The smart grid will be an intelligent, more efficient system that will support a new generation of renewable energy sources. But it will also bring new challenges in ensuring the security of the grid and the information systems that will connect with and control it.
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The State Department is using Facebook for live multimedia Web chats to link audiences around the world with U.S. experts to gain mutual understanding on a range of important topics—and it appears that the world is responding.
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The Center for Internet Security has released a set of security benchmarks for configuring the Apple iPhone, the first such guidelines for smart cellular phones. CIS also plans to establish benchmarks for the BlackBerry later this year.
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NeoPro 4.0 gives new life to recovering e-mail hoarders by indexing and organizing unruly Outlook e-mail in-boxes.
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