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News Any new homeland security department set up by the US government will need to purchase computer equipment for internal use and would likely promote new technology to help the US fight terrorism. In September, the US... [14 Nov 2002]
Are your emails being monitored by the government?
News The Internet Service Providers Association said there were still issues to be resolved, including how the RIP Act will work with other privacy legislation including the Data Protection Act and the Anti-Terrorism Crime... [17 Jul 2002]
Government to UK plc: 'Join us and conquer cybercrime'
News Calls are increasing for a new international agency to be set up to counter the growing threat of organised cybercrime and cyber-terrorism. The UK government's Information Assurance Advisory Council said... [28 Jun 2002]
'Digital Pearl Harbor': Symantec warns of cyber-terror threat
News While Clyde admitted there are not many known threats from cyber-terrorism he said this situation could quickly change. He added: "Most of our critical infrastructures are controlled by computer systems... [28 Mar 2002]
Security still not on the agenda for IT directors
News IT directors are still not taking security seriously, despite the recent spate of viruses and growing concerns over hacking, web fraud and cyber terrorism. According to the latest research, only half of... [29 Jan 2002]
Bush rejects cyber-terrorist ID cards
News US President Bush has given the thumbs down to a national identification card scheme as a way to combat cyber-terrorism. Richard Clark, special advisor on... [09 Nov 2001]
ISPs escape crippling costs of anti-terrorism law
News A team of senior civil servants met with industry officials on Wednesday to try to allay ISPs' concerns over the government's proposed cyber-terrorism legislation. ISPs and telcos could avoid bearing the... [26 Oct 2001]
Hacker says hacker is irresponsible
News The hacker claimed to be a member of Young Intelligent Hackers Against Terrorism (YIHAT). YIHAT claims to be leading the "cyber-war" against Osama bin Laden. A hacker who defaced 13 websites earlier this... [11 Oct 2001]
War on terror spills into cyberspace
News Tim Pickard, strategic marketing director at RSA Security, said: "It's quite clear from 11 September that things have been in planning for a long time and it's very likely that terrorists have considered... [10 Oct 2001]
Do MP3s contain virus time-bombs?
News A hoax is doing the rounds today, which warns users who have downloaded songs from the likes of Napster that many MP3 files contain malicious code on 4 July. Users of at least three Usenet discussion groups were warned that around 500 of... [29 Jun 2001]
John Lamb's Week: Cyber terrorism and a ship full of IT directors
Comment This group of political, military and business interests will be sitting down in Edinburgh on Tuesday and Wednesday to work out ways of defeating so-called cyber warriors out to attack national information infrastructures. [15 Jun 2001]
Terrorism law unites hackers and terrorists
News An act of terrorism using a computer is almost certainly an ideological cause but not all hackers have a political motivation. Hackers who threaten to undermine governments or intimidate individuals through the use of... [19 Feb 2001]
The Cyber Terrorism Act - can it work?
Comment If you assume all this, then Home Secretary Jack Straw's Terrorism Act 2000 looks quite good. Terrorism is a real threat, both virtually and in the world at large. However, what may ultimately prove sad... [19 Feb 2001]
Interpol 'overwhelmed' by cybercrime
News Speaking at a conference in central London on Wednesday, Raymond Kendall, secretary general of Interpol, explained how the growth in fraud and terrorism on the net has overwhelmed crime fighting organisations across the... [11 Oct 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]
