security

Security is a term that is used to describe being protected against external threats. Security requires that protective measures be established to protect against a threat. The word secure if often used to describe a condition where security measures have been undertaken.

In the post 9-11 world, security has taken on greater importance. Governments are spending billions of dollars to protect themselves from external entities that threaten national security. Protecting the public from threats such as terrorism have become important issues. Critics claim this increased security has become a threat to privacy and human rights, especially since authorities are relying more and more on vehicle tracking technologies and other devices to monitor civilians.

While in general, security is intended to protect against external threats, it is sometimes also designed to protect from internal threats. When someone is attempting to breach security, one of the best methods is to plant or recruit someone from within.

As technology advances, systems security has become an important issue. Systems now run or control many of the basic tasks in our society. Because of this, systems themselves often are targeted or attacked rather than individuals.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “security”

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• in Cloud Computing
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  by reedsanders / on Feb 27, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “security”

 

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• Tech Thoughts Daily Net News – May 27, 2012

  
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  Toolwiz Time Freeze – Toolwiz Time Freeze is a free instant system protection tool to keep your system safe and always like new. It protects your system from any unwanted changes and malicious activity in low disk level. With a … Continue reading →
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• Panetta warns both parties on defense budget cuts

  
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  Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said in an interview broadcast Sunday that looming cuts to the defense budget would be “disastrous” for national security and urged Republicans and Democrats to work together to avoid a budget showdown. Read full article >>
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• Home Security Auctions | Buy it Now Sale

  
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• Bolting in security

  
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  This is a long overdue reply to Chris Hoff’s ( @Beaker ) ‘ Building/Bolting Security In/On – A Pox On the Audit Paradox! ‘, which was his response to my ‘ Building security in – the audit paradox ‘. Hopefully the ding dong between Chris and I will continue, as it’s making me think harder, and hence ...
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• Chinese and Russian cooperation now crucial in ending the violence in Syria

  
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  When the UN Security Council voted last month to authorise a monitoring mission in Syria, it was a rare moment of unity and solidarity for the 15-member council. The outcome of the vote led to the deployment of approximately 300 UN monitors across five Syrian cities. Their sole mandate being, to apply all possible ...
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• iSpy Camera Security Software

  
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• Is it Safe to Store My Information in the Cloud?

  
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• Activists demand intelligence, para-military forces answer RTIs

  
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  New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Activists and government representatives met here to discuss ways to make the dissemination process under the Right To Information (RTI) Act more transparent and accountable and demanded that intelligence agencies and the paramilitary forces respond to queries under the law. A two day ...
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• Syria in New Attack Claims

  
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  Associated Press BEIRUT—Government troops shelled residential areas in central Syria on Sunday, activists said, two days after the bombardment of a string of villages in the same region killed more than 90, many of them children. Friday’s assault on Houla, an area northwest of the central city of Homs, was one of ...
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• China arrests man suspected of killing 11 people, dismembering and burying bodies

  
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  Authorities have arrested a man in southwestern China accused of killing 11 people and dismembering, burning and burying their bodies to destroy the evidence. The Ministry of Public Security said in a statement Sunday that 56-year-old Zhang Yongming was arrested by police in Yunnan province on murder ...
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• Well, he is one of the biggest mangina’s we’ve seen yet.

  
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  Breaking: Is “Trayvon” Stopping Boehner From Moving In On Holder? I’d say probably. This pitiful pile has got to go as well. Sellout sack of shit. Anybody ever see “Swordfish”? I am so there right now, you have no idea. Or maybe you do. For some time, it has been suggested that House Speaker John ...
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• Lady Gaga deemed too risqu for Indonesia

  
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  Lady Gaga canceled her concert in Indonesia, her management said Sunday, citing security concerns after Islamic hardliners denounced her costumes and dance moves as too risquA©. If the concert is held, there are concerns the singer, her crew and attendees may be in harms way, said Minola Sebayang, the lawyer for the ...
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• Guinea-Bissau citizens complacent in face of another coup, despite economic woes, drug trade

  
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  Campaign banners from an election that was violently interrupted still hang in the main thoroughfare of this steamy capital, a reminder that a stable government is far from the countrys grasp. Guinea-Bissau was just weeks away from holding a presidential runoff election when soldiers attacked the ...
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• How to get superior security against threats targeting social media

  
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• Norton Internet Security 2012 Software – 3 PCs only $24.99 Ends 5/29

  
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• Hyatt Regency hotel security find deceased man www.privateofficer.com

  
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    Minneapolis MN May 27 2012   Police say that a hotel security guard found a dead body and notified officers. The man’s body was found in a room at the Hyatt Regency hotel in downtown Minneapolis on Friday afternoon. Police responded to the hotel at 1300 Nicollet Mall at around 2:15 p.m. after a hotel ...
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• Jackson, Miss., public schools agree not to handcuff students to poles or other objects www.privateofficer.com

  
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  Jackson MS May 27 2012   Jackson, Miss., public schools will no longer handcuff students to poles or other objects and will train staff at its alternative school on better methods of discipline. Mississippi’s second-largest school district agreed Friday to the settlement with the Southern Poverty Law Center, which ...
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• Customs and Border Protection officer arrested for buying weapons for illegal immigrants www.privateofficer.com

  
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    Brownsville TX May 27 2012 Federal agents arrested a Customs and Border Protection officer in Brownsville on charges he twice acted as a “straw purchaser” and illegally bought hunting rifles for an immigrant who could not. Manuel Eduardo Pena, a 13-year veteran of the agency, is on paid leave. His ...
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