The U.S. Department of Justice has announced plans to inform Americans of attempts to undermine confidence in U.S. democracy conducted by foreign agents. The Deputy Attorney General stated that “exposing schemes to the public is an important way to neutralize them…the American people have a righ...
The FBI Tuesday reaffirmed its rule that all cloud products sold to to U.S. law enforcement agencies must comply with the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) security requirements....
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is backing a controversial component of an existing computer fraud law that makes it a crime to use a fake name on Facebook or embellish your weight on an online dating profile such as eHarmony. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), a 25-year-old law that main...
The botnet takedown announced Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Justice was the biggest in history, according to a security company that worked with authorities to identify the alleged criminals. Dubbed “DNS Changer,” the collection of compromised computers numbered over four million m...
via CNET News Authorities have arrested more than a dozen people today in the United States in connection with hacking attacks by the Anonymous group of online activists, sources said. The arrests follow raids earlier in the day on homes in New York, California, New Jersey, and Florida, a law enforc...
via Marketwire CHANTILLY, VA–(Marketwire – Jun 13, 2011) – Blue Ridge Networks, a leading provider of cybersecurity solutions to government and commercial enterprises, today announced it has received a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to enable secure remote access for more than 9,...
via Post Tribune U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder praised Northwest Indiana’s efforts to fight cyber crime, saying the government needs to continue to work with the private sector to do so. Holder, who gave the keynote speech Thursday at the Northwest Indiana Cyber Security Summit in Hammond,...
via cnet News Technologists are warning that the practical effects of a controversial copyright bill backed by Hollywood will “weaken” Internet security and cause other harmful side effects. As more Internet engineers, networking professionals, and security specialists have evaluated ...