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US Air Force issues cyber weapons concepts tender
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2012-08-30 00:44
The United States Air Force appears to be preparing for "Cyber War" according to a broad agency announcement published on the US government's federal procurements and tender FBO website last week.
Issued by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Centre, concept papers that address information operations capabilites focusing on "cyberspace warfare operations" or CWO are invited for technology demonstration proposals.
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NHS Trust fined GBP175,000 for 'entirely avoidable' data breach
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2012-08-07 09:34
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has fined Torbay Care Trust (TCT) £175,000 for a data breach it said was "entirely avoidable".
The Trust, based in Devon, had published "sensitive details" of over 1,000 employees on its website in April 2011, the ICO said.
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White House reportedly considers cyber executive order
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2012-08-07 09:31
After Senate Republicans last week blocked the passage of a cyber security bill, the White House is considering reviving the legislation through an executive order, according to a report this weekend.
President Obama may issue an executive order that could require critical infrastructure operators to meet certain standards around network protection, as specified by the federal agencies that regulate these industries, according to a Saturday report in The Hill.
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Leaked: US proposal on copyright's limits
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2012-08-06 00:03
Late Friday, a few short paragraphs of text were leaked that revealed something of the terms on fair use being negotiated in secret by the Trans-Pacific Partnership. The TPP is a treaty currently being negotiated by nine Pacific Rim countries seeking to establish a new free-trade agreement on many issues, including intellectual property. The next negotiating round is set for early September in Leesburg, Virginia.
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Cybersecurity bill bombarded with amendments
Submitted by l33tdawg on Wed, 2012-08-01 00:04
As the U.S. Senate races toward its August recess, lawmakers are filing tons of amendments to the Cybersecurity Act, a number of them designed to add privacy protections.
The amendments are an effort to meet the wishes of pro-business Republicans and pro-privacy Democrats and to reach a compromise that can be enacted into law. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada) is pushing to get cybersecurity legislation voted on this week before the Senate breaks for recess in August.
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