Articles tagged with security
Wed, May 23, 2012
NYPD chief gives thumbs up to Games security
By Michael Holden
LONDON (Reuters) - New York's police chief said on Wednesday he was impressed with security planning for this summer's London ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
U.S. Secret Service chief: no security breach from scandal
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A prostitution scandal in Colombia involving U.S. Secret Service employees did not result in any security breach and ...
Tue, May 22, 2012
Analysis: Security features offer RIM a fragile lifeline
By Alastair Sharp
TORONTO (Reuters) - Along with firearms, radio and other standard-issue gear, Constable Ken Koke's police cruiser comes equipped with portable technology ...
Sun, May 20, 2012
U.S. trainer shot in Yemen, army advances on militants
By Mohammed Ghobari and Mohammed Mukhashaf
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Islamist militants shot and seriously wounded a U.S. military instructor in Yemen on Sunday ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
ZTE confirms security hole in U.S. phone
By Jeremy Wagstaff and Lee Chyen Yee
(Reuters) - ZTE Corp, the world's No.4 handset vendor and one of two Chinese companies under ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Suicide bomb plot leak worries security experts
By William Maclean
LONDON (Reuters) - Counter-terrorism experts expressed concern on Friday over U.S. leaks about an undercover operation that foiled a suicide bomb ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
U.N. Security Council condemns "terrorist attacks" in Syria
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council strongly condemned the "terrorist attacks" in Syria on Thursday, urging all parties to ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Afghanistan "faces tougher times" in next security handover
By Mirwais Harooni
KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan faces tougher security challenges in the next phase of a transition from foreign to Afghan forces as insurgents ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Qaeda bomber adept at breaching aviation security
By William Maclean
LONDON (Reuters) - A Saudi bombmaker believed behind several failed but ingenious attempted attacks on the West is the most likely creator ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Security startup CrowdStrike adds board members
(Reuters) - Cyber security start-up CrowdStrike is expanding its board of directors with the addition of former executives from JP Morgan Chase & Co
CrowdStrike named former McAfee Chief Strategy Officer Gerhard Watzinger as its nonexecutive chairman. During his stint in that post he helped sell the company to Intel Corp
The firm also named former JP Morgan Chief Information Officer Denis O'Leary to its board. In his 25-year career at the bank he also served as director of finance, head of retail branch banking and a member of its nine-member executive committee.
O'Leary is currently managing partner of Encore Financial Partners Inc, a company that acquires and manages U.S.-based banks.
George Kurtz, the former worldwide chief technology officer of McAfee, and Dmitri Alperovitch, that company's former vice president of threat research, founded CrowdStrike in February with initial capital from private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
(Reporting by Jim Finkle in Boston; editing by Matthew ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Obama invites African leaders to G8 food security talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has invited four African leaders to join the G8 leaders' summit at Camp David later this month for a ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Obama's top security adviser to travel to Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's top security aide will be in Moscow this week for meetings with Russian officials on the U.S ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
Check Point aims for top spot in consumer security
(Reuters) - Check Point Software Technologies Ltd is launching a free version of its anti-virus and firewall product, hoping to boost its presence in the ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Syria accused of war crimes, rebels kill 15
By Ed Cropley
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels killed 15 members of the security forces in an ambush on Wednesday, a monitoring group said, and ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Deadly bombs in Syria's Idlib target security
By Oliver Holmes
BEIRUT (Reuters) - At least eight people, mostly Syrian military personnel, were killed and about 100 wounded on Monday in bomb blasts ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
White House warns that Obama would veto cyber security bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama would veto a cyber security bill being considered by the U.S. House of Representatives if it was presented ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Without reforms, U.S. retirees to face dwindling funds
By Rachelle Younglai and Glenn Somerville
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Aging baby boomers got some jolting news on Monday when the U.S. government said the ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Pentagon suspends security clearances over Colombia scandal
By Phil Stewart
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Pentagon has suspended security clearances of military personnel implicated in the Colombia prostitution scandal, U.S. Defense Secretary ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Pentagon suspends security clearances over Colombia scandal
BOGOTA (Reuters) - The Pentagon has suspended security clearances of military personnel implicated in the Colombia prostitution scandal, pending the results of the investigation, Defense ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
Vettel wins Bahrain Grand Prix, protesters kept away
By Alan Baldwin
MANAMA (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Grand Prix in Bahrain on Sunday while rage boiled beyond the ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Johnny Depp Sued: Women Alleges Security Team Assault
Johnny Depp may have to battle a lawsuit in court. On Monday, a disabled woman filed paperwork against Depp claiming that his security team ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Man strips at Oregon airport to protest security measures
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - A 49-year-old Oregon man became so fed up with airport screening that he stripped naked at Portland International Airport security checkpoint ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Tom Petty gets guitars back, security guard arrested
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The waiting might have been the hardest part, but rockers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have gotten back the missing guitars ...
