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Privacy vs protection: Police and the right to hack
Insight Renowned security researcher Mikko Hyppönen discusses the pros and cons of law enforcement using hacking techniques to fight crime.
Tags: Hacking, Privacy, Government, Police, Security, F-Secure Corp., Privacy, New South Wales, antivirus, computer
Three-strikes piracy deterrent not for S'pore
News Anti-piracy law won't be implemented in Singapore as existing laws are sufficient, and will also be difficult to implement, say industry watchers.
Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Regulations, environmental scan, Sledgehammer, Survey, Piracy, Music, Singapore, intellectual property, e-mail
Govt red tape adds to security threats
News Bureaucracy and lack of sharing of data between countries impede efforts to address cybersecurity, but work is in progress to resolve issues, notes global industry body.
Tags: Network security, Security implementation/standards, Security Management, Kaspersky Lab, Security, Howard Schmidt, Impact, Cybersecurity, Singapore, cyberthreats
Security vendors: We would block police hacking
News Kaspersky and Sophos say that for security reasons they would block any software used in police attempts to break into customers' systems without a warrant.
Tags: Hacking, Politics, Police, Kaspersky Lab, Malware, Security, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, Computer, software
IT budget runs over at Aust police
News The IT arm of the police in the Australian state of Victoria has blown its budget by millions, according to report by external consultant.
Tags: IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Infrastructure/architecture management, Police, IT Budget, Supplier, Spokesperson, internal audit, Australia, CIO
EU fights cybercrime with 'remote search' strategy
News The European Union has adopted a cybercrime-fighting strategy that includes "cyber-patrols" and police searching suspect systems remotely.
Tags: Network security, Web sites, Government, Police, European Union, Compensation, data sharing, knowledge, European Commission, Microsoft Access
Aust police to get hacking powers
News The New South Wales Government plans to empower state police to hack into computers remotely, with PC owners remaining ignorant about these searches for up to three years.
Tags: PC security, Privacy, Police, European Union, computer, remote access, New South Wales Government, electronic communication, child pornography, security company
UK police eye tech for reporting live crimes via video
News U.K. police are looking into technology that will allow witnesses to report criminal activity simply by uploading videos taken from their mobile phones.
Tags: Video, Smart phones, Web 2.0, Police, Mobile, Van, Cell Phone, Officer, phone, YouTube Inc.
Plan to extend police-hacking powers gathers pace
News The Home Office is working with the European Parliament on plans to extend police powers to remotely search PCs without a warrant.
Tags: Corporate law, Web 2.0, Hacking, Police, European Parliament, Officer, computer security expert, Computer, phone, Wi-Fi
Still no arrests from Aust police raid
News Raid carried out by the Australian Federal Police on a Melbourne homeowner suspected of attempting to obtain credit card details via an online forum, has not yielded any arrests or charges.
Tags: Hacking, Authentication and encryption, Arrest, Spokesperson, Storage, RAID, computer, Melbourne, ABC Inc., credit card
LA approves US$7.2 million Google Apps deal
News City's contract for Google Apps requires that integration provider Computer Sciences Corp. promise to pay a penalty if there is a security breach.
Tags: Web services, Office suites, E-mail clients, Google Inc., City Council, Security, LA, LA City, District of Columbia, Novell Inc.
Smartphones: A bigger target for security threats
News As the iPhone, BlackBerry, and other devices become more popular, harmful software such as viruses and spyware is emerging to exploit their vulnerability.
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile, Security applications/tools, Apple Inc., Phone, Security, software, mobile, handset, Smart Phone
Malaysian govt defends action in Web censorship
News Ministry says MCMC has been "transparent, fair and balanced" and condemns allegations multimedia commission acted like Nazi police "Gestapo".
Tags: Local Government, Politics, Regulations, Web sites, Commission, multimedia, Web sites, Information And Communication Technology, Video, Malaysia
Microsoft OneCare was 'good enough'
Insight newsmaker Eugene Kaspersky, co-founder and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, explains why the security vendor has much to thank Redmond for.
Tags: PC security, Network security, Security implementation/standards, Antivirus software, Kaspersky Lab, Security, Bill Gates, Interpol, Microsoft Corp., antivirus
Facebook tweaks its terms to address ads, privacy
News Social network's new rights and responsibilities document has few subtle changes that will make it harder to use its members for advertising.
Tags: Web 2.0, Privacy, Terms Of Service, distributed denial of service, social networking, Facebook, network, marketing, Web 2.0
