INFORMATION
Legal Report: IT Security
10/28/2011 - A bill (H.R. 2096) that would mandate government cybersecurity efforts has been approved by the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee. The next step would be for the bill to be considered by the full House of Representatives.
Legal Report: Privacy
10/28/2011 - A bill (H.R. 1981) designed to thwart producers and consumers of online child pornography has been approved by the House Judiciary Committee. The House of Representatives has not announced whether it will consider the measure.
Technofile: Investigations
10/27/2011 - A panel of law enforcement experts who spoke at the recent FOSE conference in Washington, D.C., discussed some of the operation’s key lessons as well as the current state of law enforcement’s anti-cybercrime efforts.
Daily Headline : IT Security
10/26/2011 - One in 1.35 emails is spam according to Symantec. The most common categories of spam in October were pharmaceuticals and dating -- and sometimes a mix of the two.
Daily Headline : Cybercrime
10/24/2011 - The FBI says gangs are present in every branch of the U.S. military. The last Cold War-era nuclear bomb is dismantled. NSA recruits young hackers. And more.
Technofile: Cybercrime
10/20/2011 - Take a look at the cost of cybercrime by type of attack.
Daily Headline : IT Security
10/12/2011 - Just two years ago, the unemployment rate among IT professionals was approaching 9 percent. Despite virtually '0' unemployment now, women, African Americans, and Latinos are underrepresented.
Daily Headline : IT Security
10/11/2011 - Types of Data on Lost or Stolen Mobile Devices
Daily Headline : IT Security
10/05/2011 - A financial services company found a cloud-based service that could help scan its network for weaknesses.
Daily Headline : Surveillance
10/04/2011 - October becomes Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Unmanned border crossings allow for easy smuggling. Social media sites are an important tool for law enforcement surveillance. TSA implements new machines to verify authenticity of government-issued IDs. And more.
Beyond Print: IT Security
09/29/2011 - An employee who used the Internet for personal reasons on company time is not guilty of violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), according to a federal court. The district court ruled that the CFAA was designed to target hackers and does not apply to employees who use company computers for personal reasons.
Technofile
09/29/2011 - Types of Data on Lost or Stolen Mobile Devices
Daily Headline : Cybercrime
09/27/2011 - A proxy service LulzSec hackers used hoping to hide their IP addresses may ultimately become the undoing of the group.