Tag Archives: cyber policy
Cyber Security Policy Tools – parental control
What you don’t know, can hurt your kids: Because parents generally don’t understand that Internet features exist on these devices, they are not supervising their use (other than for choice of game content for sex or violence). They are often … Continue reading
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Evolving governance issues
BBC story on the Facebook policy dispute is interesting from a policy perspective. First the chronology: Facebook publishes a change in terms regarding Facebook’s “ownership” of individual data published on the site Individuals protest via social network tools Organizations, mainly … Continue reading
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Internet Privacy – FTC worried self regulation not working
Lots of tangents from the story on new FTC study on industry policing and advertising their privacy policies: FTC has two votes for regulation or legislation (doubts cast upon self regulation as a tool – public failure) Study thinks companies … Continue reading
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Cyber Threats – A known surprise
Evidently, according to a Defense Science Board study, the Pentagon needs to address institutional change to deal with the new threat environment. Interesting categorization of surpises as “surprise” surprises and “known” surprisies. According to this report: Among the “known surprises” … Continue reading
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Cyber Policy – Safety and the Internet
Post reports Berkman study challenging assertions that the internet makes children more likely to be abused than real life circumstances: “The risks minors face online are complex and multifaceted and are in most cases not significantly different than those they … Continue reading
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A digital Pearl Harbor?
Conficker — the most recent pandemic in cyber space — is said to be connecting machines, at home, office and campuse, into botnets controlled by masters spread throught cyber space. One consultant describes the potential of conficker as: “If you’re … Continue reading
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DHS – Additional Cyber Security Directives
From DHS today: Cyber Security. Given the increasingly sophisticated number of threats to all areas of national cyberspace and considering the authorities provided by the Homeland Security Act, the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act, and Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23/National … Continue reading
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Security Breaches — Whither policy can reduce?
This post by the Post needs unpacking… A data breach last year at Princeton, N.J., payment processor Heartland Payment Systems may have led to the theft of more than 100 million credit and debit card accounts, the company said today. … Continue reading
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