Jun 15 U.S. increases security at American embassy in Baghdad, pulls some staff By Kimberly Hefling, Associated Press Security at the U.S. embassy in Baghdad was strengthened and some staff members sent elsewhere as Iraq was shaken with instability, the State Department said Sunday. Continue reading
Jun 12 Can a $1,000 blanket shield students from gunfire? By Talia Mindich A blanket designed to shield students from debris flying through the air from tornadoes is selling as gunfire protection, due to anxiety over national school shootings. Continue reading
May 29 Why you should stop using one of the most popular security software By Ariel Min The widely used disk-encryption tool TrueCrypt made an announcement Wednesday that the system is insecure and therefore unsafe. This unforeseen statement shocked the crypto world, as TrueCrypt has been considered one of the most secure software. Continue reading
May 29 Read the only email of Snowden raising concerns the NSA has found By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press Edward Snowden says he repeatedly raised constitutional concerns about National Security Agency surveillance internally, but an NSA search turned up a single email in which Snowden gently asks for "clarification" on a technical legal question about training materials, agency officials… Continue reading
Apr 21 Teen stowaway survives five hour flight to Hawaii in plane’s wheel well By Justin Scuiletti “How he survived, I don’t know,” said FBI spokesman Tom Simon. “It’s a miracle.”… Continue reading
Apr 11 Leaked report: CIA misled Bush administration on ‘brutal’ interrogation techniques By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The McClatchy news service late Thursday published what it said are the voluminous, still-classified review's 20 findings. It concludes that the "enhanced interrogation techniques" failed to produce valuable intelligence; the CIA misled the Bush administration, Congress and the public about… Continue reading
Apr 09 How could encryption flaw ‘Heartbleed’ affect you? By Colleen Shalby On Monday, security researchers at Codenomicon and Google discovered a bug in the encryption technology meant to protect your passwords, online files and valuable online information. They’re calling the bug “Heartbleed.” What can you do if you think a site… Continue reading
Apr 08 Flaw in encryption technology may compromise your data By Colleen Shalby The little padlock that that sits next to that website you just logged into -- the one that's meant to protect your privacy, your passwords, your online files -- isn't as secure as you thought. Continue reading
Apr 04 Judge dismisses lawsuit over Yemen drone strikes on 3 U.S. citizens By Pete Yost, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday dismissed a lawsuit against Obama administration officials for the 2011 drone-strike killings of three U.S. citizens in Yemen, including an al-Qaida cleric. Continue reading
Apr 02 NATO commander: Russian troops near Ukraine could attack on 12 hours’ notice By Associated Press The American general who commands all NATO forces in Europe says Russia has 40,000 troops along the border with neighboring Ukraine, and that they are capable of attacking by land and air on 12 hours' notice. Continue reading