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FTC to poll identity theft victims

Dan Kaplan July 02, 2008

The Federal Trade Commission is planning to survey identity theft victims to learn how their experience went.

Proofpoint acquires email archiving firm Fortiva

Dan Kaplan June 24, 2008

Email security provider Proofpoint has acquired an on-demand email archiving vendor to boost its offerings.

Malware to blame for porn on state worker's laptop

Sue Marquette Poremba June 17, 2008

Child porn possession charges were dropped against a Massachusetts man after forensic experts proved his state-issued computer had been infected with malware.

New phishing scam targets child-support recipients

Sue Marquette Poremba June 16, 2008

A new phishing scheme is targeting EPPICard users, according to the FBI.

FTC says fining would aid in spyware deterrence

Sue Marquette Poremba June 13, 2008

The Federal Trade Commission wants the power to punish and fine spyware purveyors.

New law would bring cybersecurity help to small biz

Chuck Miller June 11, 2008

The U.S. Small Business Administration could soon get a boost in helping small to mid-sized enterprises cope with information security concerns.

DHS names new head of US-CERT

Jim Carr June 09, 2008

The Department of Homeland Security has named Mischel Kwon, the chief IT security technologist for the U.S. Department of Justice, as the new head of its U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team.

Walter Reed suffers peer-to-peer data breach

Sue Marquette Poremba June 03, 2008

Unauthorized file-sharing is to blame for a data breach at Walter Reed Army Medical Center that exposed the personal information of nearly 1,000 patients.

Potential security breach by China?

Sue Marquette Poremba June 02, 2008

U.S. authorities are investigating whether Chinese officials secretly copied information from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez's laptop and then tried to hack into Commerce Department computers.

Countering cyber terrorism in third-world countries

Chuck Miller May 22, 2008

A joint project with the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Terrorism is hoped to increase the cyberdefense capacity of developing countries.

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