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Court asked to crack secrecy over national ID plans

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A privacy rights group is turning to a federal court in hopes of forcing the U.S. Office of Homeland Security to divulge information behind proposals for a national identification system. The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) said it planned to . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 03, 2002

Defense Dept. seeks cyberattack detection system

The Defense Information Systems Agency last week announced plans to work with GRC International to develop a system to help detect, analyze and defend against cyberattacks across Defense Department networks. In a March 27 notice, DISA officials said the department needed . . .

Anthony Pell
Apr 02, 2002

Government Agencies Exposed Internal Databases

Four U.S. government Web sites left the contents of internal databases open to Web surfers, French security experts revealed Thursday. Databases operated by the Commerce Department's STAT-USA/Internet service, as well as the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 29, 2002

Update: Google bows to Scientology's DMCA request, yanks critics' site

Update: Google has since restored the pages that were removed due to what some considered copyright infringement. Andreas Heldal-Lund, webmaster of www.xenu.net, got a DMCA notification letter from Google earlier today. In the letter, a long list of URLs were listed as infringing, and Google apparently complied with the DMCA request by removing them.. . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 22, 2002

FBI ponders changes to cybersecurity unit

The FBI is considering important changes to its premier cybersecurity unit, responsible for protecting the nation's most important computer networks, but indicated Wednesday it won't dismantle the unit as some in Congress and the Bush administration have feared. . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 21, 2002

U.S. pulls 'sensitive' info off the Web

Government agencies have been ordered to clear their Web sites of sensitive information about weapons of mass destruction that could be exploited by would-be terrorists, according to memos released on Thursday. Critics said that White House Chief of Staff Andrew . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 21, 2002

A National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace

Alan Paller writes in the SANS digest, "The President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board has released the first phase of the US National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace - a list of the key questions to be answered in the Strategy. By releasing the questions first, the Board hopes to encourage interested parties to suggest innovative and thoughtful answers to each of the questions.". . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 20, 2002

Security chief details U.S. cybersecurity plans

The Bush administration's new cybersecurity advisory board this summer will release a strategy for protecting the nation's network infrastructure, according to Howard Schmidt, vice chair of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, speaking at a Network World-sponsored roundtable broadcast over the Internet Monday.. . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 12, 2002

Davis reinforces security rules

Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.) introduced a bill March 6 that would update and extend the Government Information Security Reform Act, as members of Congress expressed concern over current legislation. Besides permanently reauthorizing GISRA, which is due to expire Nov. 29, Davis' . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 08, 2002

U.S. to Curb Computer Access by Foreigners

Sparked by heightened security concerns since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Defense Department has begun laying the groundwork to ban non-U.S. citizens from a wide range of computer projects. The planned policy--slated for adoption within 90 days--extends restrictions on . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 07, 2002

Want To Back Up Your PC? Ask Disney's Permission

Basically, the SSSCA seeks to enforce rigorous rights controls on all digital devices and their software -- to make it "unlawful to manufacture, import, offer to the public, provide or otherwise traffic in any interactive digital device that does not include" security systems earning Hollywood's approval. To really see this in the proper light, here's a quote from the draft legislation. . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 07, 2002

Not just another report

The governmentwide information security report released last month by the Office of Management and Budget is the first serious effort to bring together the executive and legislative branches to solve the monumental job of securing federal systems, which, admittedly, have as many holes as Swiss cheese.. . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 06, 2002

Spam becomes hot campaign issue

California gubernatorial candidate Bill Jones is back online after his Web-hosting service shut down his campaign Internet site in protest over a mass e-mail that some outraged recipients compared to spam. The campaign to elect Jones, California's secretary of state, involved . . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 06, 2002

Web server defense drafted

Tackling one of the prime targets on a network for cyberattacks, the National Institute of Standards and Technology released a draft of its new guidance on securing public Web servers March 1. The draft special publication is intended for technical personnel, as it contains detailed guidance and checklists on how to configure the Web server itself. . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 05, 2002

Adobe Hackers: We're Immune

The Russian company that created software to circumvent Adobe's e-book format argued on Monday that its conduct -- which caused the arrest and detainment of programmer Dmitri Sklyarov in a high-profile case last summer -- was not illegal. Elcomsoft, the Moscow-based software firm, claimed that because it offered the encryption-breaking software on the Internet, the company was not subject to U.S. copyright law.. . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 04, 2002

Congress demands copy protection solution

Hollywood and the makers of TVs, PCs and other electronics were told Thursday that they must resolve their differences over future copy protection technologies or Congress will. The parties have argued for several years over which should be responsible for preventing piracy of digitally distributed movies and other content.. . .

Anthony Pell
Mar 04, 2002

House panel OKs boost in cybercrime penalties

Spurred by worries about electronic terrorism and a dramatic increase in computer viruses and other Internet intrusions, the House Judiciary subcommittee on crime unanimously approved a bill that seeks to better coordinate efforts to fight cybercrime while increasing recommended sentences for . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 28, 2002

Hack a PC, Get Life in Jail

A House panel voted unanimously late Tuesday to expand the types of hacking crimes that would be punished by life imprisonment. Citing the possibility of terrorists wreaking havoc electronically, the House Judiciary subcommittee on crime voted 8-0 to rewrite the . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 28, 2002

Commerce Dept Fines Company For Illegal Crypto Exports

The federal body that regulates exports has fined San Diego firm Neopoint Inc. $95,000 for exporting strong encryption software to Korean companies without the necessary government approval. The Commerce Department's Bureau of Export Administration imposed the fine after learning that Neopoint . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 27, 2002

Greater government role in Net criticized

Public interest groups and other Internet watchdogs on Monday denounced a proposal that would give the world's governments a greater say in how the Internet is run. Under the plan to overhaul the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 26, 2002

Government - Page 61

Navigating Open-Source Security Risks: The Pursuit of Memory Safety in Open-Source Software

German State Abandons Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice

White House Warns: Move to Memory-Safe Languages