Blog 313-E

Maryland vies to emerge as ‘epicenter’ of U.S. cyber security efforts: Maryland wants to become the “epicenter” of that nation’s cyber security efforts and wants to invest millions in companies to get there, the state’s top economic chief said Thursday.

Executive Summary Analysts estimate that national, state and local sales tax losses on e-commerce will grow to $11.4 billion by 2012.  In the middle of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, states are pressed to find additional sources of revenue.  With e-commerce sales...

Sitton v. Print Direction, Inc., — S.E.2d —, 2011 WL 4469712 (Ga.App. September 28, 2011) A Georgia court held that an employee using a personal laptop to conduct business for a competitor did not have an invasion of privacy claim when his employer busted him...

Hackers school next generation at DEFCON Kids: “San Francisco (AFP) June 25, 2011 – DEFCON hackers will share their skills with the next generation at a first-ever children’s version of the infamous gathering of software renegades, lock pickers and social engineers. DEFCON Kids will take place...

US-CERT is providing this Technical Security Alert in response to recent, well-publicized intrusions into several government and private sector computer networks. Network administrators and technical managers should not only follow the recommended security controls information systems outlined in NIST 800-53 but also consider the following...