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US Feds shutter three Android app pirate sites
For the first time since it has started the war against illegal sites, the US Department of Justice has swooped on three websites that were engaged in the illegal distribution …
End-to-end desktop virtualization for government organizations
Dell launched its Desktop Virtualization Solutions for Government (DVS-Gov), a secure solution that helps government agencies manage “geographic sprawl” through …
WikiLeaks’ Assange granted asylum in Ecuador
After spending 56 days holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has finally received a favorable answer to his request for political …
Nepalese government websites serving backdoor
Two websites belonging to the Nepalese government have been injected with malicious code that tries to take advantage of a Java vulnerability (CVE-2012-0507) in order to …
Iran government systems to be taken off the Internet for protection
Remember when Iran expressed its intention of setting up a national Internet disconnected from the World Wide Web in order to keep its citizens safe from Western ideas and …
US Senate shoots down Cybersecurity Act of 2012
Despite being endorsed by President Obama, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 has been blocked by the US Senate. The bill was aimed at enhancing the security and resiliency of the …
Illinois bans employers from demanding employees’ Facebook password
Illinois-based job searchers can breathe a collective sight of relief, as the state’s Governor Pat Quinn signed on Wednesday a bill that will prevent employers to demand …
What’s going on with the Cybersecurity Act of 2012?
This week we have witnessed a heated debate between US Senators who showed opposite opinions on the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, a bill aimed at regulating a number of important …
European Parliament rejects ACTA
Following recent recommendations by a number of European committees, the infamous Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement has been shot down today by the European Parliament in …
US federal commission breach endangers employees
Employees of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission – an independent agency of the United States government that regulates futures and option markets – have …
Democratic govts not immune to censorship attempts, says Google
Judging by the numbers contained in Google’s latest bi-annual Transparency Report, governments and government officials around the world have lately been approaching the …
The dangers of NOT passing cybersecurity legislation in 2012
According to the U.S. Government, cyber-security protection of critical infrastructure is a national priority. With 85 percent of the nation’s critical infrastructure …