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Akshaya Trithiya Gold sale feared to drop 95%

A recent spurt in gold prices seems to have dampened the zeal of India-based gold consumers as experts have expressed concern over a significant drop in gold sale on Akshaya Tithiya, a day considered to be auspicious to buy gold in India. Gold prices are on an upward rally nearing its lifetime high of USD 1240 per ounce. The spot gold in New York market stood at USD 1208 per ounce witnessing a steep rise in the past one month.

ANU launches National Security College

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Australia's first National Security College will begin activities in May after its official launch by the Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at The Australian National University on 24th April 2010.

Google cyberattack hit password system: report

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A December cyberattack on Google Inc computers hit the company's password system that millions of people worldwide use to access almost all of the company's Web services, The New York Times said, citing a person with direct knowledge of the investigation.
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Gold in confusion zone, stay away!

Confusion confounded. That is the apt description for the global bullion markets now. Talk of gold, you will get a bunch of positive advices from market analysts saying that Indian festival and wedding seasons are round the corner and the demand for the metal is set to go up in the coming days.
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New password-stealing virus targets Facebook

Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook's estimated 400 million users in an effort to steal banking passwords and gather other sensitive information.
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Man dies after shooting Pentagon security officers

A man shot and wounded two security officers at an entrance to the Pentagon near a busy commuter rail station on Thursday before being fatally wounded in a shootout, officials and media reports said.
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Indian jewellers play wait & watch on gold

Wait and watch, that is the game bullion market is playing now. With India's new tax on gold imports hitting the demand in global market, investors and importers are now waiting and observing the movements for a clear hint. However, gold scrap sales have picked up slowly in Southeast Asia but witnessed no major movements.
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Spain busts global botnet masterminds

Spanish police have arrested three men accused of masterminding one of the biggest computer crimes to date -- infecting more than 13 million PCs with a virus that stole credit card numbers and other data.
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Spain busts ring accused of infecting 13 mln PCs

Spanish police have arrested three men accused of masterminding one of the biggest computer crimes to date -- infecting more than 13 million PCs with a virus that stole credit card numbers and other data.
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White House outlines secret IT security plan

The Obama administration on Tuesday declassified part of the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative created during the Bush administration, outlining offensive and defensive strategies for protecting information networks.
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Cisco unveils 'Security Without Borders'

Cisco said on Tuesday that it is trying to create a network environment that enables users to securely log in using any device, from anywhere, using a simple, common, nearly-transparent access method.
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Clinton urges NATO security cooperation with Russia

NATO must boost security cooperation with Russia and streamline operations to face new challenges -- both military and civilian -- in coming years, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday.
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Why gold price will plunge to $800 per ounce

In the last few months, we have been reading predictions and forecasts from bullion analysts who insisted and argued that gold price is booming to touch $2,000, $3,000, $5,000, $10,000 per ounce in the coming years. These forecasts have caught people's attention who have been pouring money into gold and other precious metals all these months. But after the big surge of gold price to $1,227 per ounce some two months back, the yellow metal has been climbing down the ladder of speculation.
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Google, NSA to team up in cyberattack probe

Internet search firm Google is finalizing a deal that would let the National Security Agency help it investigate a corporate espionage attack that may have originated in China, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
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Google, NSA may team up over cyberattacks: report

Internet search firm Google is finalizing a deal that would let the National Security Agency help it investigate a corporate espionage attack that may have originated in China, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.
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Study:73pct use bank passwords everywhere

Most security experts would recommend not using the same password across multiple websites, especially those used on sensitive financial information, but a new study is showing that the majority of Internet users are ignoring that advice.
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Cyberthieves are hiring, using online ads

The people who brought the world malicious software that steals credit card numbers from your personal computer and empties bank ATMs of their cash are hiring, and they're advertising online.

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