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Council of Europe Cybercrime Treaty Revamp: Human Rights Concerns

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The world's first cybercrime treaty is being hastily redrafted after Internet lobby groups assailed it as a threat to human rights that could have "a chilling effect on the free flow of information and ideas." The Council of Europe, a 41-nation . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 14, 2000

National High-Tech Crime Unit: Tackling Online Fraud And Cybercrime

The home secretary Jack Straw will announce plans to create a £20m National High-Tech Crime Unit Monday morning according to reports Sunday. The special unit, which will include members of the police, customs and excise, the National Crime . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 13, 2000

Redrafting Cybercrime Treaty Amidst Human Rights Concerns

Anthony Pell
Nov 13, 2000

NIST's Cassandra: Tailored Security Alerts for Faster Response

The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced a service Tuesday that will enable government and private-sector users to receive personalized security vulnerability notices. The new service, named Cassandra and developed by Purdue University's Center for Education and Research in Information . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 09, 2000

Analyzing Technology Positions of Presidential Candidates

Each presidential campaign was queried on 20 top technology issues, including whether the government should tax Internet sales or pay for wiring schools, and whether e-mail deserves First Amendment protection. Since some of the campaigns did not answer all the questions, . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 06, 2000

Vinton Cerf Addresses RIP Bill Concerns at Compsec 2023

Vinton Cerf, one of the founding fathers of the Internet, has attacked the RIP bill as a dangerous new piece of legislation. Speaking at the Compsec conference in London yesterday he commented: "Oh my god. A lot of us in the . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 03, 2000

Cyberwar Alert: Middle East Hackers Target U.S. Government and Businesses

Middle East violence is fueling an online cyberwar as hackers from both sides of the conflict threaten government and business Web sites in the United States, according to the FBI and industry experts.

Anthony Pell
Nov 02, 2000

CIO Council And OMB Cyberattack Coordination Guidelines

The CIO Council and the Office of Management and Budget issued guidelines this week directing agencies to coordinate cyberattack reports and warnings with the Federal Computer Incident Response Center. The memorandum details the processes that agencies should follow to improve coordination . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 02, 2000

U.S. FTC Identifies Auction Fraud As Leading Online Scam Type

Auction fraud has the dubious honor of being the No. 1 online scam, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Tuesday. Rounding out the "Top Ten Dot Cons" are: Internet service provider (ISP) scams, Web site design scams, Net porn . . .

Anthony Pell
Nov 01, 2000

New Federal Law Strengthens Digital Safeguards for Copyrighted Works

In a decision giving copyright holders greater control over the way people use books, movies and music that are distributed in digital form, the United States Copyright Office on Friday endorsed a new federal law making it illegal to break the technological safeguards for such works.. . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 31, 2000

U.S. House Passes Computer Security Enhancement Act for Federal Agencies

The House of Representatives quietly approved legislation designed to bolster computer security at civilian federal agencies. By voice vote, the House passed the Computer Security Enhancement Act, which was introduced in 1999 by House Science Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., in . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 30, 2000

International Cybercrime Treaty Raises Privacy Rights Issues

Critics of a proposed international cybercrime pact voiced fears Friday that it might enable governments to "wire tap" information passing along the Internet and hamper companies from testing their own security systems. "There are serious concerns about rights . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 27, 2000

Senate: Enhancing Law Enforcement With Key IT Security Bills

The Senate plans to add two major computer and information security bills to a House bill scheduled to come its way as early as tonight. According to a Senate source, S. 1314 - the Computer Crime Enforcement Act, and S. 2448 . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 26, 2000

US Plans Cyber Warfare Tactics For Military Superiority

The US is planning to turn the internet into a battleground. Air Force Lieutenant General Michael Hayden, head of the super-secret National Security Agency (NSA), said that cyberspace had become an important strategic target.

Anthony Pell
Oct 25, 2000

NSA Faces Operational Issues Threatening Capability and Future

Those accustomed to imagine the US National Security Agency (NSA) as some guild of omniscient, malevolent hermits effortlessly deciphering all the electromagnetic noise enveloping the modern world will be bitterly disappointed to learn that its basic, functional competence is . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 24, 2000

FBI Briefing on Cybersecurity Trust Issues with Federal Agencies

The director of the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center had a rough mission at the World E-Commerce Forum in London this week.

Anthony Pell
Oct 20, 2000

Government Agencies Using DNSSEC: Strengthening Web Security Measures

Government agencies -- especially in the Defense Department -- are expected to be early adopters of an emerging technology that promises to improve Internet security by preventing hackers from redirecting Web traffic to bogus sites.. . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 20, 2000

National Survey Reveals Distrust In Government Data Security

A survey by Information Technology Association of America found that people don't trust the U.S. government to secure their private information. Most of the 1,000 adults surveyed by phone about their comfort with the government's ability to safeguard their personal data . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 19, 2000

Clinton's Cyber Initiative Aims for $138.4 Million in Funding

The Clinton administration is hoping last-minute lobbying heroics can save its ambitious $138.4 million cyber-security program before Congress adjourns soon, having watched committee after committee in both chambers fail to fund a dozen key initiatives. President Clinton unveiled the program with . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 16, 2000

GSA: Integrating Security Functions Within IT Solutions Office

The General Services Administration has officially folded the contracting functions of the Federal Technology Service's Office of Information Security into FTS' Office of Information Technology Solutions. It has also created a new office to focus solely on GSA's role in governmentwide . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 13, 2000

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