The president's 2014 budget request

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The president's 2014 budget request

By Perry Varanoid on Wednesday, April 10th, 2013 | No Comments

“The Obama administration proposed spending approximately $82 billion on information technology in the coming fiscal year, it says in a section (. pdf) of the budget request it delivered to Congress on April 10. The request, which does not include the classified intelligence agency IT request nor embedded IT systems in things such as weapons systems and satellites (and has other accuracy limitations as well), amounts to $81….”

Intelligence lawmakers to amend cybersecurity bill behind closed doors

By Perry Varanoid on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 | No Comments

“Members of the media and the public will not be able to watch the House Intelligence Committee's markup next week of a controversial cybersecurity bill, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). Lawmakers will be allowed to discuss what happened in the meeting afterward, and the committee plans to release information about what amendments were offered and how lawmakers voted. But the public will not be allowed in the room, and the meeting will not be streamed online….”

White House restraint in Syria could aid Iran nuclear talks

By Perry Varanoid on Thursday, April 4th, 2013 | No Comments

“President Barack Obamas reluctance to give military aid to Syrian rebels may be simply explained in part in three words: Iranian nuclear weapons.

The role of hacktivism in cyber warfare scenario between 2 Koreas

By Perry Varanoid on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013 | No Comments

“Its not a surprise South Korean security experts suggest that the North Korea military is training an elite force of cyber warriors to involve in cyber attacks against South institutions and companies.

Regulators target use of prepaid cards for money laundering

By Perry Varanoid on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013 | No Comments

“The White House is reviewing new regulations aimed at thwarting the use of prepaid credit cards to launder money across the border. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) within the Treasury Department has been working on rules since 2011 that would require travelers to tell customs officials if theyre carrying more than $10,000 on the cards. Currently, travelers must only declare cash and travelers cheques above that amount….”

Khamenei Rep: US-Iran War Due to Conflict of Beliefs

By Perry Varanoid on Monday, April 1st, 2013 | No Comments

“The Supreme Leaders representative to Sepah [Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps] said, A soft war comes from the conflict of beliefs, and our war today with America also comes from this conflict of beliefs, and in this war all of Islam stands against all of the unbelievers.

Wisconsin man indicted over Anonymous attack on Kochs

By Perry Varanoid on Sunday, March 31st, 2013 | No Comments

“A Wisconsin man has been arrested in relation to a cyberattack claimed by Anonymous against the Koch Industries website during protests over labor rights in the states capital in 2011. As Matt Pearce reported for the Los Angeles Times, Officials said Eric J. Rosol, 37, of Black Creek, Wis., participated in an Anonymous-organized shutdown of Koch websites www

The Chilling Effects of the DMCA

By Perry Varanoid on Saturday, March 30th, 2013 | No Comments

“It was hard to believe, but the student insisted it was true.

The Chilling Effects of the DMCA

By Perry Varanoid on Saturday, March 30th, 2013 | No Comments

“It was hard to believe, but the student insisted it was true. He had discovered that compact discs from a major record company, Sony BMG, were installing dangerous software on peoples computers, without notice. The graduate student, Alex Halderman (now a professor at the University of Michigan), was a wizard in the lab….”

ANALYSIS: Why we need more troops for escalating cyberwar

By Perry Varanoid on Friday, March 29th, 2013 | No Comments

“The need for President Obama to issue an executive order to get private industry co-operating with the federal government to better protect U.S. infrastructure from nation-state hackers hints at the discord underlying America's readiness for cyberwar. In this guest commentary, Alan Paller co-chair of the Department of Homeland Security's 2012 Task Force on Cyberskills, and George Boggs, CEO emeritus of the American Association of Community Colleges, lay out the case for a more unified effort to recruit troops for the escalating battle.)The Obama Administration's intentions to step up efforts to combat the theft of trade secrets is not going to solve the problem.

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