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Questions which serve as security checks on websites need to be replaced by more complex tests to establish a person’s identity, say researchers.

A study has shown how easy it is to guess the answer to common questions, such as someone’s mother’s maiden name.

It found attackers will be able to break into 1 in 80 accounts if they get three chances to guess the answers to security questions.

“The numbers were worse than we thought,” said Joseph Bonneau, the lead researcher on the study.

Lawmakers and several midstate district attorneys gathered Monday to push a proposal that would carve out new punishments for teens who “sext,” or send nude or inappropriate photos via cell phone text message or e-mail. 

The bill by Rep. Seth Grove, R-York County, would make sexting a second-degree misdemeanor for anyone age 13 to 17 years.  Currently, teens caught sexting could be charged with disseminating child pornography, a felony, and face stiff penalties like jail time and registering as a sex offender on the Megan’s Law Web site.

Public confidence in the police is vital to successful policing in a community. But policing today is complex, costly, and generally misunderstood. There are actions, events, and activities that continuously prompt the question from the public: why? In this new and uncertain era, as police officers, and as a society, we need effective policing and public cooperation to maintain safe and productive communities. Cooperation...

Cyber-security researchers in the private sector have lamented for many years that collaborations with government officials on addressing cyberthreats have been few and far between.

But at the RSA Conference at San Francisco's Moscone Center, an annual gathering of cyber-security industry professionals, not only have top government representatives stressed their desire to work closely with the private sector in stemming the growing tide of security problems - they want some of them to quit their jobs and join the feds.