Follow up to Major International Hacker Pleads Guilty For Massive Attack On U.S. Retail And Banking Networks, this DOJ news release: “The leader of the largest hacking and identity theft ring ever prosecuted by the U.S. government has been sentenced to 20 years and one day in prison for his role in a series of hacks into a major payment processor and several retail networks, announced Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer; U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Carmen Milagros Ortiz; U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Benton J. Campbell; U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Paul J. Fishman; and Director of the U.S. Secret Service Mark Sullivan.”
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Daily Archives: March 26, 2010
New GAO Reports: Bureau of the Public Debt, Nuclear Nonproliferation, Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Energy Star Program, Climate Change
Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Information Security Controls, GAO-10-517R, March 26, 2010 Nuclear Nonproliferation: DOE Needs to Address Uncertainties with and Strengthen Independent Safety Oversight of Its Plutonium Disposition Program, GAO-10-378, March 26, 2010 Unmanned Aircraft Systems: Comprehensive Planning and a Results-Oriented Training Strategy Are Needed to Support Growing Inventories, GAO-10-331,… Continue Reading
New Application Can Monitor Employee Use of Social Networks
News release: “Social Sentry provides corporations the ability to monitor the social networking communications of their employees. Delivered as an easy to deploy SaaS offering, Social Sentry enables businesses to monitor employee activity on all major social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. It provides granular and real-time tracking to eliminate significant corporate risks related… Continue Reading
DOJ Documents 400 Alleged Civilian Terrorist Trials since 9/11
WSJ: “In a bid to rebut Republican criticism of the efficacy of civilian trials for prosecuting terrorism suspects, the Justice Department on Friday unveiled the most complete list to date of terrorism convictions won in civilian courts. The release of the list, which shows that more than 400 people have been convicted of international terrorism… Continue Reading
National Drug Intelligence Center Releases National Drug Threat Assessment 2010
News release: “The National Drug Intelligence Center (NDIC), a component of the Department of Justice and the nations principal center for strategic drug intelligence, has released the National Drug Threat Assessment 2010 (NDTA 2010), detailing drug trafficking and abuse trends within the United States. In releasing the assessment, NDIC Director, Michael T. Walther stated, “The… Continue Reading
Job availability during a recession: an examination of the
Issues in Labor Statistics, March 2010: “As a labor market contracts, workers experience job loss and can have a difficult time finding a new job. Job availability declines because many establishments are forced to slow or freeze hiring and others have to go out of business. In order to remain in business, many establishments resort… Continue Reading
OCC and OTS Release Mortgage Metrics Report for Fourth Quarter of 2009
News release: “Performance on home mortgages serviced by the largest national banks and federally regulated thrifts declined for the seventh consecutive quarter in the fourth quarter of 2009, though home foreclosures slowed and new home retention actions continued strong, according to a report released today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and… Continue Reading
Presidential Statement and White House Memorandum on the FOIA Issued During Sunshine Week
FOIA Post: “On March 16, 2010, during Sunshine Week, the White House issued both a Presidential Statement and a Memorandum on the FOIA. First, President Obama issued a statement on the FOIA. In his Statement, the President applauded the work that has been done so far to increase transparency. He also recommitted his administration to… Continue Reading
