U.s. Pledges Early Review Of Air Security "blacklist"

The White House has backed away from its push for mandatory cybersecurity standards in favor of an approach that would combine voluntary measures with incentives for companies to comply with them. That approach reflects recognition of the political reality of a divided Congress that makes mandated standards difficult to push through, and a belief that an executive order President Obama signed in February could improve companies’ cybersecurity. Read full article >>    

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NBC News has learned that the Transportation Security Administration has decided to delay a controversial new rule that would have allowed small knives  to be carried on passenger aircraft.The TSA calls this a temporary delay, but have not decided a new implementation date.The new rule for small blades — shorter than 2.36 inches in length and less than 1/2 inch in width — had been set to go into e    

Apps downloaded at least two million times from Google Play were infected with malware that tried to rack up charges for premium rate numbers, say researchers.