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FTC press release today: FTC, Partners Launch Campaign Against Spam “Zombies”: “The Federal Trade Commission and 35 government partners from more than 20 countries have targeted the technology trick used by illegal spammers to tap into consumers’ home computers and use them to send millions of pieces of illegal spam. Spammers use hidden software that …
From today’s Washington Post: Computers Seized in Data-Theft Probe – Federal Investigators Remove PCs, Discs From Several Locations; LexisNexis Break-In Linked to Paris Hilton Phone Hacking Related beSpacific postings on this story are here and here. See also this article from the May 17, 2005 New York Times, Personal Data for the Taking, detailing the …
The U.S. Secret Service and Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute’s CERT® Coordination Center (CERT/CC) announced the findings of the latest Insider Threat Study: Computer Sabatoge in Critical Infrastructure Sectors (45 pages, PDF). “The nations dependence on interconnected networks and communications systems significantly increases the risk of harm that could result from the activities of …
Words to know: Spyware – Further develop your understanding of spyware by reviewing these terms and how they relate to each other.
The Internet Spyware Prevention Act of 2005 (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2005 was approved yesterday by the House Judiciary Committee.
From today’s WSJ free features, ‘Evil Twins’ and ‘Pharming’ – Hackers Use Two New Tricks To Steal Online Identities; Scams Are Harder to Detect.
Anti-Spyware Tips And Tricks – “Get the straight dope from IT managers and security consultants about the best anti-spyware products, links to favorite anti-spyware information and software, how to tell if your system is infected, and what to do about it if it is.” See also Learn What Spyware Is, How To Stop It
Press release: Microsoft to Deliver Automated, All-in-One PC Health Service for Consumers Windows OneCare Live: Coming Soon to Beta: “Windows OneCare is built specifically for people who don’t have the time or technical expertise necessary to secure and manage a computer on a daily basis. It is a comprehensive PC health service that goes beyond …
Senate Commerce Committee on Spyware, May 11 2005 Witness Statements: Sen. Ron Wyden; Trevor Hughes, Executive Director, Network Advertising Initiative; David Moll, Chief Executive Officer, Webroot Software, Inc.; Ari Schwartz, Associate Director, Center for Democracy and Technology. Related references: Webroot State of Spyware Report: A report about the effects of spyware on enterprises and consumers …
Press release from Sen. Charles Schumer: “DSW, ChoicePoint, Lexis-Nexis, Westlaw Just the Recent Examples of Egregious Loopholes Which Are Compromising People’s Personal Information.” Related references on ID theft
Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on Identity Theft/Data Broker Services, Full Committee Hearing, May 10 2005 Testimony: Kurt Sanford, President & CEO, U.S. Corporate and Federal Government Markets, LexisNexis; Douglas C. Curling, President and Chief Operating Officer, ChoicePoint, Inc.; Jennifer Barrett, Chief Privacy Officer, Acxiom Corporation; Paul Kurtz, Executive Director, Cyber Security Industry Alliance; Marc Rotenberg, …
Declan McCullagh interviewed Harvard net researcher extraordinare Ben Edelman about his ongoing work to identify and inform the public about spyware and adware. Related reference: Spitzer Sets Sights on Spyware – “New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the “sheriff of Wall Street,” has ramped up the staff of his Internet Bureau, and seems to be …