Mon, April 16, 2012
U.S. revokes security clearance of 11 agents over Colombia incident
By Tabassum Zakaria and David Alexander
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday it revoked the top security clearance of 11 ...
Sun, April 15, 2012
Annan tells U.N. Syria hasn't withdrawn heavy weapons
By Oliver Holmes and Louis Charbonneau
BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Syria has failed to comply with a pledge to withdraw weapons from population centers ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
U.N. Security Council to vote on Syria observers on Friday
By Tom Miles
GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council is to vote on a resolution to send an advance team of 10 to ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
How to get the most from Social Security
By Mark Miller
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The trustees of Social Security will release their annual report on the program's health sometime in the next ...
Tue, April 10, 2012
Afghan security forces worry over fratricidal brothers-in-arms
By Hamid Shalizi and Jack Kimball
KABUL (Reuters) - While NATO soldiers worry whether an Afghan partner might turn from an ally to a lethal ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
ARM, Gemalto and G&D tie up on mobile security
By Paul Sandle
LONDON (Reuters) - British chip designer ARM Holdings
Fri, March 30, 2012
Security breach hits U.S. card processors, banks
By Lauren Tara LaCapra and Carrick Mollenkamp
(Reuters) - The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a major cyber intrusion at an Atlanta-based payment processor ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
North American defense ministers launch joint security forum
By David Alexander
OTTAWA (Reuters) - North America's three defense ministers declared their first-ever dialogue on common security threats on Tuesday an "historic occasion ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Deals increase with need for more network security
By Nicola Leske
(Reuters) - Advanced hacking attacks by groups such as Anonymous and the prevalence of mobile devices like Apple Inc's iPhone are ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Obama: Pakistan review must respect U.S. security needs
By Matt Spetalnick
SEOUL (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama told Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Tuesday he hoped a Pakistan parliamentary ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Analysis: Food security focus fuels new worries over crop chemicals
By Carey Gillam
(Reuters) - Scientists, environmentalists and farm advocates are pressing the question about whether rewards of the trend toward using more and more ...
Sat, March 24, 2012
Man arrested at Sacramento airport security with 4 guns
(Reuters) - A Montana man was arrested after he tried to bring four loaded guns through a security checkpoint at a Sacramento, California, airport and ...
Wed, March 21, 2012
Russia hopes for Security Council Syria text on Wednesday
BERLIN (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, whose country has so far shielded Syria from U.N. Security Council censure, said he hoped ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
New York police tighten security at Jewish sites
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police ramped up security at synagogues and other Jewish institutions on Monday following the deadly attack on a Jewish ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Annan urges U.N. Security Council to break Syria deadlock
By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N.-Arab League envoy on the Syrian crisis, Kofi Annan, urged the Security ...
Fri, March 16, 2012
Annan urges U.N. Security Council to break Syria deadlock
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N.-Arab League envoy on the Syrian crisis, Kofi Annan, urged the Security Council to overcome ...
