campaign to spark students' interest in programming.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityThe move will expand the payments service beyond the US and UK as Apple strives to reach more countries.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Dark Reading:X-Force's top four cyber threat trends also names upper management's increasing interest in infosec.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Naked Security - SophosIn a video posted to YouTube after last Friday's attacks in Paris, a man wearing a Guy Fawkes mask read a statement calling the attackers "vermin" and warning the Islamic State to prepare for "many cyberattacks."
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Wilsonville, OR, November 16 - FLIR Systems, Inc. today announced the launch of the identiFINDER ® R200, the latest addition to its industry-leading identiFINDER R-Series handheld radiation...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: cbrne_detection Image Caption: Yaacov Shoham, Identa Jerulsalem, Israel, November 16- IDenta Corp. CEO Yaacov Shoham today made the following important announcement: Last Friday in Paris, France, all of...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityGet some classic Star Wars gaming to go with your Battlefront.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityGhost Games details the upcoming changes to its Need for Speed reboot.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityGoing to Mosignor Plaza could crash your game.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityNaughty Dog discusses life after Uncharted 4.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityEuropean Court rules in favor of platform holder, but that doesn't make all modchips illegal.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from CNET News - Security"Sherlock" actor Martin Freeman tries his best Yoda impression in a sketch for charity Children in Need. It features Warwick Davis and many other British celebrities, as well as R2-D2, C-3PO and BB-8.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityT-Mobile's prepaid brand looks to appeal to customers by giving them ways to stream more video and music on their smartphones.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityThe world is helping CNET write an original science fiction book in just 30 days. Our story of conflict and discovery between future universes has taken off, but there's still time to help wrap it all up.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from ThreatpostGoogle announced it will begin rolling out warnings in the coming months to inform users if they've received a message through a non-encrypted connection.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from CNET News - SecurityT-Mobile CEO John Legere and COO Mike Sievert share their thoughts on the wireless world via a word association game.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Chestertown, MD - November 16, 2015 -- Washington College of Chestertown, MD announced early this morning that a shooter threat is presently in progress and the campus...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: federal_agencies_legislative Philadelphia, PA, November 13 - A dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Syria was extradited from the U.K. Thursday and was arraigned today for his alleged part in a conspiracy to...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: video_surveillance_cctv Image Caption: Sebastien Paré, VIQ Markham, Ontario - VIQ Solutions Inc. is pleased to announce that VIQ Dataworxs has been awarded an Audioworxs enterprise capture and workflow...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: infrastructure_protection Santa Clara, CA, November 13 - Magellan will be showcasing its new "Return to Route" (RTR) navigation technology and comprehensive lineup of fleet navigation solutions at the upcoming...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: Admiral Derwood C. Curtis Alexandria, VA., November 13 - SBG Technology Solutions, one of the fastest growing and leading engineering and information technology service...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: military_force_protection Columbus, OH, November 11 - Building on more than 11 years of experience in designing, building and delivering commercial-style armored vehicles, Battelle will once again aim to...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Government Security NewsTop Priority Sector: infrastructure_protection Image Caption: Governor Tom Wolf Harrisburg, PA, November 14 - In the wake of the attacks last evening in Paris, the Wolf Administration reminds Pennsylvanians to be vigilant and...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from ThreatpostResearch presented during Black Hat Europe demonstrates how attackers can abuse business applications connected to ICS and SCADA gear.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from THN : The Hacker NewsThe world watched in horror as coordinate attacks in Paris Friday night killed more than 130 people and left over 352 injured. Over 20 attackers have so far been part of the terrorist cell that planned the deadly Paris attacks, with...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from The Register - SecurityWalled gardens are 'scintillating proposition' for ex-spy Sir Iain Lobban, the former chief of GCHQ, has joined a British company's advisory council and has said he finds the prospect of a hands-on role "a scintillating propostion".…
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Dark Reading:The Dark Web's sinister allure draws outsized attention, but time-strapped security teams would benefit from knowing what's already circulating in places they don't need Tor or I2P to find.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Dark Reading:Millennials--especially young women--not pursuing careers in cybersecurity due to lack of both awareness and interest.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from THN : The Hacker NewsFollowing the bloody terror attacks in Paris where over 130 people were killed, the hacktivist collective Anonymous has declared total war against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). Anonymous released a video message, posted in...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from The Register - SecurityiPhones are good and Android's terrible, says NCC Group Black Hat Europe Full-disk encryption on mobile devices is nowhere near as secure as commonly believed and Android offers less granular control than iOS, according to security...
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from eSecurityPlanet RSS FeedThe tablets have been sold and delivered to over 17,000 customers in more than 150 countries.
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Monday, November 16, 2015 from Naked Security - SophosWhat do you think about an ultrasonic "data cookie" embedded in TV ads? The idea is that your phone can listen out for it and call home to report that you saw the commercial.
