Security researcher cancels RSA talk over NSA report

Senators call on FTC to investigate Target breach 10 Stories That Shaped Tech Policy in 2013 Network World Daily News AM December 24, 2013 Share this email Security researcher cancels RSA talk over NSA report Security researcher Mikko Hypponen has canceled his talk at a RSA security conference in San Francisco, reacting to a report that the security division of EMC allegedly received US$10 million from the U.S. National Security Agency to use a flawed random number generator in one of its products. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Senators call on FTC to investigate Target breach 2. 10 Stories That Shaped Tech Policy in 2013 3. Online sales stats, up, up, up! 4. Cloud-based security services poised for rapid growth 5. Best. Office coffee. Ever. iCoffee. 6. Making more out of cascading style sheets with {less}.app 7. Acer names semiconductor veteran as new CEO 8. Can tweets get dumber? Yes, when text is thrown out they can. 9. 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