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Morning Security Brief: Family Research Council Shooter Indicted, Expert Suggests Swine Ban, and More

- Cell phone towers discovered as the cause for police communication disruption in Bay Area. Virginia man indicted for Family Research Council shooting. And H3N2v concerns lead one expert to call for a ban on pigs at fairs.

CHART: Mobile Device Security

- How organizations are securing mobile devices.

Yellow Jacket Smartphone Case Delivers 650,000-Volt Sting

- Two men from Louisiana have created an iPhone case that turns a smartphone into a stun gun.

Solving the Interoperability Riddle

- Has a Silicon Valley start-up cost-efficiently solved the seemingly intractable problem of achieving interoperability for first responders?

Data security

- A bill (S. 1408) that would impose data security requirements on all government agencies and companies that collect or store personally identifiable information has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The Senate has announced that it will consider the bill.

Report: Billions of Dollars Worth of Smartphones Lost Annually

- Many of the cities with the highest rates of lost phones were also in the top ranks of the FBI’s most recent crime statistics, according to a new industry report.

Miracles and Wonder, Past and Present

- As we incorporate the best of technology with next month’s fully digital edition, which will be replete with multimedia maps, charts, video, and audio interactivity, we’ll still deliver the same high-quality information you expect.

Don't Touch that Dial: Considerations When Using Satphones in Conflict Zones

- Small World News, an Oregon-based nonprofit, has created a training guide for safe use of satellite phones in conflict areas.

Gangs Use Skype to Conduct Operations

- The new version of an FBI report released last year says gangs use VoIP to communicate undetected.

Identity Theft: The Number One Consumer Complaint in 2011

- Identity theft was the number one consumer complaint in 2011 and the Electronic Frontier Foundation releases a new version of a Web tool to combat information mining.

PBS Pushes Next-Gen Emergency Alerts

- A new program will allow broadcasters to send emergency alerts directly to smartphones and other mobile devices.

Worth a Look: iHound

- Associate editor John Wagley reviews an inexpensive application for tracking Apple and Android devices.

HHS Lists Top Disaster Apps For First Responders and the Public

- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Disaster Information Research Center has published a list of recommended smartphone apps and mobile optimized Web sites to put disaster information at the fingertips of both first responders and the public.