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PARIS/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A new email client unveiled by Mozilla this week contains code from an unusual source -- the French military, which decided the open source product was more secure than Microsoft's rival Outlook.
 
Feds go global to fight cybercriminals overseas (AP, December 9, 2009; 4:57 PM)
 
TSA puts 5 employees on leave over online posting (AP, December 9, 2009; 3:49 PM)
 
White House to release new gov't data collections (AP, December 8, 2009; 6:49 PM)
 
Charting morally murky waters: Midshipmen study ethical dilemmas in interactive DVDs (Post, December 4, 2009)
 
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials (AP, December 2, 2009; 3:03 PM)
 
Northrop links to academics to boost cyber defense (Reuters, December 1, 2009; 1:52 PM)
 
Japan launches 5th spy satellite (AP, November 28, 2009; 2:02 AM)
 
Advanced Antivirus: Hackers have shown that they can plant their malware even on mainstream sites--proving that you need antivirus protection now more than ever. We lab-tested eleven top security programs to find the best guardians for your PC. (PC World, November 25, 2009; 12:19 AM)
 
ESET NOD32: Unfortunately, ESET NOD32 doesn't keep up with other antivirus apps in blocking malware. (PC World, November 25, 2009; 12:19 AM)
 
Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware: Lackluster Protection: Trend Micro Antivirus + Antispyware's nice user interface can?t make up for its lackluster malware detection. (PC World, November 25, 2009; 12:19 AM)
 
Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX1: A Smooth, Stylish Touchscreen Camera: The good-looking Cyber-shot DSC-TX1 offers a great panorama feature and a nice touchscreen, but switching between modes is time-consuming. (PC World, November 25, 2009; 12:19 AM)
 
McAfee VirusScan Plus 2010: Protection Issues: McAfee VirusScan Plus has some good features and a decent interface, but it has too many performance problems for us to recommend it. (PC World, November 25, 2009; 12:18 AM)
 
Four more years? (By Howard Kurtz, November 24, 2009; 12:06 PM)
 
Tracking sex-crime offenders gets trickier: Violator registry is growing as tech-savvy predators put a greater burden on officers (Post, November 23, 2009)
 
The virtual doctor visit: New technology is helping elderly patients and those with chronic diseases monitor their condition from the comfort of home. (Post, November 17, 2009)
 
President Obama holds a town hall meeting with future Chinese leaders: Museum of Science and Technology - Shanghai, China (washingtonpost.com, November 16, 2009; 11:32 AM)
 
NSFW: 'Tis Pity She's A Success ? Belle de Jour and the Impossibility of Anonymous Blogging (TechCrunch, November 14, 2009; 7:48 PM)
 
China proves to be an aggressive foe in cyberspace (Post, November 11, 2009)
 
U.S. military expands efforts to track satellites: 'It's amazing what one collision will do to the resource spigot' (Post, November 10, 2009)
 
Now we know where we stand, and it's about time (Post, November 3, 2009)
 
A tiny niche in collectible coins grows into a $5 million mini-empire (By Thomas Heath, November 2, 2009)
 
In Congress, a call to review internal cybersecurity policies: Inadvertent disclosure of ethics committee inquiries sparks furor (Post, October 31, 2009)
 
Stimulus dollars going to accused contractors: More than $1.2 billion awarded to firms on watchdog's list (Post, October 29, 2009)
 
Espionage suspect has friends puzzled: Astronomer is described as brilliant, ambitious (Post, October 28, 2009)
 
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