FBI Survey Finds Cybercrime Rising
Washington (UPI) Jan 23, 2006
Nearly nine out of 10 public and private institutions suffered computer security incidents in 2005, but less than 10 percent of those report the incidents to law enforcement, according to a FBI survey.
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Google Doomed
San Francisco (AFP) Jan 21, 2006
A legal standoff between the US Justice Department and internet search giant Google has added fuel to an already heated debate over the government's right of access to potentially personal data.
Political Dissidents Turn To Cyberspace
Washington (UPI) Jan 17, 2006
The Internet has offered a voice to dissidents in countries lacking civil liberties where journalists, political dissidents, and frustrated citizens are otherwise unable to express their opinions, or seek support for reforms they want implemented.
Is Microsoft Pursuing Lawsuit As A Marketing Move
Chicago (UPI) Dec 18, 2005
A lawsuit filed this week against Microsoft might be part of a sophisticated marketing and media strategy to better position the wireless software company filing the patent case, Visto, as an another, viable alternative to the Blackberry mobile e-mail system, experts tell United Press International's Wireless World.
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US Military Mounts International Psyops Campaign
Washington (AFP) Dec 14, 2005
The US military is mounting a 300 million dollar psychological operations campaign to sway international opinion of the US war on terrorism through messages placed in foreign media, officials said Wednesday.
Feds Flop At Stopping Spam
Chicago (UPI) Dec 14, 2005
The Federal Trade Commission is expected shortly to issue a report on the effectiveness of the CAN-SPAM Act, passed by Congress to combat unsolicited junk e-mail, but experts tell United Press International's The Web ahead of the report that spam continues to rapidly proliferate.
China Says Hacking Illegal After US Computer Attacks
Beijing (AFP) Dec 13, 2005
China reacted Tuesday to speculation that its military was trying to penetrate US computer networks, saying hacking was against Chinese law.
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Author Of Fake Wikipedia Bio Admits 'Joke'
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2005
The author of a fake biography posted on the online encyclopedia Wikipedia has come forward and acknowledged he did it as a practical joke that went "horribly wrong," a newspaper report said.
Hacker Attacks In US Linked To Chinese Military: Researchers
Washington (AFP) Dec 12, 2005
A systematic effort by hackers to penetrate US government and industry computer networks stems most likely from the Chinese military, the head of a leading security institute said Monday.
Bush's Al Jazeera Storm
Washington (UPI) Nov 24, 2005
The hurricane season officially ended Nov. 20, yet there will be no respite for President George W. Bush. Having barely recovered from the fallout of Hurricane Katrina, the president is now facing the full brunt of Hurricane Al Jazeera.
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Govt To Fight Cyber Crimes
Tianjin (XNA) Nov 23, 2005
China will make sustained efforts to safeguard information and network security and crack down on cyber crimes.
Hackers Shift Focus To Networks With Windows Fully Patched Up
Chicago (UPI) Nov 23, 2005
Hackers are now probing a new target - network routers - as they seek to wreak havoc on corporate computing networks and evade the extensive security software that has been deployed on PCs and Web servers, experts tell United Press International's The Web.
Cyber Czar Job Still Open After 13 Months
Washington (UPI) Nov 21, 2005
More than 13 months after the last post-holder quit in frustration, the Bush administration still has not been able to find a suitable candidate to lead the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security to protect the nation's computer and telecommunications networks.
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