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Tag Archives: policy
Establishing expectations for AV vendors
At StopBadware, we're currently revising our guidelines for badware applications. The goal of these guidelines is to distinguish between applications that are badware (defined as "software that fundamentally disregards a user's choice about how his or her computer or network … Continue reading
Tagged antivirus, guidelines, policy
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Australian ISPs on the right track
In early June, the Australian Internet Industry Association, an ISP industry trade group, published icode [PDF], a voluntary code of conduct for ISPs to follow to better fight bots on their networks. Like the previously-mentioned IETF draft, this document lays … Continue reading
China restricts registration of .cn names
The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) announced new rules a few days ago that are intended to "enhance the authenticity, accuracy, and integrality [sic] of the domain name registration information." These rules require applicants for .cn domain names to … Continue reading
Tagged china, icann, policy, registrars
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When bad policy attacks
Brian Krebs at the Washington Post reports on some ill-advised proposed legislation: The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee introduced legislation on Tuesday to prohibit the use of peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing software across all federal government computers … Continue reading
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Larry Clinton: Government must change market incentives
According to Wired‘s Threat Level blog, the president of the Internet Security Alliance, Larry Clinton, blames many cyber security problems on individuals and businesses failing to take responsibility for the role they could/should play: Larry Clinton, president of the Internet … Continue reading
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Proposed bill pushes informed consent for P2P sharing
As reported by Ars Technica and others, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-WA) and the rest of the House Energy & Commerce Committee are pushing a bill that requires peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing applications to provide informed consent before installation and before … Continue reading
Tagged ftc, legislation, p2p, policy
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Ninth circuit affirms rights of anti-malware companies
In an important case for the anti-malware industry, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that anti-virus firm Kaspersky was protected by section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) in deciding … Continue reading
Tagged kaspersky, policy, stopbadware, zango
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Goldsmith: Govt. should set PC security standards
In a New York Times op-ed piece today, Harvard Law School Professor and Berkman Center Faculty Co-Director Jack Goldsmith called on the federal government to regulate consumer-level PC security: Our digital security problems start with ordinary computer users who do … Continue reading
Tagged cybersecurity, policy, stopbadware
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President Obama address nation on cyber security
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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President’s cyber security plan misses the (end)point
President Obama’s cyber security plan is revealed within the Homeland Security agenda posted on Whitehouse.gov. The plan echoes many of the recommendations made in a report (PDF) by the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency. The elements, all … Continue reading
Tagged obama, policy, stopbadware
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