Thursday, June 24, 2010
U.S. government to crack down on piracy A new White House report says the U.S. government will pressure other countries on IP enforcement
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
BSA reaches $431,336 deal with Canadian companies for software piracy The Business Software Alliance reached a settlement with 12 Canadian companies for using unlicensed copies of software. The Software & Industry Information Association (SIIA) said the tough economy is no excuse
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Parliament to start working on anti-malware law next month Action on Ottawa's long-awaited legislation is expected to begin shortly by the Industry committee. A group representing ISPs, a Liberal critic and a lawyer for Bell Canada suggest only small changes are needed, indicating it could be law by the end of the year.
Monday, March 16, 2009
Web inventor Berners Lee falls prey to bogus site In the week the Web celebrated the 20th anniversary of its conception by his own hand, Sir Tim Berners Lee admits to being conned out of his money by Internet fraudsters
Monday, January 12, 2009
How Gen Y workers turn CIOs into IT watchdogs When next-generation employees come into the enterprise, they have their own ideas about which usage policies should be obeyed. Harris/Decima explains how senior technology professionals can combat the insurgency. Part two of five
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Why Gen Y workers bypass IT usage policies An IT World Canada/Harris-Decima report looks at the generation gap and shows younger employees don't take the rules around office computing very seriously. Get the stats about the demographic shift
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
McAfee bolsters network access security The anti-virus vendor says it will ship an appliance designed to enforce network access control early next year. Forrester Research’s Rob Whitely explains how to manage customers and partners joining your networks.
Friday, September 26, 2008
OPINION: HP layoffs, Wall Street blues, Palin's hack Top 10 blockbusters in government IT news.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Australia boosts e-surveillance More than a year after the federal government first proposed legislation allowing law enforcement to monitor mobile phones, e-mail, SMS and voicemail messages without a warrant, the amendments have finally reached the Senate with fiery debate expected to follow its introduction into the Upper House of parliament.
Monday, April 24, 2006
President and CEO, Hyperion Hyperion Solutions Corp. has predicted its imminent acquisition of Rochester Mich.-based data cleansing applications firm Upstream Software will be a win-win situation for everyone concerned. 
Monday, March 20, 2006
Microsoft initiates global antiphishing drive Microsoft Corp. Monday unveiled a global initiative to crack down on cybercriminals who engage in phishing. The company will set in motion more than 100 legal actions against phishers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) by the end of June, according to a release.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
Juniper tackles agility with integrated security scheme Juniper Networks Inc. last month released a policy management appliance aimed at securing the network infrastructure by building more intelligent firewalls and combining router technology to effectively marshal more agile business processes.
Monday, July 04, 2005
China signs on to international antispam pact The Chinese government has joined an international antispam effort started by the U.K. and U.S. governments, the U.K.'s Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Monday. China's decision to back the London Action Plan on Spam Enforcement Collaboration came after months of discussion between government officials in the U.K. and China. 
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Addressing possible solutions to ‘DDoS extortion’ Paying an extortionist a few thousand dollars to leave your network alone might make bottom-line business sense if the alternative is enduring a distributed denial-of-service attack that could cost your company millions in lost revenue and public relations damage. 
Thursday, May 12, 2005
Like e-mail, IM needs rules when used at work Companies must begin putting in place instant messaging (IM) policies similar to those governing e-mail communications and use, or risk security breaches and possible legal difficulties in the future, according to an expert speaking at the recent NetworkWorld Conference and Expo in Toronto. 
Wednesday, March 02, 2005
The envelope please... The first CGR e-awards program, designed to celebrate inter-jurisdictional achievements in electronic service delivery, identified a large handful of first class projects
Sunday, October 17, 2004
Cisco, Microsoft bridge security gap Cisco Systems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. Monday will announce a collaborative effort designed to bridge a divide between their emerging network access-control architectures. 
Tuesday, June 08, 2004
GARTNER SUMMIT : Net needs law enforcement, author says The Internet is a "god-awful mess," but few U.S. government officials are willing to take action against virus writers, spammers and other scammers, author Bruce Sterling said at the Gartner IT Security Summit Tuesday in Washington, D.C. 
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
ISPs launch legal attack on world’s worst spammers Four leading Internet service providers (ISPs) have filed six lawsuits against hundreds of defendants who they are calling the world’s worst spammers, including a Kitchener, Ont.-based man and his two sons.
Monday, September 08, 2003
Companies team to counter identity theft Online retailers and technology companies, including Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., and Amazon.com Inc., have created the Coalition on Online Identity Fraud to fight online identity theft.
Monday, July 21, 2003
Spam agreement between US and EU may be on the way The chairwoman of the European Parliament's European Internet Foundation said Wednesday she believes the U.S. Congress and its European Union counterpart will come up with an agreement to prosecute spammers across international borders.
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
Spam agreement between US and EU may be on the way The chairwoman of the European Parliament's European Internet Foundation said Wednesday she believes the U.S. Congress and its European Union counterpart will come up with an agreement to prosecute spammers across international borders.
Tuesday, July 01, 2003
Governments wrestle the spam dilemma Government officials and industry associations today met at the House of Commons to discuss possible solutions to the ever-expanding problem of unsolicited e-mail.
Thursday, April 03, 2003
Keep security policies brief and easy to follow The first step in any security technology implementation is a good security policy. That’s not news. But how does one build a solid policy on which to work?
Monday, February 03, 2003
EC allows music downloading in anti-piracy proposal The European Commission on Thursday presented a draft directive that punishes copyright infringement for commercial purposes, but leaves the home music downloader untouched, infuriating the entertainment industry.