Monday | 6 July, 2009
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Stories by: Grant Gross

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    Gov't official: We're serious about cybersecurity this time 02/07/2009 01:30:00

    The U.S. White House is determined to follow through on its efforts to make cybersecurity a top priority, despite earlier government efforts that have fallen flat, a top official said Wednesday.
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    Cyber chief: Gov't needs to work better with companies 13/06/2009 07:10:00

    The U.S. government has significant work to do before it can better cooperate with the private sector and other governments to better protect cybersecurity, a government cybersecurity expert said.
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    Experts: Gov't needs to spend more on cyber R&D 11/06/2009 06:32:00

    The U.S. government needs to spend more money on cybersecurity research and development and on education programs in order to fight a rising tide of attacks against government and private groups, cybersecurity experts told U.S. lawmakers.
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    Lawmakers: Keep ICANN oversight with US 05/06/2009 06:23:00

    Several U.S. lawmakers and an executive with the world's largest domain-name registrar called on the U.S. government to maintain oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) after a major agreement between two expires in September.
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    Opting out of targeted ads too hard, privacy advocates say 04/06/2009 04:49:00

    The online advertising industry and U.S. policy makers need to give online users more control over the collection of personal data and surfing habits beyond the traditional opt-out approach, some privacy advocates said Wednesday.
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    Obama's cybersecurity initiative wins praise 01/06/2009 04:50:00

    U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement Friday of a new cybersecurity push by the U.S. government won widespread praise from the technology industry, with many people saying his attention to the issue is a major step toward better securing the nation's computer networks.
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    Cybersecurity groups pledge to work together 20/05/2009 01:17:00

    Three cybersecurity groups want to create a network of organizations and people focused on securing the Internet in an effort to combat malicious software.
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    Tech industry split on cybersecurity regulations 05/05/2009 07:03:00

    Recent cybersecurity legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress seems to be creating a split in the tech community. Some security vendors say new regulations may be necessary, while a major tech association said it has major concerns about the legislation, called the Cybersecurity Act.
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    Panel calls for national dialog on gov't cyberattacks 01/05/2009 09:43:00

    The U.S. needs to engage in a national dialog about its government's use of cyberattacks against other nations, and the government lacks a comprehensive policy about how and when it will engage in cyberwarfare, a new study says.
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    US lawmakers target deep packet inspection in privacy bill 24/04/2009 05:05:00

    U.S. lawmakers plan to introduce privacy legislation that would limit how Internet service providers can track their users, despite reports that no U.S. ISPs are using such technologies except for legitimate security reasons.
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    FBI raids former office of Obama CIO appointee 13/03/2009 04:32:00

    The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has raided the office of the Washington, D.C., CTO and arrested two men there, the FBI said.
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