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RSS agencies congressFederal Agencies - Will Sarbanes-Oxley Fit?
White Paper Members of Congress and representatives of federal government agencies have begun discussions that could eventually lead to the requirement for federal agency management to provide an assertion in their agency's financial statements on their... [10 Apr 2008]
EC monopoly warning after record Microsoft fine
News Photos: Behind the scenes at Mobile World Congress 2008 Kroes, however, maintained the size of the fine was reasonable, given the length of time Microsoft was out of compliance with the historic March 2004 order and number of people, companies and... [28 Feb 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment That growing influence of serious and organised crime in cyberspace is the focus of representatives from business, finance, government and law enforcement agencies at next week's sixth international e-Crime Congress in London. [27 Feb 2008]
Stories of the month - January 2008
News Next month sees the mobile industry's annual get together at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and silicon.com looked at the five mobile trends to watch in 2008, including femtocells, convergence and mobile social networking. [30 Jan 2008]
Crime pays - and pays very well in cyberspace
Comment It's been five years since the first e-Crime Congress and this month leading figures from government, business, finance and law-enforcement will assemble in London once again, to explore, discuss - and hopefully - suggest some solutions to deal... [07 Mar 2007]
Advances in Desktop Security Delivered by Windows Vista
White Paper Recent high profile incidents are driving organizations to look for more effective ways to prevent leaks and security breaches and both Congress & the White House administration have drafted legislation, presidential directives, or memos that... [16 Feb 2007]
Anti-spyware bill resurfaces in the US
News As far back as July 2000, Congress held a hearing on a bill to restrict the sale of Social Security numbers - an idea that died quietly in a Senate committee. Dingell was referring not only to the spyware measure but also to three other proposals... [09 Feb 2007]
Hard drive goes awol with US vets' data
News Incidents at the VA and other US federal agencies have prompted calls for better data security practices from Congress. The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched an investigation into a portable hard drive that went missing late last... [06 Feb 2007]
Web smut labelling plan still on cards
News The idea, outlined in an April speech by attorney general Alberto Gonzales, is approaching a vote in Congress. An absence of hearings on the Justice Department's proposal and the hasty amendments indicate Congress is trying to sneak through a bad... [19 Sep 2006]
US fills top cyber-security post at last
News In an appearance before Congress, Chertoff said last year the assistant secretary "should not sit at the centre of all federal agencies and direct and control their policies on information sharing and cyber security". [19 Sep 2006]
Security breach strikes student loan site
News But the Data Accountability and Trust Act, which still requires approval from Congress before becoming law, would not have the same requirements for federal agencies. Some other agencies that cater to borrowers of student loans have experienced... [25 Aug 2006]
Secure Messaging for Your Enterprise Email: VeriSign Go Secure! for Lotus Notes R5/R6
White Paper The responsibilities are consistent with the desire of Congress and the administration to invest top federal managers with accountability for crucial aspects of security risk management. The directive and the resulting standard both place... [04 Aug 2006]
US cyber spies want more rights to snoop
News The heads of the US' two major spy agencies on Wednesday told Congress it's impractical to seek warrants before tracking the global phone and internet activities of groups such as al-Qaida and terrorist sympathisers. [27 Jul 2006]
Tech group appeals ISP wiretapping diktat
News The dispute centres on whether Calea can be extended to "information services", which Congress appeared to exempt in 1994. Congress excluded information services. Congress created a $500m fund to reimburse telephone companies for hardware upgrades. [24 Jul 2006]
Hacker exposes 26,000 to ID fraud risk
News Less than two weeks ago, the US Department of Energy informed members of Congress that a hacking incident last September resulted in the theft of the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of 1,500 people working for its nuclear security... [23 Jun 2006]
