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Ask Slashdot: Are Accurate Software Development Time Predictions a Myth?
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Hacking Group Is Charging German Companies $275 For 'DDoS Tests'
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New Study Suggests Humans Lived In North America 130,000 Years Ago
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Auto Lender Exposes Loan Data For Up To 1 Million Applicants
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Lack of Security Talent Afflicts Healthcare
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Air Force Hopes To Attract Hackers With Bug Bounty Program
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More ransomware: this one changes your file extensions to .MOLE, thus the name.