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SpamHaus DDoS suspect arrested in Spain
The Spanish National Police has arrested a 35-year-old Dutch citizen that is suspected of being one of the individuals behind the recent massive DDoS attack launched against …
CISPA is (practically) dead, says Senate representative
There’s finally some good news for CISPA opponents: according to a representative of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, the Senate is …
U.S. government doesn’t need CISPA to monitor communications
Civil rights and privacy advocates are mobilizing their forces to combat the passing of Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), but documents obtained by …
UK govt gives money to SMEs for improving their cyber security
More small businesses than ever are facing the threat of losing confidential information through cyber attacks, according to research published by the UK Department for …
The fight for users’ right to know what companies do with their data
CISPA‘s progress through the two houses of the U.S. Congress is and will be the major topic for discussion for privacy-minded individuals in the U.S. and around the …
The dangers of CISPA
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) has been recently passed for the second time by the U.S. House of Representatives and is now headed to be voted on in …
Big Data: Huge risk or huge opportunity?
The amount of data government agencies must capture, store, and analyze is growing exponentially. Whether this data boom provides agencies with new opportunities to gain …
iMessage encryption stumps US federal agents
A recent investigation conducted by US Drug Enforcement Administration agents has been temporarily derailed after they failed to decrypt messages the targets exchanged via …
US starts gradually removing Chinese IT equipment from federal systems
A new law concerning funds given to U.S. federal agencies has been signed by President Obama, and it says that Departments of Commerce and Justice, NASA, and the National …
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: Swartz, Auernheimer, and beyond
The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is controversial for its broad reach and potential for misuse. In this video from Shmoocon 2013, Professor Orin Kerr and Marcia Hofmann from …
UK sets up cyber attack information exchange center
In an effort to help its private and public sector companies combat the cyber attacks and cyber espionage efforts directed their way, the UK government has launched a new …
Federal agencies willing, but not ready, for Big Data
More than 75 percent of federal managers believe Big Data has the power to fundamentally transform federal operations, according to the Government Business Council (GBC) and …
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