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DHS to Host Cyber Event for Federal Employees

July 21, 2011

The Department of Homeland Security will host Cybersecurity & Privacy: Are you living with a zombie? Botnets and their innocent owners, an event specifically for federal employees that includes outside experts for an informal, off-the-record discussion of contemporary privacy issues, botnets, online identities and virtual worlds.

The event is Tuesday, July 26 and will be held at the DHS Science & Technology Conference Rooms at the agency offices at 1120 Vermont Ave.

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