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Internet is a 'lawless space', says expert
News Former U.K. government offical warns of the increasing threat from cyberterrorism, and calls for a coordinated international response from governments.
Tags: Web sites, Viruses and worms, Hacking, IT Governance, Threat, Google Earth, Business World, NATO, Internet Activity, violence
Philippine Senate approves e-polls budget
News Once formally approved by President Gloria Arroyo, US$231.7 million will be set aside to support country's first fully-automated elections in 2010.
Tags: Local Government, Politics, Election, Supplier, Philippines, Procurement, U.S. Senate, violence, chairman, U.S. Congress
Japanese police: Calling all 3G phones
News People with third-generation mobile phones, which are capable of capturing video footage, are being called on to assist in Japan's fight against crime.
May the new year bring good tech-ings
Blogs I'm feeling particularly melancholic this week as 2009 rolls in and we bid farewell to 2008. The past year wasn't a ...
Facebook removes Italian neo-Nazi pages
News Social-networking company pulls several pages following complaints from European regulators that the pages promoted violence against gypsies.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, European Parliament, Nazi, violence, Facebook, Italy, Web Site, online auction site, Internet company
Open education child's best cyber defense
Blogs I have a soon-to-be six-year-old Jack Russell Terrier that has a habit of barking at almost every dog we paw past during...
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
Protecting yourself from vishing attacks
News First there was phishing and now there is vishing. Here's an FAQ for consumers to learn more about the latest scam techniques that uses your phone.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Cellular phones, Phishing, Phone Number, PBX, Attack, FTC, phone, e-mail, network
Q&A: FBI agent looks back on time posing as a cybercriminal
News J. Keith Mularski talks about the two years he spent posing as a "carder" in the Dark Market sting and the lengths he went to keeping up appearances.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Viruses and worms, Legal, FBI, IP, Spammer, IP Address, Server, phone, agent
Malaysiakini: Gov't may curb Internet
News & Technology Malaysiakini editor Steven Gan warned on Sunday that the government may impose major restrictions on the local online media.
Short Take: Malaysia may curb online media
News Malaysiakini editor Steven Gan warned on Sunday that the government may impose major restrictions on the local online media.
M'sia's online media may be curbed, says editor
News Malaysiakini editor Steven Gan warned on Sunday that the government may impose major restrictions on the local online media.
Spyware abuse includes domestic abuse
News Spying on one's partner is a growing abuse of spyware, says security company McAfee.
Tags: Security
Chat room threat closes school
News A school district in New York closes its doors as police and the FBI investigate an e-mail threat on an America Online instant messaging chat room.
A quarter of Taiwan students surf porn sites
News A new survey of primary and high schools in Taipei has found that 25 percent of students said they access pornographic Web sites via the Internet.
