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Tag Archives: policy
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
Supporting a voluntary code for ISPs
Earlier this week, we submitted comments in response to a request for information from the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Homeland Security. The topic was development of a voluntary code of conduct for industry, particularly ISPs, to help address botnets. … Continue reading
Tagged badware, isp, malware, policy
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Building upon Scott Charney’s “public health” proposal
At the RSA security conference this week, Microsoft’s Scott Charney continued advocating a "public health model" for fighting malware and other security threats. I missed Charney’s keynote, but I spoke to a couple members of his Trustworthy Computing team on … Continue reading
Tagged microsoft, policy, publichealth
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Proposed bill would slam pirates, ignore malware
Ars Technica reported yesterday on proposed U.S. legislation, called the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act (COICA). One of the primary purposes of this bill is to provide a legal mechanism for interfering with the operation of a website that … Continue reading
Tagged legislation, policy
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StopBadware increases focus on web hosting providers
StopBadware’s activities have long been focused, in large part, on badware websites, their owners, and the companies—such as our partners Google and Mozilla—who warn users away from these sites. And we’ve recognized from an early stage that web hosting providers … Continue reading
Tagged host, policy, stopbadware, web
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StopBadware’s public comments to the FCC and U.S. Dept. of Commerce
The evolution of public policy as it pertains to cybersecurity is of significant interest to us at StopBadware. Our extensive experience with badware websites puts us in the position to illuminate pressing issues and possible solutions with regard to security, … Continue reading
Tagged commerce, department, fcc, of, policy, stopbadware
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Sowing the Seeds – What Next?
In "Sowing the Seeds for a Safer Internet," a piece for InfoWorld, Roger Grimes calls on the tech industry to work together to create a unified malware warning system: …I think we all need a warning service built in to … Continue reading
