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News Yaman Akdeniz, director of Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties, echoed Bowden's comments. The attack is in response to high-profile security breaches at Barclays and Powergen over the... [14 Aug 2000]
Anti-RIP lobby wins changes to Snooping Bill
News Yaman Akdeniz, director of Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties UK, said while he welcomed the amendments, he believed the government was still skirting the ethical issues surrounding the privacy debate. [28 Jun 2000]
JSB Software makes $100m purchase from Mattel
News JSB Software, one of the leading producers of internet filtering software, has acquired Cyber Patrol, the security software division of US toy manufacturer Mattel, in a deal worth $100m. JBS plans to... [27 Jun 2000]
Snooping Bill goals slammed by EC powers
News He warned that governments need to be careful when reviewing separate policies for monitoring the internet, and said: "The government has to strike a difficult balance to ensure it is possible to catch those carrying out... [20 Jun 2000]
G8 nations paralysed by indecision on cybercrime
News Earlier in the conference, there was talk among US delegates of creating a cyber-police force that would transcend all countries and borders. But delegates at the Cybercriminality conference in Paris agreed the global... [18 May 2000]
Taking care of business: Global plc versus the e-criminals
Comment Cyber crime is a growing problem for corporates around the world - even those with good internal security policies. It would look towards effective policing within countries coupled with the support of... [16 May 2000]
World powers thrash out framework to fight cybercrime
News Over the next three days, the G8 participants will debate the problem of online fraud, hacking and cyber piracy. However, Aled Miles, managing director of Symantec, said businesses must take responsibility for their own... [16 May 2000]
RSA Security CEO points to weak links that let Love Bug in
News So far, in the US the government is yet to prove that it can punish cyber criminals based on up-to-date legislation. Art Coviello, CEO of RSA Security, speaking at his company's SecurWorld conference in... [15 May 2000]
Liberty, accessibility and security: A new French ideal
News Speaking at the launch of the Cyber-COMM Meerkat system, Christian Pierret, secretary of state and industry, welcomed the introduction of the FF400 (£37) smart card device which attaches to a PC in order authenticate... [19 Apr 2000]
Security industry hits out at 'ethical' hackers
News At last week's InfoSecurity exhibition in London, cyber activist Kent Browne said that the group of ten hackers will "change the face of security as we know it". UK security vendors have... [18 Apr 2000]
Clinton holds hacker war talks
News Clinton details cyber-security plans' http://www.silicon.com/a34997 The meeting will also include Attorney General Janet Reno William Daley, commerce secretary Sandy Berger, national... [14 Feb 2000]
Hacks put Japanese government on alert
News The emergency meeting comes just days after officials agreed to draw up a plan to fight cyber-terrorism and bring Japan's computer security up to US standards. The Japanese government has called an... [26 Jan 2000]
Clinton details cyber-security plans
News President Clinton has fleshed-out the details of the US government's $2bn plan for a national cyber-security scheme. The scheme includes $90m in funding for the development of security... [11 Jan 2000]
Clinton to give grants to trainee cyber-snoopers
News The move is intended to counter what the US perceives as a growing threat of cyber-terrorism. President Clinton is planning a scholarship scheme for university students who study computer security and... [07 Jan 2000]
TescoNet blocks X-rated sites to attract family users
News In a lucrative deal for the Chicago-based software company, Tesco has licensed up to a million copies of SSSI's Cyber Sentinel technology. The spokesman for the retailer said: "The fact that Cyber... [16 Nov 1999]
