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AP - Al-Qaida is in decline around the world but is still a leading threat to the United States, joined by others like Iran, the top U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday in an annual report to Congress on threats facing America. More...

AP - Senior Iranian lawmakers stepped up threats Monday that Islamic Republic warships could block the Persian Gulf's oil tanker traffic after the latest blow by Western leaders seeking to rein in Tehran's nuclear program: A punishing oil embargo by the European Union that sharply raises the...

The Foreign Affairs Department plans to spend up to $5 million next year for a sweeping intelligence study of potential threats to Canada's foreign embassies and missions. More...

AP - Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary will miss Saturday's game against Nebraska after the school said he received "multiple threats." More...

Cloud security threats come in all shapes and sizes, so we asked eight experts to weigh in on what they see as the top threat to cloud security. The answers run the gamut, but in all cases, our cloud security panelists believe that these threats can be addressed. More...

The tools for combatting mobile security threats to corporate data are evolving to address the concerns of wary CIOs. More...

There is an urgent need for businesses and our government to develop high-level cyber-intelligence as a way to combat the unacceptable levels of online security threats because the current "patch and pray" system won't cut it in the future. More...

Hewett-Packard is expanding its Enterprise Security Solutions portfolio to help businesses deal with persistent security threats from cloud computing and social media. More...

Stealthy, sometime long-term cyber-espionage attacks to steal sensitive proprietary information -- what some now call "advanced persistent threats" (APT) -- have become a top worry for businesses. More...

It's not sophisticated attacks, complex vulnerabilities or user errors that are the greatest threats to database security, says this expert. More...

No charges are being recommended against RCMP officers who shot and wounded a 44-year-old man at the Sun Peaks ski resort near Kamloops, B.C. last fall. Gregory McNeil was shot in the arm and leg on Nov. 25 after Mounties said he pointed a shotgun at two officers responding to a call of a man...

Panetta on new terror threats to U.S WASHINGTON, (UPI) -- Al-Qaida, currently at its weakest point since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, is using other ways to threaten the United States, CIA Director Leon Panetta said. The head of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, speaking to ABC's "This...

S, Nigeria (AFP) – Christian villagers in Nigeria fled their homes following threats of new attacks in the aftermath of a massacre, despite the presence Tuesday of troops designed to restore calm to the region. As mass burials for some of the hundreds of victims of a three-hour orgy of violence...

S, Nigeria (AFP) – Christian villagers in Nigeria fled their homes following threats of new attacks in the aftermath of a massacre, despite the presence Tuesday of troops designed to restore calm to the region. As mass burials for some of the hundreds of victims of a three-hour orgy of violence...

AIG executives receive death threats -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From correspondents in Washington AIG boss Edward Liddy says he fears for his employees' lives if Congress goes through with a threat to name and shame recipients of lavish...