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Filipino Politician Vows Passing Anti-Cyber Crime Law
Published on 28 Feb, 2011 at 14:49 in Cyber | Viewed 192 times | No Comments
Filipino politician and Chair of the Congressional Commission on Science Technology and Engineering Edgardo Angara has pledged to pass an anti-cyber crime law, which the Philippines currently does not have, ABS-CBN News reported.
Angara’s committee today held a hearing on several anti-cyber crime measures pending in the Senate, including three…
Team Kuwait Hackers Shut Down Israeli Websites
A number of Israeli websites were compromised over the weekend by a group that calls itself Team Kuwait Hackers and claims to be the best hackers in the world.
Debbie Goldsmith, a director at the site Aardvark Israel, told The Jerusalem Post that instead of providing information about gap-year programs in Israel, the site on Saturday displayed “a countdown and a clickable button, accompanied by…
Florida Tops List of Cyber Crime Hotspots
Published on 28 Feb, 2011 at 7:05 in Cloud | Viewed 88 times | No Comments
Florida may be known for its perpetual beautiful weather, but a new report ranking the state as the one of the top spots for cyber crime could add gloom to the Sunshine State.
The economic downturn has pushed Florida to one of the top spots in the nation for Internet crime, and the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center reported the state finished second in the nation in the…
Senator Urges Implementation of Secure URLs to Thwart Wi-Fi Hackers
A senator is calling on providers of major websites in the United States to change default web addresses from the standard HTTP protocol to the secure HTTPS protocol following reports that hackers were able to access users’ private information through unsecure wireless networks found commonly at coffee shops and …
Gerry Simone Joins Executive Mosaic as Editor-in-Chief
Published on 25 Feb, 2011 at 12:54 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 89 times | No Comments
The New New Internet’s publisher Executive Mosaic announced Gerry A. Simone has taken the reins as editor-in-chief and will provide editorial direction for the company’s online news sites as well as a quarterly print publication.
“Gerry is an accomplished and trusted adviser in online and print…
Think Tank to Publish Report on China-US Effort to Fight Spam
Published on 25 Feb, 2011 at 12:51 in Cyber | Viewed 53 times | No Comments
A New York-based think tank is planning next month to release a report on cybersecurity and how to build a partnership between the United States and China to combat spam.
“Fighting Spam to Build Trust” will be the first product of talks between Chinese and United States experts convened by the EastWest Institute. The…
Law Student Found Guilty of Posting Extremist Videos on YouTube
Published on 25 Feb, 2011 at 10:15 in Cloud | Viewed 37 times | 2 Comments
A man who created extremist videos and uploaded them onto YouTube has been convicted of terrorist offenses following an investigation by London’s counterterrorism division.
In addition to posting extremist videos on YouTube, Mohammed Gul, 23, made a compilation video on his laptop by editing footage of attacks on coalition soldiers together with logos of terrorist groups and extremist commentary. Gul then used the family computer to put…
Belarusian ID Thief Pleads Guilty
Published on 25 Feb, 2011 at 9:59 in Cloud | Viewed 29 times | No Comments
A Belarusian man who ran an online business that helped more than 2,000 identity thieves in 5,000+ instances of fraud has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and credit card fraud.
Through Callservice.biz, Dmitry M. Naskovets helped other online scammers use stolen information by providing English language calling services to trick banks in the United States. He was arrested in the…
CSC Boosts Cybersecurity Expertise; Takes on Portion of Symantec’s UK Staff
Published on 24 Feb, 2011 at 13:16 in Industry News | Viewed 94 times | No Comments
CSC announced it has taken on the majority of employees from Symantec’s U.K. Government Consulting business, Symantec-LIRIC, a move that will continue grow CSC’s cybersecurity business and capabilities in the U.K.
“The addition of these accomplished experts significantly increases CSC’s capacity to serve the U.K. government market, as well as…
Harris RF Communications Adds Julio Villafane to Executive Team
Published on 24 Feb, 2011 at 12:25 in Industry News | Viewed 77 times | No Comments
Julio Villafane has been announced as the new managing director of the Caribbean/Latin America region for Harris RF Communications.
Villafane will direct and manage all staff in the region, overseeing the regional headquarters in Miami as well as sales offices in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Santiago, Chile, and Mexico City….
