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U.K. politicians call for cybercrime minister and new laws

2008-03-06 00:00:00 by HASH0x8473a78 in Network World on Security
 
The Conservatives have unveiled proposals on how a future Tory government would tackle online crime, including the creation of a new post of cybersecurity minister
 
Tags: future tory government, tackle online crime, cybersecurity minister, post, conservatives, creation, proposals
 
 
 
 
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German Minister's Fingerprint Published

2008-04-01 14:37:40 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...minister, is a strong supporter of collecting biometric data on everyone as an antiterrorist measure. Because, um, because it sounds like a good idea Here's the story directly from the Chaos Computer Club (in German), and its Engligh-language guide to lifting and using fingerprints. And me on biometrics from 10 years ago
 
Tags: chaos computer club, fingerprint, strong supporter, german, interior minister, antiterrorist measure, wolfgang schauble, political hack, story directly
 
 
 
 
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Sierra Leone minister calls for SIM card registration

2008-11-04 00:00:00 by HASH0x8472f34 in Network World on Security
 
Sierra Leone Information and Communication Minister Alhaji Ibrahim Ben Kargbo called on mobile-phone companies to register subscribers' SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards at a press briefing last week
 
Tags: subscriber identity module, sierra leone information, sim, register subscribers, mobile-phone companies, week, kargbo, cards, press
 
 
 
 
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Dr Beetroot and the Stolen Records

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2007-08-27 14:15:00 by Allen Baranov, CISSP in Security Thoughts
...minister and the paper are correct For those of you who read this blog and are not from South Africa I'm going to put a bit of background down for you. If you are from South Africa you can safely skip the next little bit - you know this already Manto Tshabalala-Msimang is the Minister of Health and is also known as Dr Beetroot because of...
 
Tags: sunday times, sunday times newspaper, records, information security, information, sunday times controversy, newspaper, public hospital, medical records
 
 
 
 
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Controversy surrounds Royal Perth computers and patients

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2008-04-08 00:21:25 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Minister Jim McGinty last night accused The Sunday Times of stealing the computers and hacking into their contents The Sunday Times editor Sam Weir rejected the allegations. He said The Sunday Times observed the computers in the bin for several days, easily available for anyone to pick them up WA Health Minister Jim McGinty said he had...
 
Tags: hospital claim, hospital, computers, hospital computers, sunday times hired, sunday times, patient details, confidential patient details, times
 
 
 
 
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Lords debate Personal Internet Security

2008-10-13 22:57:12 by Richard Clayton in Light Blue Touchpaper
 
...Minister himself doesnt write any of this, thats done by civil servants from his department, sitting in a special box at the end of the chamber behind him However, since the previous speeches were so strongly critical of the Governments position, and so many questions were put as to what was to be done next, I was able to see from my...
 
Tags: personal internet security, lord, lord broers, lords, civil servants, box, lord brett, dispatch box, issues
 
 
 
 
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Cyber espionage something to worry about?

2007-12-14 15:48:00 by Khalid Kark in Security & Risk Management
 
...Minister Helen Clark, confirmed that foreign intelligence agencies had tried to hack into government computer networks, but had not compromised top-secret data banks. The Chinese government has denied any involvement 3. In its annual report to Congress, The U.S.-China Economic And Security Review Commission said, Among the disruptive...
 
Tags: computer networks, government computer networks, networks, government, chinese government, american government agencies, cyber espionage, china, government agencies
 
 
 
 
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Hackers quickly move to exploit Bhutto assassination

2007-12-28 00:00:00 by HASH0x84709b8 in Network World on Security
 
Within hours of yesterday's assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, malware makers exploited the breaking news to dupe users into downloading attack code, security researchers said Friday
 
Tags: attack code, assassination, dupe users, malware makers, security researchers, hours, friday, news, yesterday
 
 
 
 
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Hacking tool guidance finally appears

2007-12-31 17:50:32 by Richard Clayton in Light Blue Touchpaper
 
...minister tells a Lords Committee the end of the summer they mean the last day of December. Well it has been pretty cold recently , so I expect that concentrated their minds This summer event which can be reported today, is the publication of the Crown Prosecution Service guidance on what should be considered before bringing prosecutions under...
 
Tags: bad, bad people download, cma offence, offence, bad guys, guys, offence stage, tool, article widely
 
 
 
 
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Estonia fines Russian for DoS 'cyber war'

2008-01-26 03:37:24 by Editor in Digg / Security