Archive for June, 2009

EU Chamber asks China to reconsider Internet filter (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China urged Beijing to reconsider implementing a controversial Internet filter, saying on Monday it raised serious concerns about security, privacy and user choice.

Lost internet connection could cost €150bn (Computer Weekly)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Losing the internet for a month could cost Europe and the US at least €150bn in lost business, according to a report on national security in the 21st century.

VeriSign iDefense Security Intelligence Services and Qualys Announce Strategic Relationship to Deliver Protection … (Marketwire)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA–(Marketwire - June 29, 2009) - VeriSign, Inc. ( NASDAQ : VRSN ), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, and Qualys, Inc., the leading provider of on demand IT security risk and compliance management solutions, today announced a strategic relationship whereby iDefense intelligence is integrated with scanning data from QualysGuard® …

Chinese Registrars Need Rap on Knuckles, Expert Says (PC World via Yahoo! News)

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

A computer security expert is calling for action against two Chinese companies that he and other analysts allege are facilitating spam and cybercrime on the Internet.

Latest Britney Spears Twitter hack highlights TwitPic weakness

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Britney Spears isn’t dead.

On Computers: The latest security problem — clickjacking (The Canton Repository)

Monday, June 29th, 2009

Just when you think you’ve got everything under control, a new Internet security problem pops up. This time, it’s called clickjacking. It is legal, so your spyware/anti-virus programs do not block it. It is a common feature of Web programming that in the wrong hands can cause mayhem.

New ICANN Chief Eager to Mediate Internet Policy Wars (E-Commerce Times)

Monday, June 29th, 2009

The Internet agency with key oversight of the monikers behind every Web site, email address and Twitter post named former U.S. cybersecurity chief Rod Beckstrom Friday as its next chief executive. The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers approved his hiring in a voice vote as ICANN capped weeklong meetings in Sydney, Australia.

Business groups appeal to China to drop Web filter plan, citing security, privacy worries (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

BEIJING - Global business groups have made an unusual direct appeal to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to scrap an order for PC makers to supply controversial Internet filtering software, citing security and privacy concerns.

Internet Security Expert Named ICANN CEO (redOrbit)

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Rod Beckstrom is Global Entrepreneur, Analyst and Author SYDNEY, Australia, June 26 /PRNewswire/ — Internet founders and leaders are joining industry executives and government officials in praising the selection of Rod Beckstrom as the new Chief Executive Officer and President of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

Internet Security Expert Named ICANN CEO (FinanzNachrichten)

Sunday, June 28th, 2009

Sydney (ots/PRNewswire) - - Rod Beckstrom is Global Entrepreneur, Analyst and Author Internet founders and leaders are joining industry executives and …





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