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Cybersecurity Threats to Pick Up Steam in 2012

Submitted by mt53 on Tue, 2011-10-18 11:45

So many people use smartphones to surf the Web and store sensitive data, they've become a prime target for hackers, says the 2012 Emerging Cyber Threats Report, issued last week at the Georgia Tech Cyber Security Summit. Source: Scientific American

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Release: 
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 11:04
Expire: 
Monday, January 16, 2012 - 11:04
 

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