My own estimate is that there are about 10, 000 white hat security researchers working full time to counter malware (100 vendors X 50 average and double that for independents.) I am still working on an estimate of the number arrayed on the other side of this battle ground.

FORBES: Battleground Cyberspace: Hackers vs. White Hats

"I am so excited to return as a judge and mentor on 'The X Factor, '" added Lovato in a statement.

CNN: Demi Lovato returning to 'The X Factor'

As a result of this effort, I am persuaded that many of the serious shortcomings with the first FS-X deal have now been addressed, if not eliminated.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The FS-X Agreement

Am sang "I Gotta Feeling" with octave-hopping pop singer Jessie J, X-Factor alumni JLS produced a medley of hits, while Barlow performed a duet with a painfully out of tune Cheryl Cole.

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As one who argued last February that the reasons that prompted the Japanese to agree to co-development of the FS-X in the first place (commercial self-interest, not altruism) would continue to govern, I am gratified that it proved possible to revisit and improve some of the points in the original deal.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: The FS-X Agreement