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eBay is trying to help CISOs (chief information security officers) build a common front in the war against cybercrime. read more »
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http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080309a3.htmlKyodo NewsMarch 9, 2008In what appears to be its latest example of lax information management, the Maritime Self-Defense Force has discovered defense documents and file-sharing software on the private computers of a 34-year-old lieutenant, sources familiar with the matter said.The MSDF is attempting to determine whether the data include confidential files, they said.The officer was found in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, on Wednesday after fleeing followi read more »
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http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9087.htmlBy AOIFE MCCARTHY Politico.com3/17/08The Information Technology-Information Sharing and Analysis Center has named its 2008 board of directors, with Phil Reitinger as its new president.Reitinger leads Microsofts Critical Infrastructure Protection Team. As director of trustworthy computing, he works closely with government agencies to enhance the security of infrastructures and to further Microsofts Trustworthy Computing Initiative, a long-term, companywide read more »
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http://www.wbj.pl/?command=article&id=40583Warsaw Business Journal28th March 2008Six officers of the SKW, the new military counter-intelligence service, have uploaded photos of themselves while on a secret mission to Afghanistan onto their personal accounts at nasza-klasa.pl, the popular school reunion website.Although they did not specify they worked for the SKW they made clear that the photos were taken during a military mission in Afghanistan. The pictures, which showed them sporting local robes as well read more »
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http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200804011653.htmThe HinduApril 1, 2008New Delhi (PTI): With cyber crime emerging as a new area of challenge, Delhi Police on Tuesday launched an exercise to train its officers on ways to detect frauds and crack cases involving internet.A hundred officers of the force will be trained in the next few months on hardware, software and computer networking besides specialised training on cyber crime and computer forensics.The first batch of 50 officers, which include five read more »
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 01:04:27 -0600 (CST)http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/nov/19/bnp-names-web-police-securityBy Ian Cobain and Esther Addleyguardian.co.ukNovember 19 2008The entire membership list of the British National party has been posted on the internet, identifying thousands of people as secret supporters of the far right and exposing many to the risk of dismissal from work, disciplinary action or vilification.Around 13,500 names and home addresse read more »
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