Recently, AVM Technology hosted officers from the Information and Communication Security Division and the Cyber Forensics Laboratory of the Taiwan Investigation Bureau to discuss best computer forensics procedures and practices. RICHMOND, ...
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The creators of Carberp, a banking Trojan program used exclusively in Russian-speaking countries, have started to sell an improved version of the malware together with custom scripts that would allow cybercriminals to target U.S. online ...
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The software allows stalkers to continuously track a person's whereabouts. But the US Congress's Senate judiciary committee has approved a bill that makes it a crime for companies to make and intentionally operate such stalking apps. ...
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The Association of American Publishers and Google have reached a settlement to end seven years of litigation over the company's book-scanning project. The agreement settles a copyright infringement lawsuit filed against Google in October ...
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Electronic waste recycling firm Executive Recycling has been convicted of multiple crimes,including environmental violations related to illegal disposal of e-waste overseas,mail and wire fraud,and smuggling and obstruction,the ...
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It's obvious that cloud computing imposes vast change within IT organizations. I've written repeatedly on this topic, addressing issues such as cost allocation, job opportunities, automation requirements, security and the relationship ...
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The chance of importing China products offers broad money-making opportunities for different types of sellers.But entering this kind of business also integrates risks along the way.Some of the concerns with this that the importers should be ...
The mother of hacker Gary McKinnon marked the end of a traumatic chapter of their lives when she give thanks to all those who helped their 10-year campaign against a US order for his extradition to face charges for hacking federal ...
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Facebook's store of data about its users holds some surprises, and not just in the sheer quantity of data it is sitting on. Among the surprises it held for me was SBupsk. One of 47 topics about which Facebook thinks I am interested in ...
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In the latest James Bond film, Skyfall, smart gun technology prevents a bad guy from using Bond's own Walther PPK to shoot him. Far fetched? Not at all. And, in the wake of the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, ...
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New Zealand's prime minister called on Monday for an inquiry into illegal spying on individuals connected with the now defunct file-sharing site Megaupload by one of the country's intelligence services. Prime Minister John Key said Monday ...
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The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) investigated the men following complaints from consumers, and has put an additional eight companies on notice that they face action, including fines if it is proved they are sending out unwanted ...
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New York civil rights violation lawyers at The Perecman Firm welcome a new smart phone application called The Stop and Frisk Watch. This new app from the New York Civil Liberties Union allows people to report violations of the New York ...
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Megaupload cannot avoid prosecution in the U.S. simply because it had no physical presence in the country, the U.S. Department of Justice said in a colorfully worded opposition to the file-sharing site's motion to dismiss copyright ...
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The study examines the medical device coating and surface modification treatment industry, a global enterprise that BCC Research anticipates will reach nearly $8 billion by 2017. It describes the eight coating and surface treatment ...
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