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Chinese and Russian hackers breach US electricity grid
Protections must be increased, say experts
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A long period of downtime could be fatal for many businesses
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Safend adds file inspection to data protection suite
New tool extends the control of data movement
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Microsoft warns of dangerous rise in scareware
Criminals continuing to extort money from vulnerable users
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Pentagon spends $100m in six months on cyber defence
External attacks and internal mistakes costing dear
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Microsoft delays Stirling
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Microsoft issues PowerPoint security alert
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Apple iPhone 3.0 cracked before release
Russian hacker claims first jail-break
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