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German State Abandons Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice

The German state, Schleswig-Holstein, has decided to move away from proprietary software, such as Windows and Office, to open-source alternatives, including Linux and LibreOffice. The move is motivated by the need to "ensure that their data is kept s...
Apr 05, 2024
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White House Warns: Move to Memory-Safe Languages

The Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) emphas...
Mar 04, 2024
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European Court of Human Rights Declares Backdoored Encryption Illegal

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has made a ma...
Feb 16, 2024
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Another massive Net attack looming?

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Do you think there should be network security standards set by the government? According to MSNBC "insurance companies and the security industry are considering quasi-government regulation to try to compel Internet firms to take basic security steps." This was . . .

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Hackers won't give Pentagon a break

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U.S. Defense Department pleas to computer hackers to quit mischief-making appear to be falling largely on deaf ears, making spotting potential national security threats more difficult, a top Pentagon expert says.. . .

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Government Wants Internet Emergency Preparedness

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Attempting to expand a system that allows disaster-relief agencies to place prioritized phone calls in times of emergency, a US government agency earlier this month asked engineers to build similar capabilities into the technology that runs the Internet. At an Aug. . . .

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Hack Attacks On Pentagon Sites Persist

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Despite crying "uncle" and appealing to hackers to leave their locales alone, US Defense Department officials said that mischief-making cyber vandals continue to target Pentagon Web sites. The ongoing acts, or "events," as described in a Reuters report, include probes, scans, . . .

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E-Commerce Sting Nabs Satellite TV Pirates

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Hundreds of would-be satellite TV thieves who logged onto the Web to buy counterfeit satellite access cards instead bought themselves a whole lot of trouble, because the site was operated by the U.S. Customs Service as part of a sting operation.. . .

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Attorney General Accused of Treason

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US Representative James Traficant accused Attorney General Janet Reno of treason, sexual improprieties and ties to the mob Monday night on a Fox television news show. Supporters of Traficant say that the Congressman has been targeted by the Clinton White House . . .

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E-Sign rules open for comment

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The Office of Management and Budget is looking for comments on draft guidance that will help agencies understand and use the new electronic signature legislation passed by Congress in June. . . .

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FBI And FBI Director Sued For Harassment

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fThe former Director of the Office of Intelligence for the U.S. Department of Energy and Chief of Counter Intelligence from 1994 to 1998, Notra Trulock, is sueing FBI director Louis Freeh and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for harassment. Mr. Trulock . . .

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Who's Afraid of Carnivore? Not Me!

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Recently, the FBI has become embroiled into the controversy surrounding its latest attempt to bring law enforcement into the Information Age. The "Carnivore'" project is the Bureau's attempt to collect information on electronic suspects and computer criminals in the dark reaches . . .

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IMC's Arresting Coverage

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By the third day of the Republican National Convention, the desultory crews manning the much hyped Internet Alley are as bored and shiftless as the rest of the thousands of reporters swarming over the convention site in an attempt to report . . .

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White House dives into cybercrime debate

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The Clinton administration formally waded into the cybercrime debate this week by forwarding a proposal to Capitol Hill that calls for enhancing law enforcement's ability to conduct wiretaps while creating new privacy protections. Justice Department officials sent what they call the . . .

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FBI yields on Carnivore code

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The FBI agrees at the last minute to comply with a demand for more information about its Carnivore e-mail snooping system. A judge gives the agency 10 days. A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the FBI to set a timetable for . . .

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Digital signatures create market potential

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It wasn't exactly John Hancock signing in a new era of American independence in a room full of colonial separatists. But when President Bill Clinton used a smart card last month to sign the digital signatures bill into law, he just . . .

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DISA taps 11 firms for info security

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The Defense Information Systems Agency last week solidified the private sector's role in protecting the Pentagon's global information networks from cyberattack by awarding a $1.5 billion contract for a wide range of information security services.

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Security limits Linux in government

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The biggest threat to Linux becoming the software of choice in government circles is that there is no third-party verification, certification or evaluation of it, Linux devotees were told last month. The operating system also fails to meet Common Criteria . . .

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Join Us, Don't Fight Us, Pentagon Tells Hackers

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The largest-ever convention of computer hackers opened here on Friday with top-ranking U.S. military officials offering to hire the elite of the cybervandal world and put them to work defending against foreign government attacks. "I invite you to join the government, . . .

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