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Tool personalizes security warnings

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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

How the presidential candidates stand on technology issues

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

Net dad Vint Cerf slams RIP

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

Mideast hackers may strike U.S. sites, FBI warns

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

Agencies get cyberattack guidance

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. Lists Top Ten 'Dot Cons'

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

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Addressing Memory Safety Concerns: Actions for Linux Administrators

German State Abandons Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice

White House Warns: Move to Memory-Safe Languages