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The Democratic Party's dangerous experiment

February 5, 2008 Computer scientists David Dill and Barbara Simons caution that the risks of Internet voting may outweigh any perceived benefits. TAGS: e-voting, private equity, Democrat, proposal, vote, risk, U.S., U.K., security

Real ID is bad? Compared to what?

April 5, 2007 CoreStreet founder Phil Libin says the absence of meaningful debate has hindered serious discussion about the implications of a controversial new technology. TAGS: Real ID Act, driver's license, privacy, proposal, license, convenience, status, state, dimension, security

Unsecured Wi-Fi would be outlawed by N.Y. county

November 5, 2005 Westchester County proposes that all businesses providing wireless access must have firewalls and register. TAGS: county, home office, wireless connection, firewall, proposal, law, New York, Internet access, Wi-Fi, server, security

Wireless devices could foil hijack attempts

September 22, 2005 Federal regulators are suggesting--but not requiring--wireless alert devices that could tip pilots off to security problems. TAGS: wireless device, airline, pilot, proposal, security

Taking aim at denial-of-service attacks

May 13, 2003 Graduate students from Carnegie Mellon University propose plans for stopping high-volume digital onslaughts that are used to shut down Internet sites. TAGS: denial of service, graduate student, proposal, victim, traffic, Internet Service Provider, attack, method, server, security

Data breach bills resurface in Congress

February 7, 2007 Two bills take different approaches toward the tricky concept of how to regulate what happens if a company has a data leak. TAGS: security breach, Computer Fraud, Patrick Leahy, bill, breach, proposal, senator, security

Oracle pitches safe-data plan

November 29, 2006 Software maker aims to fix one place where leaks could occur, but the proposal itself may not be so bulletproof. TAGS: Oracle Corp., Liberty Alliance, proposal, data security, manufacturing, bank, IBM Corp., software company, security, Microsoft Corp.

Panel changes course, approves e-voting checks

December 5, 2006 Reworded proposal would call for new systems to be "software independent," but emphasizes current machines would be unaffected. TAGS: e-voting, committee, trail, proposal, guideline, requirement, agency, resolution, scientist, security

Microsoft dishes out academic grants

February 16, 2006 Software giant allocates $1 million in funding to academic researchers in countries around the world. TAGS: RFP, Trustworthy Computing, curriculum, grant, software engineering, local search, university, winner, recipient, researcher, research, proposal, information technology, Microsoft Corp., knowledge, security

Bill puts cops first in data leak notification

May 11, 2006 Anyone who holds personal data would be forced to report security breaches to law enforcement before telling affected consumers. TAGS: data security, proposal, social security number, Social Security, personal information, bill, notification, Rep., Republican, Democrat, security

Security officials to spy on chat rooms

November 24, 2004 CIA is quietly funding research into surveillance of chat rooms to help identify terrorists, News.com has learned. TAGS: chat room, memorandum of understanding, Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Information Center, surveillance, research, proposal, terrorism, agency, monitoring, document, security, U.S.

Security groups call for education, alert systems

March 18, 2004 Two U.S. government industry task forces argue for the creation of incident and advisory networks to help firms secure themselves. But others say the proposals are cop-outs. TAGS: SANS Institute, proposal, automobile company, security, leader, U.S.

Senator revives data leak proposals

January 11, 2007 Democrat Dianne Feinstein reintroduced measures regarding data security breaches, but some worry her bills make too many exceptions. TAGS: breach, data security, personally identifiable information, bill, proposal, notification, senator, exception, law, attorney, security

Homeland defense focus shifts to tech

July 10, 2002 As Capitol Hill scrutinizes the president's proposal, politicians worry about tech-savvy terrorists and insist any new agency must protect against electronic attacks. TAGS: cybersecurity, department, politician, Capitol Hill, proposal, agency, computer security, defense, Washington, president, attack, U.S., security

Data-security bill may move forward next week

September 30, 2005 Sweeping U.S. Senate measure to imprison those who cover up data breaches has been reintroduced and now awaits a vote. TAGS: Patrick Leahy, personally identifiable information, Democrat, data security, social security number, Social Security, proposal, bill, security

Bush: Broadband for the people by 2007

April 26, 2004 In a rare foray into tech issues, President Bush pushes a broad set of proposals that include wiring "every corner" of America and the computerization of health care records. TAGS: broadband, proposal, privacy, John Kerry, broadband provider, patient, health care, standards, DSL, president, tax, America, health, security

A new tech battle brews in D.C.

October 20, 2003 CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh has the skinny on the latest assault the U.S. Congress is planning against peer-to-peer computing. TAGS: copy protection, proposal, P2P, copyright law, bill, open source, security

Net neutrality proposal revived in Senate

January 9, 2007 Politicians reintroduce a bill aimed at barring network operators from prioritizing Net content. TAGS: Net Neutrality, Olympia Snowe, telecommuting, bill, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications, Sen., regulation, proposal, Republican, broadband, security, video

PC security audits for businesses?

November 6, 2003 Lawmakers unveil a draft of long-awaited legislation that would require U.S. corporations to certify that they have conducted an annual computer security audit. TAGS: security audit, audit, draft, computer security, proposal, corporation, protection, U.S., security, PC
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