Thu, March 15, 2012
Corrected: Murdoch internal watchdog seeks improved security
By Mark Hosenball
(Reuters) - A senior member of the unit Rupert Murdoch created to clean up reporting practices at his British newspapers has consulted ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Security experts will tip consumers to cyber fraud
(Reuters) - Internet security experts have set up a system to alert Americans when sensitive personal information such as social security numbers and online banking ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Obama and Cameron to focus on global security
By Matt Falloon
LONDON (Reuters) - United States President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron will step up their support for Syrian opposition ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
U.S. aid agency prepares switch to Afghan security
By Susan Cornwell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The main U.S. foreign aid agency is preparing to switch from private security contractors in Afghanistan to Afghan ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Syrian army must pull back first under Annan plan
By Erika Solomon and Douglas Hamilton
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian artillery hit parts of Homs city and at least 37 people were killed in clashes ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Accused Irish LulzSec hacker worked in security
By Joseph Menn and Basil Katz
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - One of the people accused by U.S. authorities of being at the ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Why online security is taxing our brains
By Chris Taylor
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nathan Acosta is feeling a little overwhelmed.
The 24-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina, who works for a financial ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Murdoch internal watchdog seeks improved security
By Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior member of the unit Rupert Murdoch created to clean up reporting practices at his British newspapers has ...
Wed, March 07, 2012
Senators to hear pitch for tougher cyber security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top U.S. officials are set to push for tougher cyber-security measures to protect the nation's water, electrical and telecommunications grid ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
China domestic security spending rises to $111 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will increase spending on police, militia and other domestic security arms by 11.5 percent to $111 billion this year, figures ...
Fri, March 02, 2012
Hackers winning security war: executives
By Joseph Menn
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Technology security professionals seeking wisdom from industry leaders in San Francisco this week saw more of the dark ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Republicans introduce softer cyber security bill
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight top Republicans introduced a cybersecurity bill on Thursday aimed at stopping an overarching, bipartisan measure proposed earlier this ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Trend Micro hires cyber security expert Kellermann
(Reuters) - Anti-virus software maker Trend Micro Inc has hired a prominent expert on cybersecurity policy to help boost its sales to the U.S ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Former security chief at coal mine where 29 died is sentenced
By Bob Bird
CHARLESTON, West Virginia (Reuters)- - The former security chief at a coal mine where 29 miners died in 2010 was sentenced on ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Attempt to kill Russia's Putin foiled: security agencies
By Gleb Bryanski
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Security services in Russia and Ukraine said on Monday they had foiled a plot to kill Prime Minister Vladimir ...
Sun, February 26, 2012
WikiLeaks targets global risk company Stratfor
(Reuters) - The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks began publishing on Monday more than 5 million emails from a U.S.-based global security analysis company that ...
Mon, February 20, 2012
Detroit Nation's Safest City in Cyber Security
DETROIT (WKZO) -- Online security provider Norton and Sperling's Best Places ranks Detroit the nation's safest city when it comes to cyber security ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Stars mourn Whitney Houston at rousing New Jersey funeral
By Christine Kearney and Jonathan Allen
NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - Stars, family and friends mourned Whitney Houston in a spirited Baptist funeral service at ...
Tue, February 14, 2012
Philips investigates possible cyber security breach
By Roberta Cowan
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Philips Electronics said it shut down one of its servers on Monday because of a possible cyber attack and ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Obama budget proposes new security, airline fees
(Reuters) - Airlines and their passengers would pay up to $32 billion in new air traffic and security fees over 10 years, and grants to ...
Sat, February 11, 2012
U.N. chief speaks of "grisly reports" from Syria
BEIRUT/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he had received "grisly reports" that Syrian government forces were arbitrarily executing, imprisoning and ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Google Wallet a security risk: researchers
By Sinead Carew and Jim Finkle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Security researchers said they found a vulnerability in the Google Inc mobile payments platform which ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
Google tightens security in Android app store
By Gerry Shih
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google Inc has been quietly policing its online store for months now in an acknowledgement of malware's ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
"Former Terrorist" Speech in Allegan Cancelled Over Security Concerns
ALLEGAN, MI (WHTC) - A self-described “former Islamic terrorist” was supposed to speak at Allegan High School last night. However, the auditorium was cleared moments ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Senator Paul refuses airport patdown after alarm
By Thomas Ferraro and John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator Rand Paul was stopped at an airport on Monday for setting off an alarm ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
U.S. mulls closing Damascus embassy as security worsens
By Andrew Quinn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States warned on Friday that it may soon close its embassy in Syria due to the worsening ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Lawmakers press Homeland Security on Internet monitoring
By Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leaders of a congressional subcommittee are urging the Department of Homeland Security to extensively monitor social media sites like ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Security trumps secrecy in cyber fight, prosecutor says
By Basil Katz and Jim Finkle
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A top federal prosecutor has a message for companies: If you've been hacked, tell ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Homeland Security watches Twitter, social media
By Mark Hosenball
(Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's command center routinely monitors dozens of popular websites, including Facebook, Twitter, Hulu ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Syrian forces kill 33 in attack on rebel town: residents
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian government forces have killed at least 33 people in a rebel town near the Lebanese border in the last few days ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
Hackers, IT units focusing on smartphone security
By Tarmo Virki
BERLIN (Reuters) - Mobile phones, long seen as safe amid rising threats to computer security, have become a key target for hackers ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
China urges tighter Internet security after series of data leaks
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Chinese government is working with domestic Internet search engines like Baidu Inc and Sohu.com and financial institutions to prevent phishing ...
