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CIA's Difficulty in Predicting Cyber Threats to U.S. Infrastructure

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The CIA cannot predict computer attacks on U.S. systems before they happen, as the agency is expected to do with political and military events, a top CIA official told Congress on Thursday. Despite a major increase in intelligence efforts dedicated to . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 26, 2001

Analyzing Global Treaty Risks That Threaten Internet Freedom

"In a nutshell, it will strangle the Internet with a suffocating blanket of overlapping jurisdictional claims, expose every Web page publisher to liabilities for libel, defamation and other speech offenses from virtually any country, (and) effectively strip Internet service providers of . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 22, 2001

FBI Cyber Crime Investigations and Digital Forensics Overview

This guide provides information about the federal investigative and prosecutive process for computer related crimes. It will help you understand some of the guidelines, policies, and resources used by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) when it investigates computer crime.. . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 21, 2001

U.S. Military Cyber Defense and Emerging Offensive Tactics

Today, they defend the U.S. military's 2.5 million computers against hackers. But they are being trained to guard against computer attacks by other countries and to launch computer virus invasions that will bring chaos to a foe's communications networks, financial systems . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 21, 2001

House Majority Leader Calls for FBI Investigation of Carnivore Tool

A powerful host lawmaker on Thursday asked the FBI to re-examine the extent to which its e-mail sniffing tool, Carnivore, infringes on privacy. House Majority Leader Dick Armey in a letter asked Attorney General John Ashcroft to take a look at . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 15, 2001

U.S. Government's New Cybersecurity Structure: Key Developments

The Bush administration is wrapping up details on a new governmentwide structure to lead national cybersecurity efforts, again rejecting the idea of having a security czar. White House officials have been working for months on ways to reorganize the government's initiatives . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 14, 2001

Congress Hearing: Federal Agencies Discuss Cybercrime Challenges

Federal law enforcement officials will testify before a House panel Tuesday on their agencies' efforts to fight cybercrime. The afternoon hearing is the second in a series of three the House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee is holding on the issue. Representatives . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 13, 2001

Supreme Court Ruling On Infrared Surveillance And Warrant Requirement

If the feds want to spy on your home using whizzy tech gadgets, they'd better get a warrant first, the Supreme Court said on Monday. In an important 5-4 ruling that extends privacy's shield to radiation not visible to the human . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 12, 2001

Audit Report Reveals Privacy Gaps in Defense Department Websites

One in four Web sites run by the Defense Department have no privacy statement posted, according to an oversight report released Tuesday. An even larger number collect information about the public despite a White House directive barring the practice. The audit . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 06, 2001

Effective Recovery After Cyber Attacks Through FBI Engagement

We're going to convince you that you should call the FBI if your company is ever the victim of a computer crime. That's right, the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The feds. Government agents. Now, before you say "I don't think so" . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 06, 2001

National Agricultural Statistics Service Cyber Risks Report

Poor computer security could let hackers break into the federal agency that compiles crop forecasts for commodity traders, according to a government audit. The National Agricultural Statistics Service's computers "are vulnerable to cyber-related attacks, jeopardizing the integrity and confidentiality of NASS' . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 06, 2001

Alldas Accuses U.S. Military of Blocking Access to Defaced Sites

Staffers at Alldas, an archive that maintains copies of websites that have been involuntarily altered, believes that their site is being deliberately blocked from accessing defaced websites owned by the United States military. Alldas staffers believe that the U.S. military is . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 04, 2001

Federal Investigation Into Hacking Incident Involving Mathias' Firm

A federal agent tracks a hacking attack back to Mathias' firm. Could an employee be the perpetrator? The agent went on to briefly explain that on April 4, a computer with a certain IP address that was traced back to a computer at my company was used to hack into a Domain Name System (DNS) server within a small financial institution in the Southeast. . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 04, 2001

Navy Intranet: Standardizing Portal Access Control Solutions

The Navy is considering using one standard portal product that will help control individuals' access to applications the Navy will place on its $6.9 billion intranet. Users logging on to the Navy Marines Corps Intranet, which will tie together on one . . .

Anthony Pell
May 31, 2001

Council Of Europe Cybercrime Treaty: A Step Toward Global Cooperation

The Council of Europe, enthused by considerable American guidance and support, has issued a proposed final draft for an international cybercrime treaty. The treaties purpose is to harmonize statutes related to electronic criminal activity, cross-border police cooperation, and judicial policy throughout . . .

Anthony Pell
May 31, 2001

EU Report: Echelon Surveillance Findings and Encryption Recommendations

An investigative committee of the European Parliament has concluded that the U.S. National Security Agency, along with the intelligence services of four other countries, operate a global electronic surveillance network code-named Echelon, but that the system is far less capable than . . .

Anthony Pell
May 29, 2001

Richard Clarke Warns of Electronic Threats to U.S. Systems

The administration's top security coordinator Richard Clarke once warned that the United States could face an "electronic Pearl Harbor" if the nation's electronic defenses were not strengthened. He painted an equally gloomy picture earlier this week. The increasing sophistication of electronic . . .

Anthony Pell
May 28, 2001

Government Explores VPNs For Protecting Critical Services From DDoS

Senior government officials are studying the feasibility of dividing the next-generation Internet into a series of virtual private networks that could insulate critical national services, such as those provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the finance industry, from hackers . . .

Anthony Pell
May 24, 2001

GAO Report: Insufficient Staff In Federal Computer Crime Unit

A report released Thursday found that staff shortages and vacancies in key positions kept a government anti-computer-crime unit from alerting the public to dangerous computer viruses until the damage already was done. "While some warnings were issued in time to avert . . .

Anthony Pell
May 23, 2001

NSF Infosec Scholarships: $8.6M Funding For Student Support

The National Science Foundation on Tuesday announced it has awarded $8.6 million in scholarship money to six schools in the first round of its Scholarship for Service program. The program provides scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students who . . .

Anthony Pell
May 23, 2001

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