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Analysis: DOJ's new global crime strategy Washington, April 29, 2008 
U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey's new strategy for combating international organized crime will see prosecutors working more closely with U.S. intelligence agencies to identify, track and disrupt the operations of major global crime figures.
The strategy, Mukasey's first major law enforcement initiative since taking office last year, will also expand the use against its leaders of ... read more |
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Pentagon suspends program for military 'media analysts'
Washington (AFP) April 28, 2008The Pentagon has suspended a public affairs program that has come under fire for using retired military "media analysts" as surrogates to get out its messages on the Iraq war, a spokesman confirmed Monday. Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the program was undergoing an internal review following criticism that the retired officers offered Pentagon talking points as their own during the ... more Analysis: German Big Brother bill bashed 
Berlin, April 22, 2008 Germany fears its government is trying to turn the country into a Big Brother state for the sake of more efficient anti-terror operations. At least the police are happy: Investigations are "much easier with the new methods," a spokesman for Germany's Federal Criminal Office, or BKA, said last week. Germany's Interior and Justice ministries last week struck a deal on a set of new ... more Swedish researchers find hole in 'flawless' encryption technology 
Stockholm (AFP) April 18, 2008Quantum cryptography, a new technology until now considered 100 percent secure against attacks on sensitive data traffic, has a flaw after all, Swedish researchers said Friday. "In computer terms, we've found a bug," said Jan-Aake Larsson, an associate professor of applied mathematics at the Linkoeping University in southern Sweden. "It was surprising," he told AFP. "We didn't expect ... more Analysis: FBI heads new cyber task force 
Washington, April 21, 2008 Last summer the FBI quietly established a special working group with U.S. intelligence and other agencies to identify and respond to cyber threats against the United States. The group, called the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force, now has "several dozen" personnel working together at an undisclosed location in the Washington area, according to the man in charge, Shawn Henry ... more Analysis: Chinese spies in Western cities 
Hong Kong (UPI) April 21, 2008 China's intelligence agency has reinforced its infiltration activities in Europe, North America, Japan and Russia in recent years. An analysis of numerous cases leads to the conclusion that China has shifted its tactics in recruiting citizens of Western countries. Beijing has abandoned the traditional approach of ideological persuasion, turning instead to the use of blackmail, women and ... more |
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Fairfax, Va. (UPI) Mar 19, 2008 U.S. computer scientists have developed software that protects against cyberattacks by identifying vulnerable paths through an organization's networks. Researchers at George Mason University's Center for Secure Information Systems said networks are highly interdependent and each machine's overall susceptibility to attack depends on the vulnerabilities of the other machines in the networ ... more Analysis: Tibet crackdown spreads to Web 
Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2008 The Chinese authorities' crackdown on Tibetan protests spread to the Internet at the weekend, with censors blocking YouTube and other sites as the Dalai Lama accused the regime of "cultural genocide" against his people. Chinese authorities blocked access to the U.S.-based video-sharing Web site YouTube at the weekend after users uploaded dozens of videos of the protests in which Buddhis ... more Analysis: DHS stages cyberwar exercise 
Washington (UPI) Mar 10, 2008Officials from 18 federal agencies, nine states, four foreign governments and more than three dozen private companies will take part in a cyberwar exercise staged by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security this week. The war game, codenamed Cyber Storm II, will run Monday to Thursday, based at U.S. Secret Service headquarters in Washington. It is the second DHS biannual cyber-exercise ... more Chinese Cyberattacks Target US Think Tanks 
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 07, 2008Defense-related think tanks and contractors, as well as the Pentagon and other U.S. agencies, were the target of repeated computer network intrusions last year apparently originating in China, the Department of Defense said this week. In its annual report to lawmakers on China's military power, the department said the intrusions "appeared to originate in" China but added, "It is unclear ... more OMB Issues Report Of US Federal Govt IT Security 
Washington DC (UPI) Mar 05, 2008The White House Office of Management and Budget says that the number of computer security incidents reported by federal network managers more than doubled last year, largely due to big increases in the disclosure or loss of personal data and intrusions of an as-yet undetermined character. Officials said the increase was at least in part due to improved reporting of incidents by department ... more |
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San Francisco (AFP) Feb 22, 2008Infamous computer hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow (CDC) said Friday it is offering a software tool that lets people use Google to scan websites for security flaws. CDC says a "Goolag Scanner" program based on work done by a hacker using the name "Johnny I Hack Stuff" is available for free download at its website. The tool lets people with fundamental programming skills check websites ... more Analysis: Spy agency hunts tax evaders 
Berlin (UPI) Feb 19, 2008 A German spy agency has paid a secret informant some $7.3 million for a CD containing incriminating data on rich Germans who transferred billions to nearby Lichtenstein to avoid taxes. It's the biggest blow against tax fraud in Germany, and the first that has the country's intelligence agency involved. What reads like a spy novel has led to the arrest of Deutsche Post head Klaus Zumwink ... more Analysis: Terrorist use of the Internet 
Lawmakers in the United States and elsewhere should not to try to censor Islamic extremists' use of the Internet, says a new report from a global think tank. "There is no censorship option," Greg Austin, vice president of the East West Institute, told United Press International. "Trying to suppress anything (on the Internet) except direct operational use by terrorists is a mistake." ... more Analysis: States fall into line on REAL ID 
Washington (UPI) Feb 18, 2008 All but six states have complied with federal requirements to seek an extension of the deadline they face for implementing more secure driver licenses for U.S. citizens or legal residents only under the REAL ID Act. The list of state governments falling into line in the past couple of weeks includes former hold-outs like New Jersey and Washington, according to documents posted on the ... more Analysis: Bush's plan for clearance reform 
Washington (UPI) Feb 12, 2008 President Bush wants a plan from his top officials for a complete overhaul of the way the U.S. government does background checks and grants security clearances for employees and contractors who need access to classified information. "I have determined that significant opportunities to improve these processes," writes Bush in a memo to agency heads, calling for "aggressive efforts to ... more
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