Tue, December 27, 2011
Mall of America ramps up security after massive fight
(Reuters) - More security officers will be patrolling the Mall of America on Tuesday after a series of fights broke out Monday evening, the day ...
Sun, December 25, 2011
Hackers hit security think tank Stratfor's website
(Reuters) - U.S. security think tank Strategic Forecasting Inc (Stratfor) said its website had been hacked and that some of the names of corporate ...
Fri, December 23, 2011
U.N. condemns Damascus bombs, expresses grave concern
By Erika Solomon
BEIRUT (Reuters) - The United Nations expressed grave concern about twin suicide car bombings in Damascus and condemned the attacks that killed ...
Sat, December 17, 2011
Fierce clashes in Cairo as Clinton voices outrage
By Shaimaa Fayed and Marwa Awad
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police and soldiers fired guns and teargas to try to clear protesters from Cairo's ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Russian security council chief wants Web regulation
By Steve Gutterman
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Internet must be subject to "reasonable regulation," the head of Russia's Security Council said in remarks published ...
Sat, December 10, 2011
Arabs may take Syria peace plan to United Nations
By Dominic Evans
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Arab states may take their proposals for ending Syria's crackdown on protests to the U.N. Security Council ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Australia government denies backing India, U.S. security pact
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia denied on Friday it was pushing for a joint security pact with India and the United States, a tie-up that would ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Security, amenities of Anti-Wall Street camps lure homeless
By Laird Harrison
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oscar Wesley McKinney doesn't carry a placard, and he doesn't chant slogans. He's not even ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Security goes barefoot with Clinton in Myanmar
By Andrew Quinn
YANGON (Reuters) - U.S. security went barefoot on Thursday as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton toured one of Myanmar's most ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
India not aware of proposed security pact with Australia, U.S.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is not aware of a proposal to enter into a security pact with the United States and Australia, the foreign ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Australia backs security pact with U.S., India
By Rob Taylor
CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia's foreign minister on Wednesday backed the formation of a security pact with India and the United States ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
RIM to offer security features for iPhone, Android
By Alastair Sharp
TORONTO (Reuters) - Research In Motion is introducing a software tool that gives corporate customers the option of linking employees' personal iPhones ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Twitter acquires mobile security start-up company
By Jim Finkle and Alexei Oreskovic
(Reuters) - Twitter has acquired a start-up company that makes software to improve security and privacy for smartphones and ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
UK Olympic security boss dismisses U.S. fear report
By Avril Ormsby
LONDON (Reuters) - The head of London's Olympic security dismissed as "rubbish" on Tuesday a media report that the United States ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
AT&T investigates security breach attempt
NEW YORK (Reuters) - AT&T Inc, the No. 2 U.S. mobile provider, said it is investigating an "organized and systemic attempt" to access ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Exclusive: Lax security at Nasdaq helped hackers
By Andrea Shalal-Esa and Jim Finkle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal investigation into last year's cyber attack on Nasdaq OMX Group found surprisingly lax ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
Ex-U.S. admiral raises cash for cyber security firm
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retired U.S. Admiral William Fallon has spent the past year working to turn around a high-tech start-up that sells software that ...
