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Pentagon Clears iPhone and iPad for Use on Secure Networks

John Paczkowski in Mobile May 17, 2013 at 8:08 am PT

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Syrian Electronic Army Leaves Its Mark on the Financial Times

Arik Hesseldahl in News May 17, 2013 at 7:52 am PT

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The New Yorker Launches Strongbox, an Open-Source Anonymous Tip Tool Built by Aaron Swartz

in Media on May 15 at 7:00 am PT

The timely idea: Let journalists and their sources connect in confidence. The Associated Press might have liked one of these.
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Legal Showdown on Cyber Security

in News on May 13 at 10:55 am PT

When hackers broke into computer systems at Wyndham Worldwide Corp. and several of its hotels, they allegedly stole payment-card numbers for hundreds of thousands of consumer accounts.

Pentagon Will Likely Clear iPhone and iPad Next Week

in Mobile on May 11 at 4:23 am PT

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Group in N.Y. Arrested in Alleged Cyber Crime Thefts

in News on May 9 at 10:01 am PT

Prosecutors filed charges on Thursday against a group of eight people who allegedly helped steal $45 million in a matter of hours through thousands of coordinated transactions at automated teller machines around the globe.

Syrian Hackers Turn Tables, Hack The Onion’s Twitter Account

in News on May 6 at 4:06 pm PT

A little later, The Onion bites back, with predictable results.
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Samsung and BlackBerry Cleared for Pentagon Work

in Mobile on May 3 at 10:07 am PT

The Department of Defense approved Samsung’s Galaxy S4 and BlackBerry’s new BlackBerry 10 devices for use on the Pentagon’s networks.
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Facebook to Offer Extra Security — Via Your Friends

in Social on May 2 at 9:00 am PT

Facebook announced Thursday that it will roll out “Trusted Contacts,” an extra authorization layer of security that allows users to select a few friends who can help verify a user’s identity. Give from three to five of your friends personalized security PIN numbers to hold for you. If you have problems logging in, getting three of those PIN numbers from friends will let you access your account. Nifty! Also, interesting timing for a release, considering all of Twitter’s recent security snafus.

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Pentagon Expected to Embrace Apple, Samsung Devices

in Mobile on May 1 at 12:42 pm PT

Samsung Electronics Co. and Apple Inc. are bringing the smartphone wars to the Pentagon.

The 411 on Phone Discounts

in Mossberg’s Mailbox on April 30 at 6:09 pm PT

Walt on why carriers price the HTC One differently.

LivingSocial, Netflix and the Galaxy S 4 Reviewed — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

in News on April 27 at 10:38 am PT

A convenient roundup of the Top 10 stories that powered AllThingsD.com this week.
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LivingSocial Hacked — More Than 50 Million Customer Names, Emails, Birthdates and Encrypted Passwords Accessed (Internal Memo)

in Commerce, April 26, 2013 at 1:15 pm PT

AT&T Details Launch Cities, Pricing for Its Home Security Service

in News, April 25, 2013 at 9:01 pm PT

Security Vendor AVG Tries to Bring Its Free-First Model to Mobile

in Mobile, April 25, 2013 at 10:15 am PT

Financial Crimes Topped State-Sponsored Hacking Incidents in 2012

in News, April 22, 2013 at 5:00 pm PT

Videos Show Tense Minutes Before Boston Bombing Suspect Capture

in News, April 21, 2013 at 10:24 am PT

Syrian Pro-Government Hackers Take Their Fight to CBS and Twitter

in News, April 21, 2013 at 8:52 am PT

BadNews Shows a New Direction for Mobile Malware

in News, April 20, 2013 at 4:00 pm PT

Call for More Video Cameras Spotlights Debate on Use

in News, April 20, 2013 at 3:00 pm PT

Google Glass, Workday and “WTF, Firefox OS?” — 10 Things You Need to See on AllThingsD This Week

in News, April 20, 2013 at 12:00 pm PT

WhatsApp, Snapchat and the Real “Second Screen” — 10 Things You Missed at Day Two of Dive Into Mobile

in Dive Into Mobile, April 17, 2013 at 12:13 am PT

Security Firm NQ Mobile Looks to Stem Rising Tide of Mobile Malware

in Dive Into Mobile, April 16, 2013 at 12:10 pm PT

Computer Security Legend Mudge Leaves DARPA for Google Job

in News, April 13, 2013 at 7:57 am PT

Hackers Hit Israel Over Palestinians

in News, April 8, 2013 at 4:32 am PT

U.S. Tech Giants Speak Up for China

in News, April 5, 2013 at 10:50 am PT

You Won’t Believe How Adorable This Kitty Is! Click for More!

in News, March 27, 2013 at 8:30 am PT