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State of the Net 2012: It’s SOPA, But Not Just SOPA
It was my privilege to spend Tuesday in Washington, DC for the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee‘s State of the Net Conference 2012, which definitely reflected the degree to which PROTECT-IP and SOPA loom large over the American Internet policy … Continue reading
2011 Staff Reflections: Tech Policy Wish List
2011 saw the U.S. Congress finally begin the task of explicitly addressing cybersecurity (as a general matter) through legislation, rather than foisting the responsibility on executive agencies like the FCC with little explicit statutory mandates. Regrettably, the two signature pieces … Continue reading
Tagged 2012, policy, reflections
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Cybersecurity data sharing: you’re doing it wrong
One aspect of cybersecurity that StopBadware routinely emphasizes as essential to collective defense against malware is data sharing. As we’ve pointed out in the past, there are few incentives favoring, and many opposing, the sharing of malware attack-related data among … Continue reading
Tagged congress, cybersecurity, data, policy, sharing
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PROTECT-IP, SOPA, and the real threat to national security
A substantial portion of the broader technology policy community has stepped up its efforts to raise awareness of the current debate surrounding the PROTECT-IP Act, pending in the Senate, and the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), pending in the House. … Continue reading
New insights on hosting provider badware liability
When we at StopBadware released our best practices for web hosting providers back in March, we wanted to lay out a framework that helps providers address badware reports responsively and comprehensively while retaining the flexibility they need to function as … Continue reading
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Fake AV: A royal wedding present
Just like millions of other people around the globe, we at StopBadware woke up today to headlines trumpeting the highlights of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. It’s not just the British who are riveted to this once-in-a-lifetime … Continue reading
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The Coreflood takedown: building a better, broader botnet response
Wednesday’s court-sanctioned takedown of the Coreflood botnet by the Department of Justice and the FBI has made big headlines in badware news. This is the second high-profile takedown to make it through the U.S. court system in as many months; … Continue reading
Tagged botnets, coreflood, stopbadware, takedowns
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