Tue, November 15, 2011
United States denies Olympics security spat with UK
By Avril Ormsby
LONDON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday denied a newspaper report it was unhappy with British security arrangements for next summer ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Will the new Newt Gingrich have staying power?
By Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During his quick ride to the top of voter surveys, Newt Gingrich has cast himself as the more conservative ...
Mon, November 07, 2011
Pattinson in security scare
The actor was leaving a TV studio in Hollywood after filming an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! when an unnamed young man broke away ...
Sun, November 06, 2011
Pattinson in security scare
The actor was leaving a TV studio in Hollywood after filming an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! when an unnamed young man broke away ...
Sat, November 05, 2011
Pattinson in security scare
The actor was leaving a TV studio in Hollywood after filming an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! when an unnamed young man broke away ...
Fri, November 04, 2011
Pattinson in security scare
The actor was leaving a TV studio in Hollywood after filming an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! when an unnamed young man broke away ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
SEC issues guidance on cyber security disclosures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A rash of cyber security breaches at U.S. public companies and an outcry from federal lawmakers has prompted U.S. securities ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Israel accuses deputy envoy to U.S. of security breach
By Dan Williams
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's deputy ambassador to the United States was dismissed after admitting a serious security breach that required "blood ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
U.S. warns NATO over spending cuts, security
By David Brunnstrom
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned NATO allies on Wednesday that spending cuts on both sides of the ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
U.S. tests plan to speed up airport security checks
By Manuel Rueda
MIAMI (Reuters) - Frequent flyers in the United States who undergo prior government background checks are being allowed through airport security screening ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Banks losing ground on card security
By Ross Kerber
(Reuters) - U.S. banks are losing ground in the battle to combat credit and debit card fraud, a new report shows ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
IBM buys Q1 Labs to expand in security software
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed
(Reuters) - IBM Corp
Tue, October 04, 2011
IBM expands in security software with Q1 Labs buy
(Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp (IBM) said it is to buy Q1 Labs, a privately-held security intelligence software provider, as it looks to tap ...
Mon, October 03, 2011
Romney backs slower Social Security gains for wealthy
By Ros Krasny
SALEM, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Slowing the pace of increases in Social Security benefits for wealthier Americans would be one way to ...
Mon, September 26, 2011
Factbox: Social Security positions of Republican candidates
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry was strongly criticized recently for calling the Social Security pension program for retirees a "Ponzi scheme."
Here is ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Bluetooth devices security risks rising: research
By Tarmo Virki, European Technology Correspondent
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish data security firm Codenomicon says software faults in Bluetooth devices are becoming easier to exploit ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
Perry tempers Social Security rhetoric in Florida
By Jane Sutton
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry sounded a more temperate note on Social Security on Thursday as he greeted ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Security incident over at Arizona military base: official
TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - A security incident at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in southern Arizona is over and there were no injuries, a fire official ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Airport security still evolving a decade after Sept 11 attacks
By Lauren Keiper
BOSTON (Reuters) - Despite impressive changes to airport security in the decade since the September 11 attacks, gaps remain in securing the ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Lockdown ends at Arizona air base, no gunman found
TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - A security incident that placed Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in southern Arizona on lockdown ended after a thorough search of the ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Match-fixers can be beaten: FIFA security boss
By Brian Homewood
ZURICH (Reuters) - Soccer match-fixers can be beaten and the recent spate of cases is a sign of success in the battle ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Stealth key to Olympic security: expert
By Karolos Grohmann
BERLIN (Reuters) - Major sports events like the Olympics and soccer World Cup should retain tight security to counter terrorist threats, but ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Obama backs away from Social Security in deficits plan
By Laura MacInnis and Thomas Ferraro
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, yielding to pressure from his political base, has backed off a proposal to ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
U.S. envoy in Tripoli hails new rulers on security
TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A senior U.S. diplomat visiting Tripoli on Wednesday said Washington was encouraged by the increasing control Libya's interim government was ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
Factbox: Social Security central in Republican debate
(Reuters) - Republican presidential candidates on Monday traded barbs over their positions on Social Security but avoided deep discussion of possible solutions to a coming ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
Michigan Congressman McCotter Introduces Social Security Legislation
WASHINGTON (WKZO) -- Michigan Congressman Thaddeus McCotter has introduced legislation that he claims is meant to keep Social Security funds from drying up.
