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Report: Stuxnet May Have Strengthened Iran's Nuclear Capabilities By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 16, 2013 A researcher argues that the malware, designed to damage the country's enrichment facilities, actually improved Iran's capability to enrich uranium. Tags: malware, government, cyberattack, Iran, Stuxnet Pentagon Report Accuses China of Cyberattacks By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 07, 2013 China denies any involvement in the attacks. Tags: China, government, cyberattack, Pentagon, cyber espionage, Department of Defense Hackers Exploit IE 8 Vulnerability to Attack Nuclear Researchers By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 06, 2013 Security experts suspect Chinese hackers are behind attacks on the Department of Labor site and other websites. Tags: Microsoft, China, browser, hackers, security vulnerability, government, cyberattack, Internet Explorer 8, websites, hack attacks, Department of Labor U.S. Air Force Labels Cybersecurity Tools as 'Weapons' By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 09, 2013 The change is a sign that the U.S. increasingly views cyberspace as a theater of war. Tags: cybersecurity, government, Air Force, U.S., cyberspace Google Will Fight Against National Security Letters By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 05, 2013 A judge who previously ruled the letters unconstitutional will oversee the case. Tags: Google, privacy, government, FBI, national security, U.S., Electronic Frontier Foundation Anonymous Attacks North Korea By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 04, 2013 Hactivists have gained access to government-run Twitter and Flickr accounts. Tags: Twitter, government, hacker, Flickr, North Korea, Anonymous, hacktivist Europe Launches Formal Investigations into Google's Privacy Policies By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 02, 2013 Six countries are considering action against the company after it failed to meet a deadline to make changes in its privacy policy. Tags: Google, privacy, government, Europe Russia Begins Censoring Some Internet Content By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 01, 2013 Social networking sites have been ordered to remove some content. Tags: YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, social networking, Internet, censorship, government, Russia U.S. Calls on China to Stop Cyberattacks By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 12, 2013 National Security Advisor Thomas Donilon accused the Chinese of cyberespionage and warned them to stop. Tags: China, government, cyberattack, cyber espionage, U.S. China Says Hacking Allegations Lack Proof By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 20, 2013 The Chinese government is strongly denying the hacking charges made in a Mandiant report. Tags: China, government, cyberattack, espionage, hack attacks, U.S., Mandiant Report Ties Chinese Military to Cyberattacks By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 19, 2013 Security firm Mandiant says the Chinese government is behind attacks on 140 different organizations, including 115 in the U.S. Tags: China, government, cyberattack, report, Mandiant, Security Breaches President Obama Signs Cybersecurity Order By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 13, 2013 The President is also calling on Congress to pass related legislation. Tags: cybersecurity, Obama, government, cyberattack, legislation Defense Contractor Software Uses Social Media to Track People's Movements By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 11, 2013 A video from Raytheon shows how governments could use its "RIOT" software for intelligence gathering. Tags: software, social media, analytics, government, defense Report: Chinese Cyber-Espionage Campaign Targeting the U.S. By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 11, 2013 A leaked government report says the widespread attacks could threaten the U.S. economy. Tags: China, government, cyberattack, espionage, U.S. Anonymous Hacks U.S. Government Site By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 28, 2013 The hacktivist group is protesting the treatment of Aaron Swartz, the programmer and Reddit co-founder who recently committed suicide. Tags: cybersecurity, hackers, government, Anonymous, Department of Defense, hacktivists Google Explains Its Responses to Government Requests for Data By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 28, 2013 The company calls for changes to U.S. laws in order to limit government access to cloud data. Tags: email, Google, Cloud, government, U.S., transparency U.S. General: Iran Has Improved Its Cyberattack Capabilities By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 18, 2013 The Stuxnet attack prompted the country to beef up its cyberwarfare abilities. Tags: government, cyberattack, banking, Iran, Stuxnet, U.S. U.S.: Iran Is Behind Bank Cyberattacks By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 