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Microsoft arms Australian Federal Police with cyber weapons

Microsoft arms Australian Federal Police with cyber weapons

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) will receive a technology boost in the fight against child predators and paedophiles with the launch of an online tracking system, developed and donated by Microsoft.
Lilia Guan Mar 7 2008 1:01PM Security
Federal judge shuts down site that leaks confidential information

Federal judge shuts down site that leaks confidential information

A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the disabling of a website that discloses confidential information, a precedent-setting ruling that may raise a legal challenge to the growing online black market in purloined data while testing First Amendment rights.
Jack Rogers Feb 21 2008 9:52AM Security
Federal Court finds Telstra's Next G advertising 'deceptive'

Federal Court finds Telstra's Next G advertising 'deceptive'

The Federal Court has granted industry watchdog, the ACCC, the permission to permanently restrain Telstra from engaging in misleading or deceptive conduct concerning its Next Generation mobile network.
Lilia Guan Dec 21 2007 10:12AM Telco/ISP
Federal Court gives a win to the ACCC on Foxtel digital Pay TV service

Federal Court gives a win to the ACCC on Foxtel digital Pay TV service

The Federal Court has upheld the decision of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to accept a special access undertaking from Foxtel for its digital Pay TV set top unit service.
Staff Writers Dec 14 2007 12:24PM Telco/ISP
Forum on high tech crime kicks off in Canberra

Forum on high tech crime kicks off in Canberra

The Australian Federal Police kicked-off a two day international forum on high tech crime in Canberra today featuring delegates from six countries and several Australian agencies.
Staff Writers Nov 27 2007 3:59PM Security
US Federal cybercrime bill introduced in House

US Federal cybercrime bill introduced in House

Two congressmen on Monday introduced a bipartisan cybersecurity bill that proponents say will modernise regulations while providing law enforcement with more resources to investigate and prosecute criminals.
Dan Kaplan May 16 2007 9:39AM Security
Budget allocates $13.6M

Budget allocates $13.6M

Australians will soon have access to a national e-security alert service that will provide security warnings as part of the Federal Budget.
Staff Writers May 10 2007 7:33AM Financial Services
US Federal ID theft task force recommends national breach identification law, tougher standards

US Federal ID theft task force recommends national breach identification law, tougher standards

A White House-sanctioned commission on identity theft backed the creation of a national breach notification law this week.
Dan Kaplan Apr 26 2007 10:16AM Security
Data of 45.7 million card holders accessed in US retailer breach

Data of 45.7 million card holders accessed in US retailer breach

TJX Companies revealed late Wednesday in a regulatory filing that hackers stole data from at least 45.7 million credit card holders when they illegally accessed the discount retailer's processing systems during 2005 and 2006.
Dan Kaplan Mar 30 2007 10:22AM Security
Secret Service and Homeland Security team up on cybercrime education facility

Secret Service and Homeland Security team up on cybercrime education facility

An ambitious idea by a state district attorney's association has led to the creation of a first-of-its-kind federal facility designed to train local law enforcement officials from around the country on cybercrime.
Dan Kaplan Mar 14 2007 8:00AM Security
US Judge sentenced to prison for child porn

US Judge sentenced to prison for child porn

A former judge was sentenced to 27 months in federal prison on Tuesday for possession of child pornography that was initially found by a Canadian hacker vigilante who tipped off authorities six years ago.
Ericka Chickowski Feb 22 2007 10:32PM Security
Keyloggers steal US$35,000 from users of savings program

Keyloggers steal US$35,000 from users of savings program

The users of a retirement savings and investment plan for US federal employees were targeted by keyloggers last month, with cybercriminals making off with about US$35,000 from user accounts.
Frank Washkuch Jan 23 2007 7:50AM Security
Federal education loan site exposes personal info of up to 21,000

Federal education loan site exposes personal info of up to 21,000

Count the Department of Education as the latest federal agency to experience a privacy breach after the personal information of as many as 21,000 student borrowers accidentally appeared on its loan website.
Dan Kaplan Aug 24 2006 11:11PM Security
Federal charges for alleged net phone hacker

Federal charges for alleged net phone hacker

Federal authorities on Wednesday arrested a Miami man on charges he ran a scheme that hacked into the calling networks of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to route customer calls.
Dan Kaplan Jun 8 2006 10:26PM Security
Federal IT security well below self-set standard

Federal IT security well below self-set standard

The U.S. House Government Reform Committee released its Federal Computer Security Scorecards today, and the results were not good for most government agencies.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 16 2006 10:31PM Security
Former federal auditor cops to hacking charge

Former federal auditor cops to hacking charge

An IT security expert once employed by the federal government now faces a five-year jail term after pleading guilty to monitoring the email and PC use of his superior, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a Wednesday statement.
Frank Washkuch Mar 2 2006 7:14PM Security
NIST updates cryptography guidelines for U.S. Federal Agencies

NIST updates cryptography guidelines for U.S. Federal Agencies

In a bid to help U.S. federal agencies protect sensitive, but unclassified information, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has updated guidelines for selecting and implementing cryptographic methods.
William Eazel Jan 30 2006 9:51AM Security
Federal data mining not doing enough to protect privacy

Federal data mining not doing enough to protect privacy

Data mining efforts at five federal agencies did not follow all rules for ensuring privacy of personal information, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office.
Marcia Savage Aug 30 2005 5:17PM Security
Software quality, FISMA top federal CISO concerns

Software quality, FISMA top federal CISO concerns

Software quality and FISMA compliance topped a list of concerns expressed by federal CISOs in a recent survey.
Marcia Savage Aug 29 2005 5:35PM Security
Federal law needs to cover everyone

Federal law needs to cover everyone

We've all heard about the many private companies whose lackadaisical approach to security ended in the theft of customers' critical data. But it has been rare to hear about compromises to government agencies' IT security mechanisms, which ended in a citizen's identity being compromised.
Illena Armstrong Aug 26 2005 4:50PM Security

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