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Congressional report rips U.S. TSA Web site security

2008-01-11 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
A Web site commissioned by the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to help travelers whose names were erroneously listed on airline watch lists originally had multiple security problems that could lead to identity theft, says a congressional report released Friday
 
Tags: congressional report, web site, transportation security administration, tsa, identity theft, multiple security, lead, lists, names
 
 
 
 
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Key Congressional Committee Strongly Criticizes Efforts to Mitigate Electric Grid Cyber Security Vulnerabilities

2008-05-21 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...Congressional hearing on cyber security issues that I have seen during my career, and it's clear that key Members of Congress from both political parties are running out of patience and want to see immediately cyber vulnerabilities taken more seriously in the bulk power industry in particular. In a scathing opening statement , U.S....
 
Tags: security, cyber security issues, bulk power industry, representative jim langevin, national security, immediately cyber vulnerabilities, ineffective response, political parties, key
 
 
 
 
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IT Industry to Congress: Help Needed to Fight Cyber-crime

2007-10-16 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...congressional staff members, industry experts and media representatives. Art Coviello, President of RSA, The Security Division of EMC, delivered the industry keynote; U.S. Representative Steve Chabot (R-OH) provided remarks from a congressional perspective. Congressman Chabot is a co-sponsor of H.R. 2290, the Cyber Security and Enhancement...
 
Tags: malicious botnet attacks, business software alliance, representative adam schiff, representative steve chabot, art coviello, october 16th, cyber security, industry keynote, media representatives
 
 
 
 
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U.S. Arms Dealer Tests Legal Bounds in Middle East Arms Bazaar

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2008-07-03 22:00:00 by Sharon Weinberger in Wired Security
...congressional hearing. So, too, would have a proposal to conduct arms deals with Russia, which the United States has accused of selling high-tech weapons to Syria and Iran However, U.S. government efforts to rapidly equip countries like Afghanistan and Iraq -- which have largely Soviet-origin weapons -- have created legal ambiguities and...
 
Tags: arms brokers, brokers, infamous arms brokers, defense, firm defense solutions, arms, arms trade, international arms trade, russian weapons suppliers
 
 
 
 
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Another 'shoe' drops -- DHS cyber security breach top of news this week

2007-09-25 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
On the cyber security front, the nation's capital is abuzz this week about breaches of information systems at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In a Washington Post article on Monday, September 24, writers Ellen Nakashima and Brian Krebs reported that the "...FBI is investigating a major information technology firm with a $1.7...
 
Tags: homeland security, homeland security contract, department, cyber security front, washington post article, detect cyber break-ins, billion department, congressional investigators, web site
 
 
 
 
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Off the wire: Online advertising vs. personal privacy

2007-12-28 00:18:42 by Editor in Help Net Security - News
 
Google cleared an important regulatory hurdle when the Federal Trade Commission last week approved its $3.1 billion merger with ad placement giant DoubleClick, but congressional hearings on privacy ar
 
Tags: placement giant doubleclick, federal trade commission, congressional hearings, billion merger, regulatory hurdle, privacy, google, week
 
 
 
 
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Symantec: Gov't needs to take new cybersecurity steps

2008-01-07 00:00:00 by Grant Gross in Network World on Security
 
U.S. government agencies need to take additional steps to protect against cybersecurity problems after a series of congressional hearings and reports exposed several weaknesses in 2007, representatives of Symantec said
 
Tags: symantec, additional steps, government agencies, cybersecurity, congressional hearings, weaknesses, protect, series, representatives
 
 
 
 
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NSA Monitoring U.S. Government Internet Traffic

2008-02-04 06:30:10 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...congressional aides and former White House officials with knowledge of the program, the directive outlines measures collectively referred to as the "cyber initiative," aimed at securing the government's computer systems against attacks by foreign adversaries and other intruders. It will cost billions of dollars, which the White House is...
 
Tags: government, nsa, detect attacks, attacks, domestic government traffic, plan attacks, white house officials, white house, data
 
 
 
 
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Terrible animal abuse caught on video at Westland/Hallmark meat company

2008-02-19 17:01:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...Congressional hearing into Roger Clemens and the allegations that he took steroids. If he did, he shouldn't have, but is it right to devote so much attention and resources to an athelete when hundreds of thousands - possibly millions, of peoples lives and health are jeopardized by unscrupulous business practices that should have been detected...
 
Tags: meat company, meat, video, yesterday, cnn video yesterday, fast food chains, low standards, fast food restaurants, unscrupulous business practices