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SECURITY EXPO 2012 to Open in South Korea on March 14
SECURITY EXPO 2012 to Open in South Korea on March 14

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:04:00 -0800

Iraq wants to limit private security contractors
Iraq deeply mistrusts private security companies and wants to limit their operations here, officials say, while the contractors themselves have faced bureaucratic delays and detentions.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:44:36 -0800

Websense #1 in Web Security Fourth Year in a Row
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- For the fourth year in a row, IDC has placed content security provider Websense (NASDAQ: WBSN - News) at the top of the IDC Worldwide Web Security 2011 – 2015 Forecast ...

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:05:00 -0800

UPDATE: Google Wallet Security Concerns Raised
Security firm Zvelo has discovered that the Google Wallet PIN, which is required of users to confirm purchases made with their phones, can be cracked via an exhaustive numerical search.

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:39:57 -0800

Iraq seeks to clamp down on security contractors
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's government intends to impose tough restrictions on private security companies to rein in what amounts to a "giant army" threatening the country's stability, a senior security official said. U.S. troops left Iraq in mid-December, but tens of thousands of private security guards remain, helping to protect mainly foreign workers and facilities in a country where daily ...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:47:13 -0800