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China says Web censor plan to proceed despite delay: report Beijing (AFP) July 2, 2009
Chinese authorities insisted an Internet filtering programme will go ahead despite a last-minute decision this week to postpone making it mandatory on new PCs, state media said Thursday. Just hours before the July 1 deadline, the government indefinitely froze a ruling that all computers sold in China must have the "Green Dam Youth Escort" software installed. An official with the Ministry ... read moreChina's Internet filter delay a victory for public opinion: analysts
Beijing (AFP) July 1, 2009China's decision to delay the installation of Internet filtering software on computers is a victory for public opinion but will not change the government's hold on censorship, analysts said Wednesday. The communist government had originally ordered the software come with all PCs sold in the country from Wednesday, prompting criticism at home and abroad of what was seen as a new attempt to ... more
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US, Russia in dispute over computer attacks: report
Washington (AFP) June 27, 2009Less than two weeks before President Barack Obama's visit to Moscow, the United States and Russia cannot agree how to counter the growing threat of cyberwar attacks that could wreak havoc on computer systems and the Internet, The New York Times reported Saturday. Citing an unnamed senior State Department official, the newspaper said that both nations agree that cyberspace is an emerging ... more Pentagon to create cyber-defense command
Washington (UPI) Jun 24, 2009 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday ordered the Pentagon to set up a military cyber-command to defend its computer networks against the mounting number of attacks and to develop its own cyber-weapons. In a memo, Gates told military leaders that the command should be led by the National Security Agency under its current director, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, as part of U.S. ... more SKorea military networks under growing cyber attack
Seoul (AFP) June 16, 2009South Korea's military computer networks are under ever-growing cyber attack with 95,000 cases reported daily on average, officials said Tuesday. The Defence Security Command said in a report to a security forum that every day the military counters an average of 10,450 hacking attempts and 81,700 computer virus infections in addition to other cases. The attacks increased 20 percent this ... more US cybersecurity chief warns of 'market' in malware
Washington (AFP) June 16, 2009More must be done to combat the lucrative trade in malicious software, which threatens sensitive government networks and personal data, the head of the US National Cybersecurity Center warned Tuesday. In his first interview since taking up the post in March, Philip Reitinger told AFP the spread of so-called malware like botnets -- software that hijacks computers to mine sensitive data ... more |
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China to require monitoring software in new PCs: report
Beijing (AFP) June 8, 2009China will require all personal computers sold in the country from July 1 to come with software that blocks access to certain websites, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The head of a software developer involved in devising the programme confirmed the news to AFP, saying it was aimed at protecting people from pornography. "We are offering the software to PC makers for free ... more Raytheon And University Of Texas Partner To Provide Cybersecurity Solutions
Austin TX (SPX) Jun 05, 2009Raytheon has partnered with The University of Texas at Austin's Center for Information Assurance and Security (CIAS) on research for new and innovative cybersecurity solutions. Cybersecurity is one of the major national security problems facing the United States, and President Obama has made protecting the country's digital infrastructure a top priority for his administration. "It is ... more New US command to focus on cyber battlefield
Washington (AFP) May 29, 2009The US military is moving ahead with plans to create its first "cyber command" designed to bolster America's potential to wage digital warfare as well as defend against mounting cyber threats, officials said on Friday. After President Barack Obama announced Friday his plans to overhaul cyber security policy, Defense Secretary Robert Gates was expected to soon formally propose the new cyber ... more Computer experts hail Obama plan for cyber czar
San Francisco (AFP) May 29, 2009Computer security specialists on Friday hailed US President Barack Obama's plan for a national cyber defense coordinator, calling the move a laudable first step on a tough road. Obama said he would name a White House "cyber czar" to deter and defend against mounting criminal, espionage and hacker attacks on US government and private computer networks. "We all know we are under attack and ... more |
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