House Subcommittee on Social Security, Hearing on Enhancing Social Security Number Privacy, Tuesday, June 15, 2004.
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Websites Used to Shorten URLs
From notlong Free Short URL Redirection, this link to a comparison chart and list of attributes of other url shortening services. Very useful, take a look. Continue Reading
Global Terrorism Report Incorrectly Documented Drop in Number of Attacks
Patterns of Global Terrorism 2003, a report released by the Secretary of State on April 29, will undergo revisions to correct inaccurate and incomplete data. The data was compiled by the Terrorist Threat Integration Center. From the June 14 State Department Daily Press Briefing statement by spokesman Richard Boucher: “Whether we put out a whole… Continue Reading
White Paper Profiles Data Protection Issues in U.S. and EU
A Global Push to Protect Information Online “As indispensible as e-mail and the Internet have become at work, companies face rising threats from the exposure of confidential business data or consumer data over the Internet.” Continue Reading
FTC Report Rejects Do Not Email Registry
From the FTC press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told Congress that, at the present time, a National Do Not Email Registry would fail to reduce the amount of spam consumers receive, might increase it, and could not be enforced effectively. In a report (60 pages, PDF) filed in response to a statutory mandate,… Continue Reading
New OPM Regs on Federal Info Security Management
From the June 14, 2004 Federal Register, Personnel Management Office, Final Rule, Federal computer systems; security awareness and training for employees responsible for management or use: SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing final regulations concerning information technology security awareness and training for agency personnel including contractors and other users of information systems… Continue Reading
