Monthly Archives: May 2009

President Obama address nation on cyber security

Posted on May 29, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

Within the past hour, President Obama addressed the nation from the White House to emphasize the importance of cyber security, to announce the release of the administration’s report of its 60-day cyberspace policy review, and to announce the creation of … Continue reading →

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SBW, ASC, NCSA launch Chain of Trust initiative

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

Today at the Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC) public workshop in DC, StopBadware, the ASC, and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) launched the "Chain of Trust" initiative. From the press release: Developed by the Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC), National Cyber Security Alliance … Continue reading →

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Silent patching works, but at what cost?

Posted on May 13, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

Last week, the ZDNet Zero Day blog summarized a report by researchers from Google Switzerland and ETH Zurich as follows: Google’s decision to silently update the Chrome browser — without the user’s knowledge or consent –  has put the company … Continue reading →

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Don’t forget the ASC public workshop

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

There’s still time to register for the Anti-Spyware Coalition public workshop next week in Washington, DC. And, best of all, press, government, ASC members, educational and nonprofit attendees attend free! (Corporate attendees pay only $250 for a great all-day workshop.) … Continue reading →

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