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Note: The following text is a quote: Gates, Mullen to Join U.S. Delegation to Mexico By Donna Miles American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 19, 2010 – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will travel to Mexico City next week as part of a U.S. delegation focused on helping the Mexican government fight drug-trafficking cartels and other security threats. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will lead the delegation to the March 23 Merida U.S.-Mexico High Level Consultative Group meeting, State Department officials announced. Homeland Security Secretary Janet A....

Photo: http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/f0567f0041bffb1896b69e8c2f96136c/patterson-608.jpg?MOD=AJPERES Photo Caption: "Ambassador Anne W. Patterson (C) in a letter to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that the US mission in Pakistan had been receiving information about terror threats from various sources, including its own intelligence. – Photo by APP." FROM THE PAPER > FRONT PAGE "US personnel facing threat, ambassador tells FM" By Mohammad Asghar Monday, 15 Mar, 2010 SNIPPET: "ISLAMABAD: The US ambassador has expressed concern over ‘security threats’ to American personnel in Pakistan and said that any attack on American diplomats in Lahore might have ‘alarming’ effects on bilateral relations. According to sources,...

Note: The following text is a quote: Travel Alert U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Bureau of Consular Affairs This information is current as of today, Sat Feb 13 2010 01:05:49 GMT-0800 (PST). Worldwide Caution February 12, 2010 The Department of State has issued this Worldwide Caution to update information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against U.S. citizens and interests throughout the world. U.S. citizens are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness. This replaces the Worldwide Caution dated July 29, 2009 to provide updated information on...

Note: The following text is a quote: THREAT LEVELS Members of the public should always remain alert to the danger of terrorism and report any suspicious activity to the police on 999 or the anti-terrorist hotline: 0800 789 321. If your information does not relate to an imminent threat, you can also contact the Security Service via the How You Can Help us page. Current threat level The current threat level is assessed as SEVERE (as of 22nd January 2010 - see threat level history for previous changes). This means there is a strong possibility of future terrorist attacks and...

OpenOffice.org security 'insufficient' Researchers at French Ministry of Defense say vulnerabilities with open source office suite may rival those of Microsoft's version By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service August 11, 2006 With Microsoft Corp.'s Office suite now being targeted by hackers, researchers at the French Ministry of Defense say users of the OpenOffice.org software may be at even greater risk from computer viruses. "The general security of OpenOffice is insufficient," the researchers wrote in a paper entitled "In-depth analysis of the viral threats with OpenOffice.org documents." "This suite is up to now still vulnerable to many potential malware attacks," they...