McCotter's ...
Mon, September 12, 2011
Social Security concerns unnerve Florida seniors
By Jane Sutton
MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida seniors were so rattled by proposed changes to Social Security emerging in the U.S. political debate that ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Military jets escort two flights over security scares
By JoAnne Allen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Military jets were scrambled to escort two passenger airline flights on Sunday because of security scares, as Americans marked ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Egypt security forces raid unit of Al Jazeera
CAIRO (Reuters) - Security officers raided the offices of an Al Jazeera channel in Egypt and detained some of its staff, the Qatar-based broadcaster said ...
Sun, September 11, 2011
Egypt, Israel seek normality after embassy storming
By Maha El Dahan and Edmund Blair
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt and Israel said on Sunday they wanted a return to normal diplomatic activities after ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
New York steps up security amid credible threat
By Michelle Nichols
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City is operating under heighten security because of a credible but uncorroborated threat ahead of the ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Romney, Perry renew battle on Social Security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential rivals Mitt Romney and Rick Perry renewed their dispute over the Social Security retirement program on Thursday, a day after ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Q+A: Will debt panel tackle Medicare, Social Security?
By Donna Smith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new congressional "super committee" will face tough choices on politically popular government health and retirement programs as it ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Obama, aides discussed security for September 11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama met top advisers on Tuesday to ensure all security measures are taken to guard against any al Qaeda plot ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Perry targeted by rivals in Republican debate
By John Whitesides
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Republican Rick Perry came under heavy fire on Social Security, jobs and his Texas record in a heated ...
Tue, September 06, 2011
Sony recruits information security boss after hacking
TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp picked a former official at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for the new post of chief information security ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Parker's terror as security guard tried to kiss her
The Sex and the City star was in Moscow promoting her new movie I Don't Know How She Does It at the city ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Parker's terror as security guard tried to kiss her
The Sex and the City star was in Moscow promoting her new movie I Don't Know How She Does It at the city ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
IBM buys British security analytics firm i2
(Reuters) - IBM
Tue, August 30, 2011
Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Others Threaten Chinese Cultural Security
Lady Gaga just upped her street cred. Apparently, in China, the Ministry of Culture put out a list of songs that are illegal to ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Others Threaten Chinese Cultural Security
Lady Gaga just upped her street cred. Apparently, in China, the Ministry of Culture put out a list of songs that are illegal to ...
Sun, August 28, 2011
Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Others Threaten Chinese Cultural Security
Lady Gaga just upped her street cred. Apparently, in China, the Ministry of Culture put out a list of songs that are illegal to ...
Sat, August 27, 2011
Nigeria president avoids naming suspects at bomb site
By Felix Onuah and Camillus Eboh
ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan visited on Saturday the site of a bomb attack at the U ...
Sat, August 27, 2011
Lady Gaga, Katy Perry and Others Threaten Chinese Cultural Security
Lady Gaga just upped her street cred. Apparently, in China, the Ministry of Culture put out a list of songs that are illegal to ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Islamists suspected in deadly Nigeria U.N. bombing
By Felix Onuah and Camillus Eboh
ABUJA (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed by a car bomb that ripped through the United Nations ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Boston is first U.S. airport to test new security technique
By Lauren Keiper
BOSTON (Reuters) - Along with luggage scans and removing shoes, getting through the security line in Boston's Logan International Airport may ...
Tue, August 16, 2011
U.S. court security probed over Clemens baseballs
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Security officers at a U.S. courthouse are under investigation for receiving baseballs autographed by former pitching ace Roger ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Security expert warns hackers can attack Android
By Jim Finkle
BOSTON (Reuters) - A mobile security expert says he has found new ways for hackers to attack phones running Google Inc's ...
