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Via Politechbot, an informative update on the Slammer virus published in IEEE Spectrum Online. David Litchfield, co-founder of the UK security firm Next Generation Security Software Ltd was interviewed and states that they “first found the vulnerability and reported it to Microsoft in May 2002.”
Fraud-Net.com is a new, password protected database developed by the Florida Bankers Association (FBA) and the North Carolina Bankers Association, as a proactive tool for the banking industry to collaborate with law enforcement in the fight against financial fraud. It is anticipated that other states will soon follow as participants in the program. A press …
In April 2002, the FTC obtained a judgment and permanent injunction in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennyslvania barring cybersquatter John Zuccarini from continuing an extensive cyberscam. It involved diverting individuals from their intended website destinations to the more than 5,300 sites he owned, through the use of commonly occuring misspellings …
High-Risk Series: Protecting Information Systems Supporting the Federal Government and the Nation’s Critical Infrastructures (GAO-03-121), and Highlights.
The Institute for Information Infrastructure Protection (I3P), released its Cyber Security Research and Development Agenda. A summary of the agenda is provided in this press release. It was created by a consortium representing a cross section of 23 cyber security research organizations who have identified eight critical gaps in our information infrastructure.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), is the sponsor of S. 223, a bill to prevent identity theft, and for other purposes, introduced on January 28.
The Washington Post reports that since the 9/11 attacks the administration has been developing a Global Early Warning Information System (GEWIS) to secure the global telecommunications infrastructure from cyberattacks. This program is not part of TIA, but rather is administered by The National Communications System (NCS), which will become part of the Department of Homeland …
The UCLA Center for Communication Policy today released the third installment of their report, Surveying the Digital Future. The report addresses topics that include the following; Internet Users – Who is Online, Who is Not; Media Use and Trust; Consumer Behavior, Communications Patterns, Social Effects of the Internet (on family, children, friends, politics); the Internet …
As noted in this post yesterday about the global escalation in cybercrime, many organizations prefer to stay silent when attacked rather than alert the public. Increasingly, these attacks result in the breach of large files of personal data, interruptions in a range of online services, and even global network disruptions that impact web access. Defining …
California has introduced and passed pioneering legislation, (examples are here and here) to protect citizens against a range of cybercrimes. Several new bills have been introduced that seek to protect consumer privacy and stymie ID theft by limiting the use and display of social security numbers by the state, academic institutions, and employers. See AB …
Large scale, corporate cybercrime resulting in the loss of billion of dollars worldwide is escalating dramatically according to this recent New York Times article. The article cites a recent survey from a UK computer security firm, mi2g, which is available here, that the world record for the most digital attacks conducted in one month will …
Senators Feinstein, Leahy and Gregg introduced new legislation, The Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act, S. 228, to remove social security numbers from public records that are available on the web. Feinstein’s press release is here, and Leahy’s is here. For background on this legislation, which was introduced in 2001 (as S. 848), with the …
