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Former FBI agent slams defence tactics in McKinnon case
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| Ed Gibson, who moved from his role as the FBIâs
| assistant legal to work as Microsoftâs chief
| security advisor in the UK back in 2005, said
| that if the self-confessed hacker had accepted
| voluntary extradition when he offered it back
| in 2003 then he would have âbeen out of jail
| four years agoâ instead of facing extradition
| now.
|
| [...]
|
| Janis Sharp, McKinnon's mum, gave us a robust
| reaction to Gibson's comments. "Ed Gibson is
| the same man that said to Gary's legal team
| that they'd prosecute Gary to max and state
| wanted to see him fry."
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/10/21/mckinnon_gibson_reaction/
Recent:
FBI used spyware to catch cable-cutting extortionist
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| CIPAV spyware helped nab unemployed engineer angry over outsourcing
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9131778&source=NLT_AM
Congress Ponders Cybersecurity Power Grab
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| There was a lot of attention paid last week to a new "cybersecurity" bill
| that would drastically expand the government's power over the Internet. The
| two provisions that have probably attracted the most attention are the parts
| that would allow the president to "declare a cybersecurity emergency" and
| then seize control of "any compromised Federal government or United States
| critical infrastructure information system or network." Perhaps even more
| troubling, the EFF notes a section that states that the government "shall
| have access to all relevant data concerning (critical infrastructure)
| networks without regard to any provision of law, regulation, rule, or policy
| restricting such access."
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20090403/1346154383.shtml
Related:
Cryptome: NSA has access to Windows Mobile smartphones
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| First time in history Cryptome.org has released information about the
| characteristics of NSAâs network surveillance.
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http://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/1028
Dual_EC_DRBG Added to Windows Vista
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| Microsoft has added the random-number generator Dual_EC-DRBG to Windows
| Vista, as part of SP1. Yes, this is the same RNG that could have an NSA
| backdoor.
|
| It's not enabled by default, and my advice is to never enable it. Ever.
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http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/12/dual_ec_drbg_ad.html
Microsoft Cofee brews 'back door' fears
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| The assurances came after reports claiming that Cofee could provide a 'back
| door' into Microsoft operating systems and applications.
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http://www.itnews.com.au/News/75780,microsoft-cofee-brews-back-door-fears.aspx
Bots rule in cyberspace
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| USA TODAY REPORTS that on an average day, 40 per cent of the 800 million
| computers connected to the Internet are bots used to send out spam, viruses
| and to mine for sensitive personal data.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/03/17/bots-rule-cyberspace
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