10, 2013 Since September, numerous American banks have been targeted by hackers. Tags: botnet, government, cyberattack, banking, DDOS, Iran, U.S. China Passes Tougher Internet Rules By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 28, 2012 The new regulations require Internet users to provide their real names. Tags: China, Internet, censorship, government, regulations Iran Reports New Stuxnet Attack By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 26, 2012 The country says it has effectively countered attacks at a power plant. Tags: hackers, government, cyberattack, Iran, Stuxnet U.N. Group Attempts to Assert Control over the Internet By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 13, 2012 A controversial resolution introduced in the middle of the night attempts to add language regarding oversight of the Internet to a telecommunications treaty. Tags: Internet, government, regulation, United Nations NTSB to Switch from BlackBerry to the iPhone By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 21, 2012 The agency cites unreliability as the reason for the change. Tags: iPhone, Apple, smartphone, government, RIM, BlackBerry 10 Cybersecurity Bill Fails in Congress By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 15, 2012 Some observers now expect President Obama to issue an executive order related to cybersecurity. Tags: cybersecurity, government, Senate, legislation, President Obama Google Battles European Newspapers By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 05, 2012 Several countries are considering legislation that would prevent Google News from aggregating content. Tags: Google, government, Europe, news, legislation, Brazil FTC Said to be Close to Filing Antitrust Suit Against Google By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 15, 2012 Google's rivals say that it unfairly used its search dominance to point users towards its own products and services. Tags: Google, search, lawsuit, antitrust, government, FTC, investigation House Report Says Huawei, ZTE Pose Security Risk By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 08, 2012 The lawmakers say American companies should not do business with the Chinese firms. Tags: China, government, Huawei, zte Iran Restores Gmail, Google Search Access By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 01, 2012 YouTube is still blocked in the country. Tags: YouTube, Google, search, censorship, Gmail, government, Iran, ban YouTube Blocked in Pakistan and Bangladesh Over Controversial Video By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 18, 2012 The countries took the action after Google refused to block a trailer for a movie that mocks the prophet Muhammad. Tags: YouTube, video, Google, censorship, government Republicans Ready 'STEM Jobs Act' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 14, 2012 The House will vote next week on a bill to make green cards available to 55,000 foreign workers with advanced degrees. Tags: IT jobs, government Pentagon to Bolster Networks and Cyberattack Capabilities with 'Plan X' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 23, 2012 New contract documents show that DARPA is heading towards more offensive cyberattack capabilities. Tags: government, cyberattack, DARPA, Cyberwarfare Google: Government Requests to Censor Content 'Alarming' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 18, 2012 So far this year, the search giant has received more than 1,000 requests from government entities to take down content. Tags: Google, censorship, government FTC Expresses Concern Over Handling of Standards-Essential Patents By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 07, 2012 The agency has asked the ITC not to impose import bans because of standards-related patent infringement. Tags: patent, government, FTC, ITC India Launches Antitrust Probe of Google By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 07, 2012 The investigation is focusing on the company's AdWords advertising service. Tags: Google, AdWords, antitrust, government, India CISPA Cyber-Threat Bill Passes House Despite Worries Over Privacy By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 27, 2012 The bill now heads to the Senate, but President Obama has threatened to veto the bill if it passes Congress. Tags: security, privacy, government, Congress, CISPA Web Freedom Faces Greatest Threat Ever, Warns Google's Sergey Brin By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 16, 2012 The Google co-founder counts Facebook, Apple and oppressive governments among the threats to the Internet. Tags: Facebook, Google, Apple, Internet freedom, government, Sergey Brin Medicaid Hacked: Over 181,000 Records and 25,000 SSNs Stolen By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 09, 2012 Hackers from eastern Europe accessed data on Utah state government servers. Tags: government, hack attacks RIM Says Sales to U.S. Government Are Rising By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 09, 2012 Even though no one else seems to by