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Microsoft announced that an update will be forthcoming (no date provided) to patch a recently revealed IE 6 browser flaw that leaves users vulnerable to unintentionally downloading malware through files from websites that appear legitimate. A description of this flaw, as well as a demonstration of its application, is provided by the security company Secunia.
Personal data, including social security numbers, birth dates, addresses and credit card numbers of 20,000 University of Georgia students and applicants may have been compromised by hackers who accessed the university’s campus server. [Information Week] Georgia Bureau of Investigation investigates breach of computer information at UGA
Staff Statement No. 1 – Entry of the 9/11 Hijackers into the United States Staff Statement No. 2 – Three 9/11 Hijackers: Identification, Watchlisting, and Tracking Closing Statement by Chair Thomas H. Kean and Vice Chair Lee H. Hamilton See also Battle Over 9/11 Panel’s Deadline Intensifies – New Disclosures Complicate Administration’s Decision on Election-Year …
The bipartisan SAFE Act (S. 1709 and H.R. 3352), “to amend the USA PATRIOT ACT to place reasonable limitations on the use of surveillance and the issuance of search warrants, and for other purposes,” is the target of a veto threat by the White House, delivered by letter from Attorney General Ashcroft to Senate leaders, …
From the Federal Trade Commission, a new alert, Who’s Spamming Who? Could it be You? details how your email address can be used to send unsolicited email without your knowledge, along with security measures you can use to secure your computer.
Neil Squillante published a new article, Is Your Company CAN-SPAM Compliant?, that includes “Eight Not-So-Simple Rules for CAN-SPAM-Compliant Email.” beSpacific postings on CAN-SPAM Act
From Federal Computer Week, news that the rate of electronic filing of IRS returns, which currently is 40%, will not rise to the Congressional goal of 80% by 2007, according to the IRS Oversight Board. The recent
From ElectionOnline.org, a press release and the link to a new report, Election Reform 2004 – What’s Changed, What Hasn’t and Why (pdf, 72 pages). “A new report finds many of the election problems revealed in Florida and elsewhere during the 2000 presidential campaign have not yet been solved.” See also Votewatch, Your Eye on …
Press release: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Improves America’s Cyber Security Preparedness–Unveils National Cyber Alert System: “The National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today unveiled the National Cyber Alert System, an operational system delivering to Americans timely and actionable information to better secure their computer systems.” The service is …
From Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Law and Technology, the “Berkman Briefings is a reading series that provides background information about major questions related to Internet policy, technology, and law. Every month, the Briefing will cover a new topic.” The RSS for this blog is here.
The critical work of the 9/11 Commission cannot be completed by the May 27 deadline, so the panel yesterday requested an extension through July of this year. This extension is opposed by the President and Republicans including House Speaker Hastert.
The Mydoom email worm’s impact has been felt by most of us already, and threatens to continue its relentless pace around the world for another couple of days. The apparent target of the worm, the UNIX software solutions provider The SCO Group, has offered a $250,000 reward to locate the worm’s creator. See also Symantec …