The Department of Home Security today announced the creation of the “National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) under the Department’s Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Directorate. The NCSD will provide for 24 x 7 functions, including conducting cyberspace analysis, issuing alerts and warning, improving information sharing, responding to major incidents, and aiding in national-level recovery efforts.”… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2003
Libraries Seek Donations Via the Web
This article is indicative of the yin-yang challenges that face our public libraries. Funding cuts have resulted in 300 libraries around the country seeking donations by posting “wish lists” of titles on Amazon, and thankfully, a generous and committed public has apparently responded. See this link for the Oakland (CA) Public Library as an example.… Continue Reading
E-Checks Legislation Approved by House
On June 5, the House approved H.R. 1474 (Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act), “a bill to facilitate check truncation by authorizing substitute checks, to foster innovation in the check collection system without mandating receipt of checks in electronic form, and to improve the overall efficiency of the Nation’s payments system, and for other… Continue Reading
Resources and Cases on Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
New resources available on campaign reform: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act Cases: media statements, jurisidicational statements and briefs Current FEC regulations as amended by the BCRA rulemakings are available in Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-155) Text, PDF Continue Reading
Ashcroft and the Patriot Act Vs. Libraries
According to an article in FCW: “Attorney General John Ashcroft defended the Justice Department’s search of library records under the USA Patriot Act, telling lawmakers the process safeguards individual privacy,” when he testified yesterday before the Judiciary Committee. In related news: Ashcroft Wants Broader Anti-Terror Powers: “Ashcroft told the House Judiciary Committee that the 2001… Continue Reading
Magazine to Detail Slammer Web Attack
According to Reuters, Wired Magazine plans to publish an article, Slammed! An inside view of the worm that crashed the Internet in 15 minutes, in their July issue, that includes the source code for the Slammer (SQL) virus. Continue Reading
EU Agrees to Declaration Against Piracy
European Parliament adopts Declaration against Piracy in Europe. “The European Parliament (June 5) sent an important political signal that piracy will not be tolerated, when it adopted a Declaration on the Fight against Piracy and Counterfeiting in the Enlarged EU. A majority of Euro MPs signed the Declaration that calls for concerted action against the… Continue Reading
Archiving History in a Paperless World
In The End of History, How e-mail is wrecking our national archive, Fred Kaplan laments the lack of a paper trail for government documents, and the resulting impact on our society in terms of research, context and content that contribute to the public’s ability to access and evaluate the conduct of our democracy. Continue Reading
FTC Launches Redesigned Website
The Federal Trade Commission launched a redesigned website earlier this week. See this New Site Help page for assistance with site navigation and to locate documents and other resources whose links have been changed. Continue Reading
Martha Stewart Responds to Indictment on New Website
In response to the SEC’s June 4 indictment on securities fraud, Martha Stewart purchased full-page ads in today’s major newspapers declaring her innocence, and launched a new website, which currently includes a letter/appeal from her, and a statement from her attorneys. Apparently, more information about what promises to be a high-profile case will be added… Continue Reading
EU Declaration on Freedom of Communication on the Internet
Declaration on freedom of communication on the Internet, Strasbourg, May 28, 2003, Adopted by the Committee of Ministers at the 840th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies. “The member states of the Council of Europe…should not subject content on the Internet to restrictions which go further than those applied to other means of content delivery.” Continue Reading
New Technology Speeds Up Net Downloads
See this recent paper authored by 12 CalTech scientists, Fast TCP: From Theory to Experiments, which details their work, demonstrated through a number of controlled and public experiments, that allows users to download text, images and video from the Internet at “6,000 times the capacity of the ordinary broadband links.” definition of TCP Continue Reading
