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The House of Representatives go for the second round of Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act as it passed legislation on Thursday. The newly granted powers are intended to stop computer security threats against a company's rights and property. But the definitions are broad and vague. The terms allow purposes such as guarding against "improper" information modification and ensuring "timely" access to information, functions that are not necessarily tied to attacks. Once handed over, the government is able to use this information for investigating crimes that are unrelated to the underlying security threat and, more broadly, for "national security" purposes, which is a poorly defined term that includes "threats to the United States, its people, property, or interests" and "any other matter bearing on United States national or homeland security." The bill's vague definitions like "cybersecurity purpose" and "cybersecurity system" also raise the frightening possibility of a company using aggressive countermeasures. If a company wants to combat a threat, it is empowered to use "cybersecurity systems" to identify and obtain "cyber threat information." But the bill does not define exactly how far a company can go, leaving it open to the possibility of abuse. The bill drew support from House Democrats, passing on a bipartisan vote of 288-127, although the White House repeated its veto threat on Tuesday if further civil liberties protections are not added. Some lawmakers and privacy activists worry that the legislation would allow the government to monitor citizens' private information and companies to misuse it. U.S. authorities have recently elevated the exposure to Internet hacks and theft of digital data to the list of top threats to national security and the economy. Though thousands of companies have long been losing data to hackers in China and elsewhere, the number of parties publicly admitting such loss has been

http://hassassociates-online.com/articles/2013/04/23/house-passes-cybersecurity-bill-as-privacy-concerns-linger/ The House of Representatives go for the second round of Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act as it passed legislation on Thursday. The newly granted powers are intended to stop computer security threats against a company's rights and property. But the definitions are broad and vague. The terms allow purposes such as guarding against "improper" information modification and ensuring "timely" access to information, functions that are not necessarily tied to attacks. Once handed over, the government is able to use this information for investigating crimes that are unrelated to the underlying security threat and, more broadly, for "national security" purposes, which is a poorly defined term that includes "threats to the United States, its people, property, or interests" and "any other matter bearing on United States national or homeland security." The bill's vague definitions like "cybersecurity purpose" and "cybersecurity system" also raise the frightening possibility of a company using aggressive countermeasures. If a company wants to combat a threat, it is empowered to use "cybersecurity systems" to identify and obtain "cyber threat information." But the bill does not define exactly how far a company can go, leaving it open to the possibility of abuse. The bill drew support from House Democrats, passing on a bipartisan vote of 288-127, although the White House repeated its veto threat on Tuesday if further civil liberties protections are not added. Some lawmakers and privacy activists worry that the legislation would allow the government to monitor citizens' private information and companies to misuse it. U.S. authorities have recently elevated the exposure to Internet hacks and theft of digital data to the list of top threats to national security and the economy. Though thousands of companies have

Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-alderman/dont-get-spoofed-by-rogue_b_3574710.html When caller ID first arrived on the scene it seemed like a godsend to many people: Now you could easily identify who was on the line and ignore unwanted calls, whether from telemarketers, an ex-boyfriend or an unfriendly collection agency. But as often happens, unscrupulous individuals soon began manipulating the technology to defraud people by pretending to be someone else. Their scheme is called "caller ID spoofing" and disturbingly, it's perfectly legal in many cases. Here's how caller ID spoofing works and what precautions you should take to avoid being victimized: For a very low cost, businesses and individuals can use widely available caller ID spoofing software to generate calls which alter the telephone number and/or name that appear on the recipient's caller ID screen. Police, private investigators and collection agencies have used legal spoofing services for many years. Others who might have a legitimate reason to hide their identity when making a call include domestic violence victims and doctors returning patient calls who don't wish to release their private telephone numbers. Beyond that, the lines of legality begin to blur. The Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 prohibits anyone from transmitting misleading or inaccurate caller ID information with the intent to defraud, cause harm or wrongfully obtain anything of value. Violators can be penalized up to $10,000 for each infraction. Unfortunately, such penalties haven't dissuaded many scammers. One common caller ID scam involves spoofers pretending to represent a bank, government agency, insurer, credit card company or other organization with which you do business. They count on you being reassured after recognizing the company's name on your screen. Related Articles: http://hass-associates-daffy.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Under the pretext of warning about an urgent situation (breached account, late payment,

