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House nixes telecom Immunity, votes to investigate abuses: The House just passed a FISA bill without immunity for telecom companies! The White House is pissed off: The White House circulated a statement after the vote calling it a "a significant step backward in defending our country against terrorism" that was...; Tags: White House, Immunity, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-14
Adobe delivers Reader patch (very quietly): If you got a prompt to upgrade your Adobe Reader to version 8.1.2 you're not alone. Betcha didn't know it's a major security fix though. Why? You wouldn't know because Adobe hasn't told anyone. The best information you'll get is a few snippets in an Adobe Knowledge...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat Reader, Immunity, Security, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-06
Text messages bust mayor for adultery, perjury: Text messages bust mayor for adultery, perjuryTech TalkIt is amazing how just some people still don't get the point. Technology is here and here to stay. In your face, in your pocket, in your "hands".Duh!RE: Text messages bust mayor for adultery, perjuryIt is ludicrous to permit the civil lawsuit against...; Tags: taxpayer, immunity; Discussion threads 2008-01-25
Debate over telecom Immunity starts anew: So the debate is on. Should telcom companies get legal immunity for assisting America's intelligence apparatus with warrantless wiretaps, or not? The Senate took up the question Wednesday and veep Dick Cheney was on hand to make the administration's vociferous argument, The Washington Post reports. Majority Leader...; Tags: White House, Administration, U.S. Congress, Immunity, U.S. Senate, ALCU, Telephony, Workforce Management, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Human Resources, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-01-23
Don't like someone? Lob them a spam grenade: Don't like someone? Lob them a spam grenadeRE: Don't like someone? Lob them a spam grenadeI'm not even gonna save this because I don't want it on my domain anywhere!Wha?I wonder if anyone has lobbed one back at them…Why bother? I'm assuming the email address is obviously something they don't...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Revenge, internet price, spam, immunity; Discussion threads 2008-01-18

Don't dawdle on Microsoft latest batch of patches: If you're like most folks you are taking your time installing Microsoft's latest round of security patches. However, you may want to get your rear end in gear. Specifically apply MS08-001, which was released on Jan. 8. That patch fixed a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) processing...; Tags: Patch Management, Immunity, Microsoft Corp., Worm Attack, Ryan, Stewart, Cyberthreats, Patches, Security, Viruses And Worms, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-17
Telecom Immunity bill advances in Senate; Dodd promises filibuster: The battle over telecommunications immunity continued Monday with a Senate vote, 76-10, to advance for a floor vote a bill protecting the companies from lawsuits relating to cooperation with national surveillance efforts. The Times reports that most Democrats voted to move forward, as a bid by...; Tags: Sen., Bill, Immunity, Mr., U.S. Senate, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Federal Government, Networking, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-12-17
House rejects Immunity for phone companies in spy suits: House rejects immunity for phone companies in spy suitsbettersell your stock in those who are involved.....Abe Lincoln Said it BestHer are a couple of quotes from the first Republican President:"This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government,...; Tags: Vertical industries, immunity, phone company, government, phone; Discussion threads 2007-11-16
Judiciary Committee passes on Immunity for telcos: Judiciary Committee passes on immunity for telcosSomeday......he mused wistfullyThey don't getit do they? Our constitunional rights was violated!!! Its nothing more then a game to all our elected officals. The way to remendy this is reelect a different representive each term so no one is is paid a retirement/insurance/...; Tags: Robots, Telecom & Utilities, immunity, FISA Court, Judiciary Committee; Discussion threads 2007-11-16
Judiciary Committee passes on Immunity for telcos: The issue of immunity for telecommunications companies who cooperate with warrantless wiretaps is at the center of a looming showdown in Congress. Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved 10-9 a version of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that doesn't include immunity, the New York Times reports. Also Thursday night,...; Tags: Immunity, U.S. Senate, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-11-15
White House shared docs in exchange for telecom Immunity: White House shared docs in exchange for telecom immunityThe way I see it......if a government lawyer drafts an opinion which is acted on by the officials he is advising and is subsequently challenged, he's the one who should have to defend it in court or wherever else.I figure it's the...; Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, telecom immunity, White House, telecommunications; Discussion threads 2007-10-25
Bush threatens veto if telecoms don't get Immunity: President Bush warned two House committees that he would veto any intelligence bill that failed to give full immunity to telecom companies who cooperate with intelligence agencies. The House Judiciary and Intelligence committees approved bills that would require the government to get court orders before it could conduct blanket surveillance...; Tags: Democrat, U.S. Congress, Immunity, Bush, Government, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Vertical Industries, Networking, Enterprise Software, Software, ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-10-10
House Dems ready bill for umbrella surveillance of foreign targets: Does this sound like a Democratic plan? A secret court would be able to issue one-year "umbrella" warrants allowing the government to intercept e-mails and phone calls of foreign targets without independent approval of each target. No? That is the plan that House Democrats are preparing to pass, however, The...; Tags: Democrat, Immunity, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, ZDNet Government; Blog posts 2007-10-09
Congress doubtful about Immunity for phone companies in NSA spying: Despite the Bush administration's firm stance on granting immunity to telephone companies, Congress hopes to raise the issue again to find out exactly what the phone companies provided to the government, reports Ars Technica. The Bush administration has asked for retroactive immunity for telephone companies regardless of the legality of...; Tags: Congress, Intelligence; Blog posts 2007-05-30
Bush wants Immunity for telcos that assisted in illegal searches: Bush wants immunity for telcos that assisted in illegal searchesAbsolutely no immunity for illegal searchesBut I've also long believed that civil officers who authorize or perform such searches should be subject to both civil action and criminal prosecution.If that happened, there would be a lot less need for the exclusionary...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, outsider, Constitution, immunity; Discussion threads 2007-05-04
Bush wants Immunity for telcos that assisted in illegal searches: With dozens of lawsuits against phone companies for cooperating with the Bush Adminisrations domestic spying operations, such as the Electronic Frontier Foundations suit against AT&T, President Bush is now asking Congress to give immunity to the phone companies, The Washington Post reports. Lots of luck getting that...; Tags: Privacy, Justice, Government technology; Blog posts 2007-05-03
California Supreme Court says individuals not liable for defamatory online third party acts: The California Supreme Courts opinion in Barrett v. Rosenthal issued today, and, as was widely anticipated, the Court reversed the appellate decision that was under review. Although the case involved a newsgroup posting, todays decision is nevertheless excellent news for bloggers, and brings California law in line with that...; Tags: Blogging, Podcasting, User generated content, Video, Defamation; Blog posts 2006-11-20

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Questioning IT: This is the 16th excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. This section is concerned with things you should talk to your CIO about - informally, but with attention. Topic Two: Maintaining Information Integrity Mainframe and Client-Server Architectures...; Tags: CIO, PC, Information Technology, Malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Mainframes, Security, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Servers, Hardware, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-02
MS08-025: Microsoft Windows kernel vulnerable to local privilege escalation flaw: FromÂ Microsoft:Â A local attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system.Â An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts.Â This is an important security update for all supported editions of Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server...; Tags: Window, Microsoft Corp., Kernel, Flaw, Updates, Microsoft Windows, Security Administration, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Mexican officials nabs BlackBerries: If you were the lead press person for a Mexican Delegation visit with President Bush, what would you do when you noticed that all of the White House staff in the meeting had deposited their BlackBerries on a table outside the hotel meeting room? Grab those...; Tags: U.S. Secret Service, Phone, White House, Official, RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-04-25