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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A federal jury convicted a retired University of Tennessee professor Wednesday of passing sensitive information from a U.S. Air Force contract to two foreign research assistants from China and Iran.
 
Controversy Snarls Upgrade Of Terrorist Data Repository (Post, September 3, 2008, Page D01)
 
Small GPS devices help prosecutors win convictions (AP, August 28, 2008; 4:16 PM)
 
A New Breed Of Hackers Tracks Online Acts of War: 'Hacktivists' Update Their Mission (Post, August 27, 2008, Page D01)
 
Checkpoint-Friendly Laptop Bags: New bags promise to make it easier and safer to get your computer through airport security. (PC World, August 25, 2008; 12:19 AM)
 
Keep That Laptop in the Bag in the Security Line: The TSA says that you can keep your laptop in a bag as long as it's designed to provide a clear top and bottom image of the computer. (PC World, August 21, 2008; 12:19 AM)
 
Citizens' U.S. Border Crossings Tracked: Data From Checkpoints To Be Kept for 15 Years (Post, August 20, 2008, Page A01)
 
THE FBI AND CYBERCRIME: 'A Lot of People Just Don't Take the Basic Precautions' (Post, August 19, 2008, Page A11)
 
Longtime Battle Lines Are Recast In Russia and Georgia's Cyberwar (Post, August 14, 2008, Page D01)
 
Police Turn to Secret Weapon: GPS Device (Post, August 13, 2008, Page A01)
 
Anthrax Case Raises Doubt On Security: Gaps in Lab Safeguards Prompt Calls for Investigations (Post, August 8, 2008, Page A01)
 
Return to Sender: 8 Easy Spam Filter Fixes: False positives are the scourge of spam filters. Whether you're sending or receiving, here are some steps you can take to keep good e-mail out of the slush pile. (PC World, August 6, 2008; 3:19 PM)
 
Missing Registered Traveler Laptop Found: A missing laptop containing unencrypted personal information of 33,000 travelers has been recovered. (PC World, August 6, 2008; 3:19 PM)
 
Tales of Addiction, Anxiety, Ranting: Scientist, Counselor Recount Recent Turmoil in Anthrax Suspect's Life (Post, August 6, 2008, Page A01)
 
FBI to Show How Genetics Led to Anthrax Researcher (Post, August 6, 2008, Page A03)
 
Missing Laptop Grounds US Registered Traveler Program: A laptop containing personal information of 33,000 U.S. travelers goes missing at San Francisco International Airport. (PC World, August 5, 2008; 3:20 PM)
 
Security Oversight May Have Enabled Countrywide Breach: FBI affidavits offer more insight into how a man stole customer data from Countrywide. (PC World, August 5, 2008; 12:19 AM)
 
Scientists Question FBI Probe On Anthrax: Ivins Could Not Have Been Attacker, Some Say (Post, August 3, 2008, Page A01)
 
The Curious Mind of John McCain: Ambition and Emotion Color the Complex Intellect of the Candidate (Post, August 1, 2008, Page A01)
 
Silent Posting: With His Blog Kaboom, a Young Soldier Told of His War. Last Month, the Army Made Him Shut It Down. (Post, July 24, 2008, Page C01)
 
U.S. Finds It's Getting Crowded Out There: Dominance in Space Slips as Other Nations Step Up Efforts (Post, July 9, 2008, Page A01)
 
U.S. Seeks Data Exchange: Newer European Union Countries Want Waiver From Visa Requirements (Post, July 8, 2008, Page D01)
 
Post-9/11 Dragnet Turns Up Surprises: Biometrics Link Foreign Detainees To Arrests in U.S. (Post, July 6, 2008, Page A01)
 
Loudoun News: It's Safe To Go Back In the Water (Post, June 29, 2008, Page LZ03)
 
Fear and Loathing (By Howard Kurtz, June 25, 2008; 10:12 AM)
 
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