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A Triumph for Patent Trolls, a Defeat for Computer Security
Businessweek The two policy subjects most likely to raise the hackles of your average techie around the Thanksgiving table this year: the patent system and the importance of effective cryptography. Now a court case in Texas has managed to roll the two esoteric … |
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Israel Wages Cyber War With Hamas Amid Hack Attacks
Businessweek “We are seeing a concentrated effort to attack Israeli sites,” said Gabi Siboni, head of the cyber warfare program at the Institute for National Security Studies in Tel Aviv. “When they succeed with the denial-of-service attacks of government websites … The cyber warfare Psychological warfare on the digital battlefield MORE ON THE STORY |
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MJM as Personified Evil Says Spyware Saves Lives Not Kills Them
Businessweek FinFisher's once-elusive FinSpy tool has been exposed targeting activists from the Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain; decoded for the first time by computer-virus hunters; placed under export control by the U.K.; and traced to countries with poor human … |
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North Korea Improves Cyber Warfare Capacity, US Says
Businessweek (blog) North Korea's government has a “significant” cyber warfare capability that it continues to improve, the top U.S. commander on the Korean peninsula said. The capability is part of an unconventional arsenal that the North Koreans possess, along with what … |