How smallpox samples ended up in a cold-storage room on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) campus where they were overlooked for more than four decades and who brought them there are still a mystery, according to findings released today from an independent blue ribbon committee tasked…
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Heavy rain set to fall across East Africa this winter as a result of El Niño will increase the chance for disease outbreaks and crop loss, experts warn.
Widespread disease and poor crop yields can cause staggering economic losses, according to the National Institute of Health (NIH)... Read more…
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WASHINGTON — The Senate headed into its August recess on Wednesday without voting on a cybersecurity bill, adding it to a contentious to-do list for September that includes a push to disapprove the Iran nuclear deal and a spending fight mired in abortion politics... Read more
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A fourth person has died in what the New York City Health Department is describing as an "unusual" spike in Legionnaires' disease in the Bronx, officials said Saturday. The news comes as two more Bronx buildings tested positive for the legionella bacteria... Read more
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The nation that brought the world the mushroom cloud is now hard at work on a new project: coming up with cyberweapons so strong that their very existence would deter foreign governments from attacking U.S. databases and crucial computer systems... Read more
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New cars carry more interlinked computing systems than a typical small business. Buried under hoods and behind touchscreen control panels, microprocessors run by millions of lines of code operate an array of crucial functions, from brakes and steering to headlights and horns. Automakers are…
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Once it completes its work on surface transportation reauthorization legislation, the Senate has indicated that it plans to consider the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA/S. 754) on the Senate floor before it leaves for recess, which is scheduled to begin on August 7. It is likely that…
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United Continental Holdings Inc has awarded millions of frequent flier miles to hackers who have uncovered gaps in the carrier's web security, in a first for the U.S. airline industry.
United confirmed with Reuters that it has paid out two awards worth 1 million miles each, worth dozens of free…
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Thursday revealed that 21.5 million people were swept up in a colossal breach of government computer systems that was far more damaging than initially thought, resulting in the theft of a vast trove of personal information, including Social Security numbers…
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The outages came one after another: one of the nation's biggest airlines, its largest financial news publication and its main stock exchange.
Wednesday morning's spate of technological foul-ups grounded United Airlines flights, sidelined the Wall Street Journal's website and halted trading for…
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A group of the world's top cybersecurity experts recommend against giving government agencies like the FBI and the National Security Agency backdoor access to the encrypted information stored by tech giants like Google and Facebook, saying it would put sensitive data at risk of being compromised by…
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Updated | Hacking Team, a cybersecurity company that sells hacking software to law enforcement in dozens of countries, just got hacked itself. The Italian outfit’s security services use malware and vulnerabilities to tap into target computers and phones.... Read more
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In yesterday’s world of enterprise security, there were a few well-known points of weakness for the bad guys to target in their attacks, which made defending against threats, well, much simpler. But today’s mobile and cloud-enabled world offers thousands, if not millions, of touch points for…
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The FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a joint bulletin alerting authorities to the "heightened threat of attack by ISIL and its supporters" ahead of the Fourth of July holiday and this summer in general.
The bulletin, issued Friday, is titled "Holiday Celebrations Remain Attractive…
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