buying a BlackBerry, the government is. Tags: Blackberry, government, RIM IT Jobs Will Grow 22% Through 2020, Says U.S. By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 30, 2012 The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts strong demand for software developers and DBAs. Tags: IT jobs, government Senators Want Feds to Look into Employers Asking for Facebook Passwords By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 26, 2012 Asking a job applicant for his or her Facebook password violates Facebook's terms of service, and it may also violate federal law. Tags: Facebook, government, password Europe Outspends U.S. on Exascale Computing By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 12, 2012 The U.S. Department of Energy will spend $73.4 million on exascale computing this year, compared to $1.6 billion in Europe. Tags: China, government, Europe, supercomputers, U.S., exascale Watchdog Group Reveals 'Enemies of the Internet' List for 2012 By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 12, 2012 Bahrain, France and Australia made the list; Libya was taken off. Tags: Internet, government House Bill Would Require Cellphone Owners Be Notified of Tracking Software By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 31, 2012 The proposed legislation is a response to last year's revelations about CarrierIQ software. Tags: government, legislation, tracking Government Agencies Go Google+ By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 11, 2011 Federal agencies have quickly created pages for the social networking service. Tags: government, Google + Hague Lists Cyber 'Rules of the Road' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published November 01, 2011 The UK foreign secretary has offered guidelines for the Internet that he believes all governments should follow. Tags: Internet, government Amazon Web Services Launches Amazon GovCloud By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 17, 2011 The new cloud computing service complies with the unique regulations that apply to U.S. government agencies. Tags: cloud computing, government FCC to Investigate BART Cell Service Shutdown By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 16, 2011 The transit system's decision to cut off cell service to prevent protests may have violated the law. Tags: government U.S. Government Hankers For Hackers By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 02, 2011 The feds are heading to Defcon to recruit new talent. Tags: hackers, government Apple Has More Cash than Uncle Sam By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 29, 2011 As of Thursday, the U.S. Treasury had $73.768 billion in cash; Apple had $75.876 billion at the end of June. Tags: Apple, government U.S. Cyber-Security Tsar Resigns Unexpectedly By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 27, 2011 As attacks escalate, the director of US-CERT leaves his job with no explanation. Tags: government Google Chairman Warns of Censorship after Arab Spring By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 28, 2011 Eric Schmidt predicts that dictatorial regimes will begin cracking down on free expression on the Web. Tags: government Federal CTO Looks Ahead to Apps Bonanza By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published March 19, 2010 The federal government isn't generally thought of as a swift and agile technology operation, but Aneesh Chopra is hoping to change that with a little help from the developer community. Tags: developer, cloud computing, apps, government, Aneesh Chopra Intel Chief Otellini Unveils $3.5B Jobs Initiative By Kenneth Corbin | Article Published February 23, 2010 Head of chip giant has harsh words for government innovation policies, pledges private-sector initiative to fund technology startups and ramp up hiring. Tags: IT Jobs/Salary, Intel, economy, government, Otellini Web Domain Addresses to Use World Languages By - Reuters | Article Published October 30, 2009 Internet URLs will no longer be strictly in the Latin alphabet used by English speakers, a move that should increase global Web use. Tags: IT, government, media, ICANN Time For The Second Federal CIO By Chris Nerney | Article Published March 13, 2009 Time For The Second Federal CIO Tags: IT, Obama, government, FBI, Kundra, federal CIO U.S. Bounds Ahead on Broadband Proliferation By Sean Michael Kerner | Article Published September 10, 2008 But it still has a long way to go. Tags: IT, broadband, government, SEC, InternetNews.com How the Blogosphere Killed the Press Conference By Mike Elgan | Article Published September 09, 2008 The Internet – including the Twitosphere – has made announcing information to groups of reporters gathered in a room an obsolete process. Tags: data, IT, government, technology, media The Internet Plot Our Media Ignored By Chris Nerney | Article Published August 07, 2008 The Internet Plot Our Media Ignored Tags: Internet, government, Patriot Act, Lessig, Paris Hilton, Heath Ledger |
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