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NSA Chief: ‘We Do Not Want to Run Cyber Security’
NSA Director Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, speaking at the RSA Security Conference in San Francisco, told the audience of security professionals on Tuesday that the NSA does “not want to run cyber security for the United States government.” Aiming to dispel news reports — and counter previous intelligence agency statements — that the National Security Agency is angling to grab the top spot in the government’s cyber security initiative, Alexander said it’s a job that’s bigger than one agency and that the NSA isn’t looking to control but rather to partner with DHS, other defense departments, industry and law enforcement.
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NSA Director Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, speaking at the RSA Security Conference in San Francisco, told the audience of security professionals on Tuesday that the NSA does “not want to run cyber security for the United States government.” Aiming to dispel news reports — and counter previous intelligence agency statements — that the National Security Agency is angling to grab the top spot in the government’s cyber security initiative, Alexander said it’s a job that’s bigger than one agency and that the NSA isn’t looking to control but rather to partner with DHS, other defense departments, industry and law enforcement.
Continue reading »U.K. Man Sues Bank Over ‘Phantom’ Withdrawals from Chip-and-PIN Account
A soccer coach in the United Kingdom is suing his bank over “phantom” withdrawals that he says someone made on his account. The withdrawals were made despite the fact that the account was supposed to be protected by the so-called “chip-and-PIN” system that Great Britain implemented to combat such crime. After the Halifax bank refused to restore $3,100 that Alain Job says was stolen from his account, he filed suit last year and is set to state his case in court on April 30.
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