Day archives: December 28th, 2007

FTC Issues Staff Report on Malicious Spam and Phishing

Press release: “In a new report, the Federal Trade Commission staff describes findings from its July 2007 workshop, “Spam Summit: The Next Generation of Threats and Solutions” and proposes follow-up action steps that stakeholders can adopt to mitigate the harmful effects of malicious spam and phishing. In addition to proposing action steps for stakeholders, the …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, E-Mail, Government Documents, ID Theft

President Bush To Veto National Defense Authorization Act

Fact Sheet: National Defense Authorization Act Section 1083: A Danger to Iraq’s Progress: “President Bush intends to veto the National Defense Authorization Act for FY08 (NDAA) because particular provisions included in the bill risk imposing financially devastating hardship on Iraq that will unacceptably interfere with the political and economic progress everyone agrees is critically important …

Subjects: Congress, E-Government, Government Documents, Legislation

Proofpoint Reports Spam Email Trends for November 2007

Press release: “Proofpoint, Inc., the leading provider of unified email security and data loss prevention solutions, today reported spam trends for data collected during the month of November 2007, finding that, on average, spam continues to represent nearly 90% of the total email volume received by large enterprises. Attachment-based spam made a comeback with the …

Subjects: E-Mail, E-Records, Microsoft

MOA Between DoD and the Department of State on USG Private Security Contractors

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) Between the Department of Defense and the Department of State on USG Private Security Contractors – (12/5/2007): “The purpose of this MOA is to clearly define the authority and responsibility for the accountability and operations of USG Private Security Contractors in Iraq…Pursuant to this MOA the Secretary of State and the …

Subjects: E-Government, Government Documents