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Report: NSA Heads Up ‘Perfect’ Plan to Hunt Down Cyberthreats

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The federal government is launching a program to detect cyberattacks on America’s critical infrastructure installations, such as the nationwide electricity grid and nuclear power plants, according to The Wall Street Journal. The National Security Agency will allegedly run the program, dubbed “Perfect Citizen.” The agency awarded defense contractor Raytheon a classified contract worth up to…
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VCs and IT Security Firms: Not Much Love in the Air

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Although security breaches make the headlines regularly and Washington has plans to upgrade the security of the United States’ national infrastructure, up-and-coming IT security companies are having difficulty securing investment funds. The U.S. Defense Department plans to spend US$500 million on researching new cybersecurity technologies, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is putting up…
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Privacy Orgs Take Facebook Facial Face-off to FTC

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Four consumer protection organizations, led by the Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), have filed a complaint with the United States Federal Trade Commission over Facebook’s use of facial recognition technology. The complaint states that the process creates an image identification system under the social networking giant’s sole control. This, the complaint contends, violates Facebook’s privacy…
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