Category «Cybercrime»

New GAO Reports: Afghanistan Security, Homeland Security, Federal Agency Privacy Officers, Privacy of Citizen Personal Data

Afghanistan Security: Further Congressional Action May Be Needed to Ensure Completion of a Detailed Plan to Develop and Sustain Capable Afghan National Security Forces, GAO-08-661, June 18, 2008 Afghanistan Security: U.S. Efforts to Develop Capable Afghan Police Forces Face Challenges and Need a Coordinated, Detailed Plan to Help Ensure Accountability, GAO-08-883T, June 18, 2008 Architect …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, Privacy

PC World Guide to Protecting Your Identity Online

A Guide to Protecting Your Identity Online, Rosemary Haworth, PC Advisor

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, Privacy

Identity Theft: The Aftermath 2007

Identity Theft: The Aftermath 2007. Conducted by the Identity Theft Resource Center® (ITRC) With comparisons to The Aftermath 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Surveys.

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, Privacy

FTC Testifies on Spyware

News release: “The Federal Trade Commission…told the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation that legislation authorizing the Commission to seek civil penalties in spyware cases could add a potent remedy to those otherwise available to the Commission. In testimony to the Committee, Eileen Harrington, Deputy Director of the FTCs Bureau of Consumer Protection, said …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, Government Documents, ID Theft, Privacy

Social Security Administration's Internal Use of Employees' Social Security Numbers

OIG: The Social Security Administration’s Internal Use of Employees’ Social Security Numbers. A-13-07-27164 06/09/08 “The Social Security number (SSN) was created in 1936 as a means of tracking workers earnings and eligibility for Social Security benefits. Nevertheless, the SSN has become a de facto national identifier used by Federal agencies, State and local governments, and …

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

Working Paper: Do Data Breach Disclosure Laws Reduce Identity Theft?

Do Data Breach Disclosure Laws Reduce Identity Theft? Sasha Romanosky, Rahul Telang, Alessandro Acquisti, Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University “Identity theft resulted in corporate and consumer losses of $56 billion dollars in 2005, with about 30% of known identity thefts caused by corporate data breaches. Many US states have responded …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, Legislation, Privacy

Akamai Technologies Releases Annual State of the Internet Report

Akamai, 1st Quarter 2008 – The State of the Internet Report. “During the first quarter, Akamai observed attack traffic originating from 125 unique countries around the world. China and the United States were the two largest attack traffic sources, accounting for some 30% of this traffic in total. Akamai observed attack traffic targeted at 23 …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Internet

Google Safe Browsing Diagnositic Tool

Via Google Blogoscoped, “Google [has a] malware diagnosis service; just append any domain your domain or another site you want to check on to the end of the URL google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?site=, or paste a domain in the box below, and you will find an overview page listing potential problems like trojans or exploits (or …

Subjects: Cybercrime, Search Engines

FERC Chairman Testifies on Implications of Cyber Vulnerabilities on the Resiliency and Security of the Electric Grid Event

Chairman Kelliher testified before the House Homeland Security Committee, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology on Implications of Cyber Vulnerabilities on the Resiliency and Security of the Electric Grid “The Congress made FERC responsible for overseeing the reliability of the bulk power system, but it provided specific restrictions on the procedures to …

Subjects: Congress, Cybercrime, Government Documents, Legal Research

Yahoo Announces Search Feature to Fight Malware

Yahoo Search Blog: “Today, we’re announcing the beta release of SearchScan, a new feature from Yahoo! Search that helps protect users from viruses, spyware and spam. We’ve heard from users that security and privacy continue to be major concerns when they are online. We’ve also learned that solutions that require downloads and constant updating are …

Subjects: Cybercrime, ID Theft, PC Security, Search Engines

EU Backs Criminalizing Posting Bomb Making Instructions on Web

European Digital Rights: “The European Ministers of Justice and Internal Affairs have agreed to make publishing bomb-making instructions on the Internet a crime…Justice and interior ministers from the EU member states backed a proposal from Commissioner Frattini to harmonise the normative acts that will make the “public provocation to commit a terrorist offence, recruitment, and …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, Government Documents, Internet, Legal Research

International Privacy Officials Recommend Social Networking Privacy Safeguards

EPIC: “The International Working Group On Data Protection in Telecommunications has released a report and guidance (pdf) on privacy in social networking services. The report identifies risks to privacy and security, and provides guidance to regulators, service operators and users to counter these risks. Risks include the large amount of data collection; the misuse of …

Subjects: Cybercrime, E-Government, EU Data Protection, Privacy

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