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Legislation Would Create New Cybersecurity Regulations |
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Written by Rich Wermske
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Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation that would overhaul the nation’s cybersecurity efforts, and would reportedly allow the government to regulate some private company cybersecurity efforts for the first time. A Senator from West Virginia and a Senator from Maine introduced the legislation on April 1, but some details were not immediately available.
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DHS Releases Conflicker Detection Tool |
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Technology
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Written by Rich Wermske
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on March 30 the release of a DHS-developed detection tool that can be used by the Federal Government, commercial vendors, state and local governments, and critical infrastructure owners and operators to scan their networks for the Conficker/Downadup computer worm. |
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EA Releases DRM Reversal Tool |
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Written by Rich Wermske
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[Editorial - Given all the recent wave of security related news, I lost track of publishing game related information. ] -RW
Electronic Arts’s change in policy regarding anti-piracy measures has seen the publisher release a “De-authorization Management Tool” (DMT) to reset existing game installation authorizations. |
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Written by Rich Wermske
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Microsoft is putting up a $250,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest related to the Conficker worm case. Folks at BKIS, a Vietnamese security firm that makes the BKAV antivirus software, announced on March 30 that they found clues that the virus may have originated in China. Previously, there were rumors that it might have been from Russia or Europe.
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