Artikel Källa: http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1600289 "Är lag brottsbekämpande syfte i sin analys?" BIRMINGHAM, AL, den 21 November, 2013 /24-7PressRelease /--i över 17 år, Carl Carpenter var en inredda polistjänstemannen som specialiserat sig på IT-relaterad brottslighet. Han var en av de "goda" som utses av folket att tjäna allmänheten, skydda oskyldiga och upprätthålla lagen." Tyvärr, men snickaren hittade "sanningen" berodde på politik och han började inse att endast en viss mängd information var att göra sin väg in i rättssalen. I själva verket saknade många av åklagarna helt enkelt utbildning och erfarenhet som behövs för att hantera de mer tekniska aspekterna av elektroniska datainsamling. "Alltför ofta, brottsbekämpning följer lata, väl upptrampade vägen mot lösa ett fall bara för att finna mer sistnämnd de har nått en återvändsgränd på grund av dåligt anslutna kedja-av-bevis," säger snickare, nu chef för kriminalteknik för mobiltelefon dator Data Recovery i Birmingham, Alabama. Läs relaterat innehåll: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/110957-hass-associates http://hassassociates-online.com/ http://hassassociates-online.com/articles/

The website Songsrpeople.com looks a lot like other amateur-video sites. It is wallpapered with clips featuring "the most insane amusement park ever" and "your girlfriend's six friends." The site draws tens of thousands of visitors a month, according to audience measurement firms. It also has ads for national brands, including Target Corp., Amazon.com Inc. and State Farm. But Web-security investigators at a firm called White Ops contend that most of the site's visitors aren't people. Rather, they are computer-generated visitors, or "bots," designed to fool advertisers into paying for the traffic, says White Ops, which has blacklisted the site-and thousands more like it-so that ads from clients such as Zipcar don't land there. An anonymous representative for Songsrpeople declined to discuss the site's traffic but in an email called the White Ops methodology into question. State Farm said it was looking into the matter while Target declined to comment and Amazon didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. Authorities and Internet-security experts say tens of thousands of dubious websites are popping up across the Internet. Their phony Web traffic is often fueled by "botnets," zombie armies of hijacked PCs that are controlled from unknown locations around the world, according to Internet security experts. The sites take advantage of the simple truth that advertisers pay to be seen. This creates an incentive for fraudsters to erect sites with phony traffic, collecting payments-often through middlemen and sometimes directly from advertisers. "When you walk into this world, you walk with eyes wide open," said Brian Harrington, chief marketing officer at Zipcar, which ran a recent ad campaign, assisted by White Ops to filter out bogus traffic. "You know stuff is not real." At their most sophisticated, botnets can mimic the behavior of online consumers, clicking from one site to the next, pausing at ads, watching videos, and even putting items in shopp

FBI som cyber crime detektiv: är det någon match för dator skurkarna? FBI: s utveckling till en cyber-brottsbekämpning byrå, ett decennium i verk, gjort presidiet "en av bästa i världen" på att knäcka databrott. Cyberhot är redo att rivaliserande terrorism som den primära faran till USA, säger FBI: s direktör. Federal Bureau of Investigation, vilka efter 9/11 skiftat fokus nästan över en natt från bekämpa den organiserade brottsligheten att kampen mot terrorism, hastigt försöker igen remake själv ska placeras för att motverka ett stigande hot: cyber angriparna. Dess utveckling till en IT-brottslighet-fighting byrå inte lika plötsliga eller som dramatisk, men med tiden förändringen kommer att vara precis lika djupa, säger experter. Omvandlingen är faktiskt redan väl, med 1 000 IT-specialister - speciellt utbildade agenter, analytiker och digitala kriminaltekniska examinatorer som kör komplexa undercover operationer och samla digitala bevis - distribuerats till alla 56 av FBI: s kontor över hela landet. Brådskan att övergången var underströks förra veckan byFBI direktören James Comey, som berättade ett kongressutskott att cyberhot förväntas snart konkurrera terrorism som den främsta faran inför Förenta staterna. Läs hela artikeln: http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/2013/1118/FBI-as-cyber-crime-sleuth-Is-it-any-match-for-computer-bad-guys Relaterad artikel: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xxv8x7_hass-associates-reviews-madrid_news http://hassassociates-online.com/ http://hassassociates-online.com/articles/