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Anatomy of a spam business
In less than nine months in 2007, a botnet-driven junk mail network earned US$7.5 million for its operators -- just one example of the polished, modern-day spam operation, a panel said Wednesday at the SC World Congress.
Dec 11 2008 10:00AM
SC World Congress: U.S not prepared to deal with cybercrime
Louis Freeh, former director of the FBI, said Tuesday that pouring resources into the prevention of cyberterrorism can be a difficult sell -- but it can't be for much longer.
Dec 10 2008 10:08AM
World Congress: As part of incident response, seek out law enforcement
Building a relationship with law enforcement is key and so is gaining executive buy-in for cybersecurity initiatives, an SC World Congress panel said Tuesday.
Dec 10 2008 10:08AM
Cybersecurity advice for President-elect Obama to be previewed at SC World Congress
Recommendations from the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency will be previewed at the SC World Congress.
Nov 17 2008 10:03AM
The inaugural SC World Congress
The inaugural SC World Congress takes place in New York December 9 & 10.
Sep 24 2008 2:13PM
Urban planners get virtual community
Cisco Systems is hoping a custom virtual community built using its WebEx software will impact future urban design and planning.
Aug 13 2008 1:18PM
Microsoft goes to Congress with Yahoo-Google deal
Microsoft is speaking to the US Congress over what it says are anti-trust concerns regarding Yahoo's advertising deal with Google.
Jul 17 2008 7:49AM
National health-record privacy law in Congress
A new law in Congress would require every U.S. citizen to have electronic health records by 2014.
Jun 27 2008 10:11AM
Protests hit Mobile World Congress
Protestors have gathered outside the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona for the second year running to call for a ban on mobile and wireless radio traffic..
Feb 13 2008 7:26AM
Mobile World Congress tackles child porn
The GSM Association (GSMA), in association with the EU and the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), has launched a programme to tackle the growing problem of child pornography on mobile networks..
Feb 12 2008 2:21PM
Stakeholders gear up for e-Crime Congress 2008
Over 500 delegates from global businesses, governments and law enforcement agencies will meet in London in March at the e-Crime Congress 2008 to discuss cyber-threats and electronic crime..
Jan 25 2008 7:50AM
Congress savages Yahoo over China
Yahoo executives received a roasting from Congressmen from both sides of the political spectrum in an emotionally charged hearing of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee..
Nov 8 2007 7:35AM
Will Congress act on notification legislation?
Nearly six months into the term of the 110th Congress, it's unclear whether significant federal breach notification legislation will be passed before the November 2008 general election, breach experts said today.
Jun 28 2007 10:55AM
US Congress urged to pull back from web regulation
Legislators need to promote free-market policies to build the next-generation
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web.
May 14 2007 4:37PM
US Congress takes on patent reform
Patent reform bill aims to lower damage claims.
Apr 20 2007 10:53AM
US Congress seeks to add DRM to podcasts
No media too new to be loaded with DRM, according to law-makers.
Jan 17 2007 8:58AM
Debate: Congress should make data breach legislation a priority
Congress should make data breach legislation a priority.
Aug 7 2006 9:31PM
On compliance: Congress must act on cyber security to avoid confusion
Over the next year or so, this space will provide a monthly guest perspective on various aspects of regulatory compliance from the leading information security companies that make up our CSIA's membership. For our inaugural column, I'd like to focus on the need for Congressional action on data security.
Jul 20 2006 7:52PM
IT leaders team up to lobby Congress for privacy law
Twelve IT industry leaders, including Microsoft, Symantec and Oracle, have joined forces to form the Consumer Privacy Legislative (CPL) Forum, which will lobby for a detailed federal privacy law.
Jun 20 2006 9:36PM
Social networking restrictions introduced to Congress
A Pennsylvania congressman has introduced legislation that would essentially prevent minors from legally viewing social networking websites, such as popular MySpace and Facebook, in schools and libraries.
May 12 2006 10:39PM
