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Former DHS cybersecurity chief points finger at Congress

IDG News Service - Part of the blame for continued cybersecurity problems in the U.S. government and beyond lies with Congress and its "scattershot" approach to dealing with the issue, a former assistant secretary for cybersecurity at the U.S. ...

From GRANT GROSS, ComputerWorld,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Congress,  U.S. Department of Homeland Security,  U.S. Department of Justice,  U.S. Democratic Party,  George W. Bush

Company selling 'free' Web auction kits settles with FTC

An online marketer offering supposedly free Internet auction kits has settled a complaint filed by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for charging consumers US$59.95 a month for enrollment in an "online-supplier" program, the FTC said Thursday. The ...

From GRANT GROSS, NetworkWorld,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: eBay Inc.

FTC: Online check-writing service not authenticating users

IDG News Service - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a civil contempt complaint against an online check-writing service, saying the company continues to allow customers to create and e-mail checks without verification of their ...

From GRANT GROSS, ComputerWorld,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Trade Commission

FCC identifies roadblocks to broadband adoption

IDG News Service - Several factors, including the lack of a broadband subsidy program at the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, have contributed to gaps in broadband adoption in the U.S., a new report from an FCC task force said. Several "critical ...

From GRANT GROSS, ComputerWorld,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Communications Commission,  Gartner, Inc.

Obama administration unsure about new cybersecurity laws

IDG News Service - Current laws addressing cyber crime aren't adequate to address growing attacks on the government and businesses, a representative of U.S. President Barack Obama's administration said Tuesday. But when a U.S. senator questioned what ...

From GRANT GROSS, ComputerWorld,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  Hillary Rodham Clinton,  James Baker,  U.S. Department of Justice

DOJ charges two programmers with aiding Madoff scheme

IDG News Service - Two computer programmers who worked for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities were arrested Friday and charged in connection with the multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme run by their former boss. Jerome O'Hara and George Perez were ...

From GRANT GROSS, ComputerWorld,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Bernard Madoff,  U.S. Department of Justice,  Preet Bharara,  Securities and Exchange Commission,  Frank DiPascali

Telecom experts worry about Net neutrality rules

IDG News Service - Net neutrality rules proposed by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could slow down improvements to the nation's broadband networks, some telecom experts said Thursday. But others speaking at an Institute for Policy ...

From GRANT GROSS, ComputerWorld,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Communications Commission,  Robert McDowell,  U.S. Republican Party,  Bill Clinton,  Amazon.com

FTC files contempt complaint against computer financing firm

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has asked a federal court to issue a contempt order against electronics financing firm BlueHippo after it allegedly violated a 2008 court order requiring the company to make good on promises to deliver computers to ...

From GRANT GROSS, NetworkWorld,  12 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Trade Commission

U.S. to streamline broadband funding process

IDG News Service - Two U.S. agencies responsible for distributing $7.2 billion in broadband deployment grants by the end of 2010 have streamlined the process by cutting one of three rounds of funding. The U.S. Rural Utilities Service (RUS) and the ...

From GRANT GROSS, ComputerWorld,  10 Nov 2009

Eight indicted for $9 million hack

IDG News Service - A grand jury in Atlanta has indicted eight people related to hacking into a computer network operated by credit-card processing vendor RBS WorldPlay and stealing $9 million. Indicted today were Sergei Tsurikov, 25, of Tallinn, ...

From GRANT GROSS, ComputerWorld,  10 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Department of Justice,  Royal Bank of Scotland,  Federal Bureau of Investigation

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