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January 28, 2009
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SECURITY NEWS AND FEATURES
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Akismet Competition Gets Heavy Backing
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iPod Leads to Military Data Leak
You never know what you might find on a used MP3 player, or used hard
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Selective Cell Phone Blocking Appearing in Prisons
Need to lock down communications? A new technology has been deployed in
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Security Breach: Heartland Promises to Deploy Software
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Confick or Downadup Worm Can Be Squashed: By Common Sense
Turning off Windows Update was not the best IT idea for a UK hospital.
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GIVE AND TAKE
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FAQ: Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption in Server 2008
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