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DOD Issues More IA Instructions

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The Pentagon recently issued the second part of its information assurance (IA) policy that sets guidelines on using Defense Department networks. DOD Instruction 8500.2 sets forth implementation of the rules and policies in Directive 8500.1, which was issued in late . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 28, 2003

Feds Confiscate Illegal Domain Names

Federal police have adopted a novel crime-fighting tactic: seizing control of domain names for Web sites that allegedly violate the law. Attorney General John Ashcroft said Monday that the domain names for several Web sites allegedly set up to sell . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 27, 2003

DOD Wireless Policy Delayed

The Defense Department's policy on the use of wireless devices, originally due out this week, will not be available until sometime in March or April, according to Defense officials. The policy, currently in draft form and collecting comments from those . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 26, 2003

U.S. Information Security Law, Part One

Information security professionals work within an enterprise to protect it from all non-physical threats to the integrity and availability of its data and systems. Performing this function draws security professionals into simultaneous, ongoing relationships between the enterprise on the one hand . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 25, 2003

Mafiaboy opened eyes to computer crime Mafiaboy opened eyes to cybercrime

He was a Montreal-area teenager with a rudimentary knowledge of computer hacking, but he single-handedly crippled the lucrative U.S. e-commerce market for brief periods in February 2000. In the process, the 15-year-old nicknamed Mafiaboy provided the RCMP with its first and finest example of a high-tech cross-border investigation. . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 24, 2003

The New War on Cybercrime

The U.S. government has been quietly taking some giant steps forward over the past few weeks in the fight against cybercrime. But just how serious are the feds in tracking and punishing those who perpetrate crimes online? . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 24, 2003

Man who exposed county's wireless insecurity found innocent

The Chiller submits, A Texas jury has acquitted a computer security analyst who last year was accused of wrongful access to a county computer network. In March of 2002, Stefan Puffer discovered that the Harris County district clerk's wireless computer network was unprotected. Anyone with a wireless network card had the ability to gain access to sensitive computers and files.. . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 22, 2003

Pentagon Thwarts Spoofed E-Mail

The Pentagon said today that an attempt to send a virus through its systems last week was thwarted before damage could be caused. On the morning of Feb. 14, someone "spoofed" the Defense Technology Information Center (DTIC) header, camouflaging the . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 20, 2003

Supreme Court Urged To Restrict Government's Spying Powers

Civil liberties groups are using a long shot approach in an effort to get the Supreme Court to limit the government's power to spy, filing an appeal Tuesday on behalf of people who don't even know they're being monitored. . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 19, 2003

U.S. Plans for Online Defense

The U.S. government has asked Internet users and businesses to practice "safe computing" online and promised to bolster its own cyber-defenses in a much- anticipated online security plan released Friday. More than a year in the making, the National Strategy . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 17, 2003

Bush Unveils Final Cybersecurity Plan

The Bush administration signed off Friday on the final version of the United States' strategy for protecting the Internet and securing information systems. The policy statement, called the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, calls for the government to work with . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 14, 2003

FBI Issues Cyberattack Advisory

The FBI's cybersecurity arm is warning that the imminent threat of war with Iraq and escalating tensions with North Korea could lead to increased attacks against U.S. networks. "Recent experience has shown that during a time of increased international tension, . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 14, 2003

If U.S. launches cyberattack, it could change nature of war

Imagine Saddam Hussein sitting in one of his palaces, tapping on his laptop, maybe shopping at Uranium Online. Which actually exists, by the way. Tag line: "The nuclear fuel e-commerce solution." . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 12, 2003

Taking Byte from Baghdad

Although President Bush hasn't made a final decision about going to war with Iraq, preparations for that potential conflict are almost complete. Thousands of American troops have been deployed to the Middle East in recent weeks, along with dozens of warships . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 11, 2003

Cyber-Security Plan Counts on Private Sector Input

The forthcoming final version of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace will call for a comprehensive cybersecurity response system that will depend heavily on contributions from the private sector. The system, as described in the most recent draft of the document, . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 10, 2003

Bush orders Cyberwarfare Plans

President Bush has ordered the government to draw up guidelines for cyberattacks against enemy computer networks, according to a report published Friday. Bush signed a directive last July ordering the government to develop, for the first time, rules for deciding when and how the United States would penetrate and disrupt foreign computer systems. . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 07, 2003

Europe Plans Cyber-Security Agency

The European Commission is set to announce Europe's first cyber-security agency. Proposals will be published on Monday for a European network and information security agency, which the Commission hopes will raise levels of IT security and act as a central . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 06, 2003

Feds Pull Suspicious .gov Site

In a move that raises questions about the security of governmental domains, the Bush administration has pulled the plug on a .gov Web site pending an investigation into the authenticity of the organization that controlled it. . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 05, 2003

DOD Requests $380 Billion Budget

President Bush is requesting $379.9 billion in the fiscal 2004 budget for the Defense Department, including more than $24 billion focused on the DOD's information technology-laden transformation systems and initiatives. The fiscal 2004 request is more than $15 billion greater . . .

Anthony Pell
Feb 03, 2003

Bush Approves Cybersecurity Strategy

President Bush has approved the White House's long-awaited national cybersecurity strategy, a landmark document intended to guide government and industry efforts to protect the nation's most critical information systems from cyberattack. . .

Anthony Pell
Jan 31, 2003

Government - Page 49

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