Security News

Defense Department hacker gets 21-month sentence
2005-05-13 11:08

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,101670,00.html By Scarlet Pruitt MAY 12, 2005 IDG NEWS SERVICE A 21-year old Indiana resident was slapped with a 21-month jail...

Japan to step up defenses against Islamic, NKorean,	computer threats
2004-12-10 10:39

Forwarded from: William Knowles http://www.spacedaily.com/2004/041208055632.1zik2pci.html Dec 08, 2004 - (AFP) TOKYO - Japan will set up a special unit against cyber terrorism and needs to be on...

DallasCon Professional Cyber Defense Conference
2004-12-02 06:48

Forwarded from: DallasCon DallasCon Professional Cyber Defense Conference May 2-7, 2005 Dallas, Texas The wait is over! The fastest growing and the most respected security event in the Southwest...

Defense Department begins six months of IPv6 interoperability tests
2003-10-23 07:42

http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/story/0,10801,86243,00.html Story by Linda Rosencrance OCTOBER 20, 2003 COMPUTERWORLD For the next six months, the U.S. Department of...

Defense Department Issues Open Source Policy
2003-06-04 07:36

http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/2216311 By Thor Olavsrud June 3, 2003 The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) last week distributed a memo putting open source software on a level...

Defense agency found using unsecure WLAN security camera
2002-05-17 09:43

http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/holes/story/0,10801,71231,00.html Date: MAY 16, 2002 Author: Bob Brewin and Dan Verton The Defense Department agency that runs global networks,...

Defense agency, Veridian to pinpoint foreign hackers
2001-08-30 05:40

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO63380,00.html By DAN VERTON August 28, 2001 WASHINGTON -- The Defense Intelligence Agency said it plans to award a contract to security firm...

Dmitry Sklyarov Defense Fund Set up
2001-08-18 08:32

http://cryptome.org/dmitry-fund.htm 17 August 2001. Joseph Burton is lead attorney for Dmitry Sklyarov. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2001...

Man pleads `self defense' after hacking
2001-02-23 04:48

http://www.taipeitimes.com/news/2001/02/21/story/0000074560 Wednesday, February 21st, 2001 By Jou Ying-cheng STAFF REPORTER The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) yesterday referred to...

Congress to Weigh Web Defense Plan
2001-02-12 16:42

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV47-68-84-91_STO57603,00.html By DAN VERTON February 12, 2001 A report that proposes sweeping changes in the way the government organizes its...