The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly, and with strong bipartisan support, passed the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (the Act) by a vote of 69-27. The bill would allow a state to require certain remote sellers to collect sales and use tax on sales made to customers in the state. States that are members of the...Read More
ICANN is requesting comments concerning the issue of closed generics gTLDs. The comments period closes March 7th. Below is Dondi’s official comment sent to ICANN. Dear ICANN Representative, In response to your request for public comments regarding whether applications for closed gTLDs should be allowed for generic terms, I would like to note the following: Generic words...Read More
According to The Hill.com, “The White House is poised to release an executive order aimed at thwarting cyberattacks against critical infrastructure on Wednesday, two people familiar with the matter told The Hill. The highly anticipated directive from President Obama is expected to be released at a briefing Wednesday morning at the U.S. Department of Commerce, where...Read More
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is requesting comments on the final public draft of Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations, Special Publication (SP)800-53, Revision 4. The document, two years in the making, is the latest revision to a document that is considered the principal catalog of security safeguards and...Read More
Cybersecurity is a sprawling topic that includes national, international, government, and private industry dimensions. More than 40 bills and resolutions with provisions related to cybersecurity have been introduced in the first session of the 112th Congress, including several proposing revisions to current laws. In the 111th Congress, the total was more than 60. Several of...Read More
Police force more suspects to give up crypto keys: Police have expanded their use of powers to force suspects to decrypt files by 50 per cent in the last year, figures released today reveal.… (Via The Register – Public Sector.)Read More
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