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U.S. Lists Top Ten 'Dot Cons'

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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

Copyright Office Backs Digital Law

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

House Passes Federal Computer Security Measure

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

European cybercrime treaty draws concern

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

IT Security Bills Added To Medal Of Valor Act

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 adds cyber attacks to military arsenal

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

US National Security Agency badly crippled

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 urges firms to trust feds

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

Dot-mil leads DNS security upgrade

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

Survey: Government Can't Be Trusted With Data

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

Cyber-Security Plans Go Begging on Hill

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

Grants eye emerging tech

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

Few Fed Web Sites Meet Govt Privacy Standards

At a time when federal regulators are pushing commercial Web sites to adopt the "fair information practices," only three percent of federal Web sites currently adhere to their own standards, according to a new report. The report, drafted by the General . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 13, 2000

Concerns for Internet Privacy Roil Capitol Hill

House members yesterday said it's time to help Internet users by passing legislation to protect their privacy because industry self-regulation by itself hasn't worked. Some predicted new laws will be approved as soon as next year.. . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 12, 2000

Sen. Edwards Intro's 'Spyware Control Act'

Very encouraging news: "Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., introduced legislation on Friday that wouldforce software manufacturers to notify consumers when their productsinclude "spyware," bits of code that surreptitiously transmit information about the user's Web surfing habits back to the software company." . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 11, 2000

Financial industry fears feds' security rules

Federal regulators are developing information security rules for the financial services industry to protect customer data. But executives at affected banks, brokerages, and insurance companies say mandating stringent security requirements, such as encrypting stored or transferred data, will increase their costs . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 10, 2000

Security: Who should be in charge?

Should the Defense Department assume responsibility for safeguarding the countrys communications infrastructure? A retired Navy vice admiral now working in the private sector said the time has come for public debate on the question. . . .

Anthony Pell
Oct 03, 2000

Carnivore review team rudely unmasked

When the US Department of Justice (DoJ) released the winning Carnivore review proposal in Adobe .pdf format, they apparently failed to mask the names and other details of the review team adequately. According to Cryptome, the details can be unmasked by . . .

Anthony Pell
Sep 30, 2000

Europeans Defining The Long Arm Of The Cyberlaw

European and U.S. officials are moving toward a final draft of the world's first international treaty on cybercrime, a broad effort that high-tech industry groups and privacy advocates fear could intrude on personal privacy and hamper e-commerce. . . .

Anthony Pell
Sep 27, 2000

Ex-NSA expert warns of concealed backdoors

Former NSA (National Security Agency) analyst and representative of Internet rights watchdog EPIC (Electronic Privacy Information Centre) Wayne Madison warned privacy groups Friday that a growing number of proprietary commercial software applications may have backdoors allowing the . . .

Anthony Pell
Sep 25, 2000

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German State Abandons Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice

White House Warns: Move to Memory-Safe Languages

European Court of Human Rights Declares Backdoored Encryption Illegal