General: China taking on U.S. in cyber arms race
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| China's People's Liberation Army has established information warfare
| units to develop viruses to attack enemy computer systems and networks,
| the Pentagon said.
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/06/13/china.cyberspace.reut/index.html?eref=rss_tech
http://tinyurl.com/3yz2fb
This might explain why the Government increasingly chooses to move away from
Windows. Heise reports that the zombie attacks in Estonia were not
politically motivated.
UK security industry pleads for closer goverment ties
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| The hi-tech civil security industry has said it needs a cosier
| relationship with government if the UK is to stay ahead in the
| "war on terror".
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/13/security_government_relationship/
This one seems like a whitepaper trying to spread FUD and selling something.
Maybe it's lobbying on behalf of companies to whom SaaS/Web-based S/W is a
disruptive force.
Web 2.0: New risks, new rewards
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| In addition, Web Gateway Security appliances can protect enterprises
| from malware, data leaks and Internet misuse, while ensuring policy
| enforcement, regulatory compliance and a productive application
| environment.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6190771.html
It might be worth studying the financial links. ZDNet and C|Net work together
than they routinely include placements from mouthpieces like CompTIA and
ACT.
Related:
China Crafts Cyberweapons
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| The Defense Department reports China is building cyberwarfare
| units and developing viruses.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,132284-pg,1/article.html(News)
Estonia suspects Kremlin in Web attacks
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| He said more than 1 million computers worldwide have been used in
| recent weeks to attack Estonian government and business Web sites
| since a dispute arose with Moscow over Estonia's moving of a
| Soviet-era war memorial from downtown Tallinn.
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/internet/05/17/estonia.cyber.attacks.ap/index.html?eref=rss_tech
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| Ah, from the horse's mouth: Microsoft just might be held legally
| responsible for selling software that is insecure.
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http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2006112223522439
Experts are calling for product liability for software
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| "Product liability does not apply to software," Gerald Spindler
| of the Faculty of Law of the University of Göttingen complained.
| "But what if a whole company comes to a standstill due to faulty
| software?" he mused.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/86932/from/rss09
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