By Eliot Van Buskir
December 08, 2008
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/12/warner-music-gr.html
A plan put forward by Warner Music Group suggesting Universities collect a small fee, in the form of an additional fee included in the student’s tuition. Starting amount is $5-$10. This would allow students to continue to download without fear of legal reprisal.
December 19, 2008
Sarah McBride
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122966038836021137.html?mod=rss_whats_news_technology
The recording industry says it will discontinue its practice of suing individuals. Merry Christmas everybody the grinches decided this practice was not their finest hour. However, pending lawsuits will be concluded - oh well. The recording industry has decided to work with ISPs with ISPs taking the gentile but firm approach (sounds like the security group at a rock concert). ISPs appear to be looking for how to make money in all of this through content distribution. It will be interesting to see how this all this works out.
Dec 8, 2008
http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,5157/type,1
Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency has been issued. The report has three major findings:
1) Cybersecurity is now a major national security problem (just now??? wow)
2) [Cybersecurity] decisions and actions must protect privacy and civil liberties
3) Only a comprehensive national security strategy that embraces domestic and international aspects of cybersecurity will make us more secure.
Their solution involved nine recommendations and to create a new cyberspace office within the executive branch. I have long though that PC security should be nationalized.
12/8/2008
Missy Pankake
http://sitemason.vanderbilt.edu/news/video/2008/12/05/video-stealing-in-music-city-music-piracy-seminar.68581
Some first year students make a video on the subject, with one of the end a suggestion for a new business model to make money.
The following information our my notes on the presentation given by Mr. Lambo and Mr. McGurk. All content was provided by McAfee Avert labs.
The Deparment of Homeland Security views the following as the current biggest threats in IT.
Actors that can carry out the threats
Extensive discussion about the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) The NIPP risk management framework came out of this.
The following information our my notes on the presentation given by Mr. Dirro and Mr. Bueno. All content was provided by McAfee Avert labs.
The following information our my notes on the presentation given by agent fernsic . All content was provided by McAfee Avert labs.
Started with a civil case from Microsoft and AG of Texas, for the use of botnet@hotmail.com. FBI tracked with Microsoft and AG of Texas to bring down the Taco Bell botmaster. He used imbedded
Trojans in bot malware to highjack other bot masters bot nets. At his peak he controlled 900,000 computers across the world. FBI prosecuted with CF-Title 18 USC 1030 and CAN-SPAM Act Title 18 USC 1037. Damage figure used by FBI is 200 USD per infected computer. He loved to use eating Taco Bell and in forums referenced Taco Bell constantly.
By Jeremy Kirk, IDG News Service
October 08, 2008
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/10/08/Firefox_extension_blocks_dangerous_Web_attack_1.html?source=NLC-DAILY&cgd=2008-10-08
NoScript is a small application that integrates into Firefox. It blocks “clickjacking,” where a person browsing a Web page unknowingly clicks on a malicious, invisible link without realizing it. This allows an attack on your PC.
Jul 15, 2008
Robert McMillan
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/148427
So how could this risk been prevented or reduced without productivity being stiffled?
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