However, the 707 pales in comparison to some slick-looking new models, like the PowerShot A310 from Canon (nyse: CAJ - news - people ) and the Cyber-shot DSC-TI from Sony (nyse: SNE - news - people ).

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Among other things, the game became a hook-up spot for people dressed as animals and trying to have cyber-sex with one another.

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If severe currency devaluation and disruptive Internet cyber-attacks were not enough, the regular people of Iran have had access blocked to certain open source software sites for downloading applications such as Bitcoin.

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The second study, commissioned by Cisco Systems (nasdaq: CSCO - news - people ) and the National Cyber Security Alliance, also shows that more than 60% of employees sometimes use mobile devices without encrypted or password-protected data to connect to their work's network, and more than a third sometimes work by piggybacking on strangers' wireless Internet connections.

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"There really is a broad spectrum of people, groups and countries that engage in cyber-attacks as a general matter for different purposes, " said Michael Vatis, director of the National Infrastructure Protection Center at the FBI.

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Currently, said Gen Shelton US cyber-forces were about 6, 000 strong but would add another 1, 000 people in the next 12 months.

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We would further posit that the almost universal current acceptance of this model among cyber security professions also provides an intuitive explanation why so many smart, well-funded people, projects and companies are failing to achieve more meaningful results.

FORBES: Written by David Lowenstein and Risu Na