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Article | 15/04/2013 John Kerry: Cyberdefense a major part of Asian security
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called defending against cyberattacks a major part of maintaining security in Asia, and said Washington is forming ...
Article | 5/02/2013 After WCIT, US lawmakers look for ways to advance Internet freedom
Countries pushing for international regulation of the Internet through the U.N. International Telecommunication Union will not quit after a partial vi...
Article | 10/01/2013 Study: Women lagging in Internet adoption in many countries
Women and girls lag behind men in Internet access in many parts of the world, causing them to miss out on the economic and social benefits of being on...
Article | 30/11/2012 US providers host Syrian government websites
Web hosting providers from the U.S., Canada and other Western nations have been hosting official Syrian government websites, in violation of sanction ...
Article | 9/11/2012 Iranian minister faces US sanctions for Internet censorship
The U.S. on Thursday said it ordered sanctions against Iran's Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Reza Taghipour, and other entities...
Article | 16/11/2011 Lawmakers seek alternative to Stop Online Piracy Act
U.S. lawmakers opposed to a controversial copyright enforcement bill scheduled for a hearing Wednesday are working on alternative legislation that wou...
Article | 5/11/2011 Debate on new copyright enforcement bill heats up
Supporters of a controversial copyright protection bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives are firing back after several digital...
Article | 8/09/2011 Wikileaks: Online infiltrators often take credit for terrorist attacks
Analysts at an Israeli company that infiltrates online forums to identify terrorists often claim responsibility for attacks to bolster their credibili...
Article | 14/06/2011 IMF hacked; no end in sight to security horror shows
The recent online intrusion into International Monetary Fund servers may have been the work of malicious hackers working for a foreign government, acc...
Article | 2/06/2011 Google says phishers stole e-mail from US officials, others
Google has disrupted what it believes to be a targeted phishing campaign aimed at stealing e-mail from government officials, contractors and military ...
Article | 17/05/2011 White House releases new cyberspace strategy
The US government will push for the protection of privacy and other fundamental freedoms in cyberspace and for other nations to support the free flow ...
Article | 14/05/2011 Computer glitch forces U.S. to cancel visa lottery results
A computer glitch at the U.S. Department of State means there's some bad news for thousands of people who thought they'd been selected in this year's ...
Article | 11/03/2011 Senators question how WikiLeaks breach happened
U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning allegedly was able to copy hundreds of thousands of classified documents from a U.S. Department of Defense network b...
Article | 16/02/2011 Clinton says Internet censorship harmful to governments
Countries that continue to censor the Internet face long-term economic and social costs, with oppression leading to civil unrest and not security, U.S...
Article | 20/12/2010 WikiLeaks triggers IT security angst
WikiLeaks' posting of classified U.S. Department of State cables, and the Web site's revelation that it will soon post sensitive internal documents fr...

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