Wednesday, May 28, 2008
What has Wipro to say on the weak American dollar?
clipped from avialblah.blogspot.com
Read 'Buy and Save'
Posting site discussing code
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canadian steps
clipped from http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080523/Cybercrime_canada_080523/20080524?hub=Canada
Police boards call for more action on cyber crime
Updated Sat. May. 24 2008 7:56 AM ET
Saira Peesker, CTV.ca News
From online child pornography to identity theft, the number of Canadian crimes committed through the Internet increases exponentially each year -- and according to the organization that governs Canadian police boards, most police departments can't keep up.
On Wednesday, the Canadian Association of Police Boards -- a group comprised of civilian police oversight boards from across the country -- issued a report listing "cyber crime" as the second most pervasive crime in the nation, after drug trafficking.
cyber crime
clipped from http://www.crime-research.org/news/28.05.2008/3393/Plan to close child porn loophole
Drawings and computer-generated images of child sex abuse would be made illegal under proposals announced by Justice Minister Maria Eagle.
Owners of such images would face up to three years in prison under the plans.
Under the Obscene Publications Act it is illegal to possess photos of child abuse but it is legal to own drawings and computer-generated images.
phishing and spamming
Cybercrime is in a state of flux
The technique was first recognised in March 2007 by security companies monitoring criminal botnets like Storm and Nugache. By January, it had become a standard weapon of choice for phishers and spammers. Robert McCardle, from security firm Trend Micro, says: "Fast flux is one of the biggest tools being used by criminal botnets today. They are definitely on the rise, and make it even more difficult for web users to be protected."
personal crime
clipped from http://www.govtech.com/gt/324860?topic=117671New York AG Stops Internet Company from Illegally Selling Personal Information
Found in: Security
New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo Tuesday announced his office has stopped a leading Internet company dealing in personal information from illegally selling the private credit bureau data of thousands of consumers across the nation.
Under the terms of the settlement, online data broker USSearch.com has also paid $250,000 in penalties and costs for violating federal laws designed to prohibit such abuses.
mayor behind bars
Former San Carlos mayor sentenced for intent to defraud
King, 66, stood quietly in a navy blue suit while Judge Barbara Mallach sentenced him to 3 years of supervised probation and 45 days in jail, which can be served through the Sheriff's Work Program if he is accepted. King could have faced up to three years in prison. The San Mateo County District Attorney's Office and probation department recommended that King serve 90 days in jail during the 2006 court proceedings.
