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Digital Security Stalled as Obama Eyes Afghanistan

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As Obama focuses on Afghanistan, the cybersecurity plan he announced six months ago appears stuck in the mud. CSO Senior Editor Bill Brenner says the President must follow through on his promise to manage multiple crises at a time.

Anthony Pell
Dec 01, 2009

Law expert issues warning to open Wi-Fi operators

Businesses running open Wi-Fi networks should brace themselves for a slew of copyright warnings from rights holders, internet law expert Lilian Edwards has told ZDNet UK.

Alex
Nov 30, 2009

EU sanctions 'three strikes' rule for illegal file sharers

The European Union has finally agreed the last details of the Telecom Reform Package, and decided that citizens' internet access can be restricted if necessary, but only after a "fair and impartial procedure including the user's right to be heard".

Alex
Nov 05, 2009

Britain Proposes Cutting Off Pirates from 'Net

Britain is to push ahead with a law to clamp down on illegal file sharing, that would start with a series of warning letters and could result in repeat offenders losing their Internet connection.

Alex
Oct 30, 2009

Open source algorithms a regulatory risk

Canadian open source companies doing development in the U.S. are seldom aware of export regulations requiring encryption algorithms in the code to be filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).

Alex
Oct 30, 2009

US Defence dept backs more FOSS use

The US Department of Defence has unequivocally backed the use of more open source software, describing the genre as one that provides advantages when it comes to achieving the department's objectives.

Alex
Oct 29, 2009

Mandelson confirms web blackout for file-sharers

Lord Mandelson has announced that he intends to pursue file sharers and cut off the connections of persistent offenders. Mandelson restated his controversial plans to adopt a tougher approach to online piracy in a speech today at the Cabinet Forum.

Alex
Oct 28, 2009

Government: Come hack our data

This week the Federal Government will open its data to web developers during its first hack day. Around 150 attendees are expected to descend on the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra for GovHack, where developers will be encouraged to test the effectiveness of mash ups between Australian Government data sets and commercial APIs.

Alex
Oct 28, 2009

Hacker's extradition put on hold

Home Secretary Alan Johnson has said he will study new medical evidence before approving the extradition to the US of computer hacker Gary McKinnon. He said he had "stopped the clock" on proceedings to give Mr McKinnon's lawyers time to appeal in Europe.

Anthony Pell
Oct 27, 2009

NSA to Build $1.5B Cybersecurity Center Near Salt Lake City

The National Security Agency (NSA) is setting up a new $1.5 billion cybersecurity data center at the Utah National Guard's Camp Williams near Salt Lake City. The 1-million-square foot center will form the hub of the highly-classified Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative (CNCI) launched during the Bush Administration.

Anthony Pell
Oct 27, 2009

Whitehouse Switches to Open Source

Great article by Tim O'Reilly discussing the recent change of whitehouse.gov to use open source, including the Drupal CMS, among others. Great stuff. Improved security? Yesterday, the new media team at the White House announced via the Associated Press that whitehouse.gov is now running on Drupal, the open source content management system. That Drupal implementation is in turn running on a Red Hat Linux system with Apache, MySQL and the rest of the LAMP stack. Apache Solr is the new White House search engine.

Dave Wreski
Oct 26, 2009

Taking online security to new heights

America takes national security very seriously and that applies, too, to Internet security, with no-less than President Obama going online with a video address calling on all Americans to heed a cybersecurity call-to-action and for government, the private sector and everyday citizens to focus on their own responsibilities for security on the net.

Anthony Pell
Oct 19, 2009

'Hack Idol' to find top UK cyberwarriors

The UK government has launched plans to find the best young hackers through a talent competition. Would-be cyberdefenders will be rated on their abilities to thwart attacks and hack into websites. Winners will be offered courses by the respected SANS Institute and assigned mentors.

Anthony Pell
Oct 12, 2009

Pirate Bay's potential buyer has assets seized

A Swedish court has seized control of all assets belonging to Hans Pandeya, the chief executive of Global Gaming Factory X and the man who wants to acquire The Pirate Bay.

Anthony Pell
Sep 28, 2009

Why Pen Testing Is Central to Pennsylvania's App Security

Nice interview with industry leaders and customers on intrusion detection and pen testing issues that affect all of us. Fortify Co-Founder and Chief Scientist Brian Chess made a stir last year when he predicted -- incorrectly, so far -- that penetration testing would be a dead art in 2009. Among those who shrugged off the suggestion was Robert Maley, CISO for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Anthony Pell
Sep 24, 2009

Bank sues Google for identity of Gmail user

A US bank is suing Google for the identity of a Gmail user after a bank employee accidentally sent the user a file that included the names, addresses, tax IDs, and loan info for more than 1,300 of the bank's customers.

Anthony Pell
Sep 23, 2009

Pirate Bay's would-be saviour hit by 'bankruptcy order'

Global Gaming Factory X - the supposed saviour of Pirate Bay - has apparently been hit by a bankruptcy order in a Swedish court.

Anthony Pell
Sep 18, 2009

Jailed SF network administrator faces fewer charges

A judge has dismissed most of the charges against a former San Francisco network administrator accused of hijacking the city's computer network he designed and maintained.

Anthony Pell
Aug 23, 2009

Sweden launches criminal probe of Pirate Bay sale

Sweden's Economic Crimes Bureau has begun an investigation into some of the events surrounding the planned acquisition of The Pirate Bay by Global Gaming Factor X. Swedish newspaper SvD reported Saturday that authorities are looking for possible insider trading after Global Gaming's stock rose sharply a week before Global Gaming announced plans to acquire The Pirate Bay--the best known BitTorrent tracker in the world, which was used by millions to pirate films.

Anthony Pell
Aug 22, 2009

Hackers Divert Anti-Piracy Website to Torrent Sites

Last week, the Portuguese Ministry of Culture decided to shut down or block 28 file-sharing sites. The original complaint came from local anti-piracy outfit MAPiNET. In what appears to be a revenge attack, hackers targeted their website and diverted it to some of the world

Dave Wreski
Aug 18, 2009

Government - Page 26

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