Thu, August 04, 2011
Security expert warns of way to attack SAP systems
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - A software security expert warned that flaws in the design of business management software from SAP AG can allow hackers to ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
Analysis: Brazil's security blanket in debt crisis - China
By Luciana Lopez
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - As Brazil watches much of the so-called rich world struggle with debt crises, it can take some solace ...
Wed, August 03, 2011
UK spy agency says cyber raids show need for security
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's electronic spy agency told Reuters on Wednesday a report disclosing unprecedented cyber raids demonstrated the need for an international "shared ...
Tue, August 02, 2011
Huawei hires ex-UK info chief as global cyber security
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co Ltd said it has appointed a former British government information official as global cyber-security officer, as the world ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
London Games to have 27,000 security officials
LONDON (Reuters) - Some 27,000 police and security guards will be on duty to protect the Olympic Games in London, officials said on Monday ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
UN Security Council revives Syria debate
By Patrick Worsnip
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Reacting to new bloodshed in Syria, European powers relaunched a dormant draft U.N. resolution to condemn Damascus ...
Sun, July 31, 2011
German security official warns of Breivik copycats
BERLIN (Reuters) - The recent mass killing in Norway could easily serve as a blueprint for other anti-Muslim militants, one of Germany's top security ...
Wed, July 27, 2011
Norway PM says security, police response to be evaluated
OSLO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday and that Norway would review police response and security measures after a mourning period for ...
Sun, July 24, 2011
U.S. airlines fight prospect of higher security fees
By John Crawley
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. airlines are fighting the prospect of sharply higher passenger security fees that could be part of any ...
Sat, July 23, 2011
Search for bodies on Norwegian island ends
By Walter Gibbs and Wojciech Moskwa
OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian police on Thursday ended a six-day search for bodies on the island where Anders Behring ...
Fri, July 22, 2011
China, U.S. play down tensions at Asian security summit
By Andrew Quinn and Michael Martina
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - The United States and China moved to repair strained ties on Friday, saying tensions ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
Murdoch newspapers tighten computer security after hack
LONDON (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper group told staff to change their passwords and tighten security, sources said on Tuesday, after hackers attacked ...
Tue, July 19, 2011
U.S.-China row may take turn for worse at Asia security meet
By Michael Martina and Olivia Rondonuwu
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - Relations between the United States and China could hit another rough patch this week ...
Fri, July 15, 2011
Apple fixes security flaw in iPhone, iPad software
BOSTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc has plugged a hole in the software that runs iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch music players that could allow hackers ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
Key senator calls for special cyber security panel
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Senator John McCain called on Wednesday for the creation of a bipartisan panel to draft long-sought legislation to ...
Tue, July 12, 2011
Sheriff's office won't be Casey Anthony's "personal security"
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A Florida sheriff's office will provide no special protection for Casey Anthony when she leaves jail on ...
Thu, July 07, 2011
Twitter security lags some other sites: experts
By Jim Finkle and Roy Strom
BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The fast-growing microblogging site Twitter has fallen behind some other Internet services in introducing ...
Tue, July 05, 2011
Gaddafi would go in exchange for security: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian newspaper said Tuesday that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was willing to give up power in exchange for security guarantees, citing ...
Tue, July 05, 2011
Security tests begin on London 2012 venues
By Avril Ormsby
LONDON (Reuters) - British police have begun testing Olympic venues against all potential terrorist threats, including from Irish dissidents and Islamists, the ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Texas 'Anti-groping' airport security legislation dies
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A bill seeking to ban invasive pat-downs by airport security officials failed to get final approval by the ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Vulnerabilities found in Google Chrome PC security
By Jim Finkle
BOSTON (Reuters) - Google Inc brags that computers running its recently released Chrome operating system are a lot safer than traditional PCs ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Groupon says India users' data leaked
By Alistair Barr
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Groupon Inc's Indian subsidiary SoSasta inadvertently published its users' passwords on the Internet, but the sensitive information ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
Texas lawmakers pass airport "anti-groping" bill
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Legislation to make enhanced airport security pat-downs a crime if they involve touching a passenger's "private" areas was approved by ...
Wed, June 22, 2011
FBI targets two "scareware" rings in U.S., Europe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police in the United States and seven other countries seized computers and servers used to run a "scareware" scheme that has netted ...
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