BAE wins, Google hunted down, Security Success, Firewall and giant Zynga

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BAE Systems has won $40m for the deal to secure US Cyber Borders, covering FBI networks. What happened to Security Teams in US, and even if someOne hacks them after this.
Article: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/232968,fbi-awards-42m-cybersecurity-deal.aspx
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Google revealed that its fiber cable at Oregon was shot down by hunters... OMG!!! my data was there, is this how they securely transfer it, anyways thanks for telling that your cables lie there ;)
Article: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/232831,us-hunters-shoot-down-google-fibre.aspx
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Is Firewall required on individual Desktops? Is it an over-KILL? If your machine is sitting behind a secure server, then still you require Firewall or it is slowing you down? see someone else's perspective...
Article: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/realworld/361375/do-we-really-need-a-firewall-on-our-desktops
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"HP Blog" on  how to measure success of a Security Program in your Organization. Some thoughts on reducing legacy defects and newer possible risks.
Article: http://h30507.www3.hp.com/t5/Following-the-White-Rabbit-A/Measuring-quot-Success-quot/ba-p/82522
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Some details on fastest growing social-gaming giant Zynga... 10% of Internet Population has played their games
Article: http://techcrunch.com/2010/09/22/zynga-moves-1-petabyte-of-data-daily-adds-1000-servers-a-week/
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