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Getting lobbyists to come clean

July 11, 2007 Internet attorney Eric J. Sinrod says a new Web site will improve access to information about foreign agents working in the United States. TAGS: agent, lobbyist, U.S., purpose, document, access

Will security firms detect police spyware?

July 17, 2007 A recent court case dealing with key loggers installed by the feds invites the question: will security companies put the interests of their customers first?Security firms on police spyware, in thei... TAGS: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., eEye Digital Security, keylogger, survey, keylogging, police, agent, security company, anti-spyware, McAfee Inc., spyware, security, Symantec Corp., IBM Corp., antivirus, Microsoft Corp.

Call centers put accent on speech recognition

August 23, 2007 Talking machines, especially those with the sound of home, may be gaining an edge over offshore operators. TAGS: speech recognition, call-center, contact center, survey, agent, manager

Police Blotter: Murderer nabbed via tracking, Web search

March 18, 2008 Husband's death is discovered through a vehicle-tracking device and a search for "decomposition of a body in water." TAGS: Police Blotter, Internet search, police, agent, evidence, GPS, Texas

Windows zero-day flaw gets a fix

April 10, 2007 Microsoft's Tuesday patches include a fix for a "critical" Windows flaw that was first disclosed in December and also affects Vista. TAGS: flaw, agent, vulnerability, client-server, patch management, attacker, fix, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP

Post-9/11 antiterror technology: A report card

September 7, 2006 news analysis As Sept. 11 nears, News.com examines five useful ways of improving security--and five that should raise eyebrows. TAGS: homeland security, Sept. 11, biometrics, agent, wireless technology, New York City, record, security

Real estate's Net turf war

July 28, 2006 Big money is at stake as the Web puts more power in the hands of buyers and sellers--and makes agents nervous. TAGS: real estate, broker, commission, agent, seller, buyer, income

Intel invests in network security appliance maker

March 3, 2006 Lockdown gets $3.1 million in strategic funding from Intel, which will supply chipsets for its access management appliances. TAGS: access management, appliance company, network security, Intel, agent, chipset, security

FBI nabs phishers in U.S., Eastern Europe

November 3, 2006 With help from local authorities, the agency has arrested more than a dozen individuals connected with a global scam. Details due Friday. TAGS: arrest, phishing, Eastern Europe, investigation, U.S., agent, monitoring

DIY boarding pass site gets shut down

October 31, 2006 Student in FBI probe says he created Web site to underscore security problems with print-at-home airline boarding passes. TAGS: Christopher Soghoian, airline, computer security, investigation, agent, DIY, Democrat, U.S., security, blog

Week in review: Keyloggers and crime fighters

July 20, 2007 While federal agents get more practice with Internet surveillance, federal agencies grapple with privacy challenges. Also: Earnings season. TAGS: keylogger, Week in review, agent, suspect, PGP Corp., crime, survey, agency, reader, spyware, IP, IP address, hard drive

House questions 'overreaching' FBI spy powers

March 20, 2007 Democrats, Republicans alike respond to report detailing the mishandling of requests for phone, Net and financial records. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, agent, authority, request, Rep., telephone company, Democrat, Republican

The Net's Finest: Law enforcement goes online

November 26, 1997 CNET profiles the agents and agencies fighting crime online and examines how law enforcement is adopting technology to catch cybercriminals on their own turf. TAGS: law enforcement, agency, crime, agent, credit card

Will airport of the future fly?

September 13, 2006 Cisco technologist envisions virtual intelligence agents, security sensors, home office pilots. He faces challenges. TAGS: airport, Cisco Systems Inc., Human Resources, passenger, RFID, agent, United Parcel Service of America Inc., resource, challenge, security, conference

Police blotter: Laptop border searches OK'd

July 27, 2006 In this week's installment, 9th Circuit says border police may search laptops without warrants or suspicion of wrongdoing. TAGS: Police Blotter, border, homeland security, analysis, privacy, Judge, police, cause, laptop computer, agent, search, digital camera, U.S.

Police blotter: Can someone else let cops search your PC?

May 2, 2007 A man whose father gave Homeland Security agents permission to search his computer says they should have used a warrant. TAGS: Police Blotter, homeland security, police, father, bedroom, search, permission, agent, house, password, hard drive, PC

China to soon overtake India in offshoring?

July 3, 2007 Analyst group IDC predicts that in four years, Chinese cities will be most popular locations for offshore global delivery. TAGS: offshoring, Asia-Pacific, Bangalore, city, China, delivery, agent, factor, India

MySpace hackers cop plea, extortion charges dropped

February 28, 2007 Two men accused of trying to extort $150,000 from site dodge major jail time, plead no contest to unlawful access of computer data. TAGS: MySpace, plea, News Corp., district, attorney, hacker, men, agent, office

FBI turns to broad new wiretap method

January 30, 2007 FBI's Internet wiretaps after retiring "Carnivore" appear to involve compiling massive databases of information on thousands of users at a time. TAGS: Carnivore, surveillance, Internet provider, attorney, IP address, IP, agent, method, database, e-mail

Senators won't take away FBI surveillance power

March 21, 2007 Top Democrats and Republicans say they prefer oversight, rather than repealing part of Patriot Act used by FBI for illegal monitoring. TAGS: USA PATRIOT Act, Patrick Leahy, senator, oversight, Sen., agent, power, Republican, Democrat
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