CONSUMERS are losing trust in the Internet, and online companies are taking note. The Information Technology Association of America, a trade group, said last week that it would help create the …
Terror attack on grid would collapse U.S.
Government scientific advisers and officials painted a grim picture Thursday of the consequences of a terror attack on the nation's power grid, saying that any outage that lasted longer than a couple …
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Scientist in Anthrax Probe Sues Ashcroft, FBI
The germ warfare expert who has been investigated in connection with the 2001 anthrax attacks sued U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and other government officials on Tuesday, accusing them of …
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Sahara Kidnappers Prepared to Negotiate Directly
Algerian Islamic rebels who are holding 14 Europeans hostage in Mali are reportedly ready to negotiate directly with the German or Malian governments. With the hostage takers preferring direct links …
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U.S. Civilian Contractor Killed in Iraq
An American civilian delivering mail to the U.S. Army died Tuesday when his truck was blown apart by a remote control bomb north of Tikrit, the military and his employer said. Also, angry residents of …
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Government fails to strike a balance on security, executive says
The government is doing a poor job of implementing security, both IT and physical, since the Sept. 11 terror attacks, said security expert Bruce Schneier. Schneier, talking with reporters at the Black …
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Judge orders Interior to shut off Internet connections
Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia late this afternoon issued a preliminary injunction requiring the Interior Department to disconnect its IT systems from …
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As Neighbors Find U.S. Favor, Macedonia Languishes in Ethnic Disarray
Split by bloodshed and distrust, Macedonia's two ethnic groups share little except their country's miseries - the struggle for survival on Europe's periphery and the knowledge that things won't get …
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Female Suicide Bomber Detonates Explosives in Chechnya, Bystander Injured
A female suicide bomber blew herself up Sunday near a base of a security force commanded by a son of Chechnya's Kremlin-appointed administration chief, wounding a woman who was nearby, officials said. …
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Hackers Release Code to Windows Vulnerability
A hacker group released source code late last week designed to exploit a widespread Microsoft (microsoft.com) Windows vulnerability. The release of the code opens the door for a major worm attack. In …
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