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MI5, an ISP lawsuit and an e-petition: More opposition to piracy cut-off plans

new world order is comingeveryone should boycott any measure imposed by the goverment.there is no piracy - information is free by it's definition.there is only total control over usersSee what can happenwhen one entity the government controls both the regulation and delivery of anything, be it the internet in...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Vertical industries, piracy, world order

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

MI5 searches for emerging tech scientists

MI5 searches for emerging tech scientiststechnology breeds complexity....Until people get away from insecure operating systems aka 'windows' what is the point ofusing super secure devices when you millionsof worm spreading machines?Most of the UK Gov. including MI5 run WindowsSome behind the scenes Linux and open-source equipment, but the vast majority...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Construction, Mi5, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-26

Leading Silicon Valley Law Firm Says "Case Closed" to Spyware

As one of the country's top high-tech law firms, Fenwick & West is proud of its IT expertise. The firm has a lot riding on its network, with thousands of emails, instant messages, and voice over IP communications that need to be tightly secured. The firm wanted to protect confidential...

Tags: Information Technology, Law Firm, Malware, Mi5, Mi5 SpyWash Application, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Litigation, Security, Business Operations

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Technology Innovator ANADIGICS Closes the Circuit to Spyware

Founded in 1985, ANADIGICS pioneered the cost-effective, high-volume manufacture of high-performance Gallium Arsenide GaAs integrated circuits. Spyware was impairing productivity threatening ANADIGICS' corporate data. The IT group needed a way to identify existing infections, and filter new spyware before it could enter the network. The company deployed Mi5 Spygate which...

Tags: ANADIGICS Inc., Mi5, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Case studies

Boston Celtics Shut Out Spyware With Mi5 Networks Webgate Appliance

A charter member of the Basketball Association of America since 1946, the Boston Celtics have produced a legacy of success that no other professional sports franchise can match. The existing desktop anti-spyware solutions were not adequately protecting the team's PCs from spyware and were overly difficult to implement. As a...

Tags: Mi5, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

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City of Chico Kicks Spyware Out of Town With Mi5 Networks Webgate Appliance

The City of Chico was founded in 1860 by General John Bidwell, and incorporated in 1872. Even with multi-layered anti-virus defenses in place, spyware, adware, and malware were slipping through and threatening the city's confidential data. The City of Chico installed Mi5 Webgate Appliance, which immediately began blocking new spyware,...

Tags: Mi5, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Case studies

#1-Rated Web Mortgage Broker Keeps Their "House" Safe With Mi5 Webgate

Since its 1997 launch, E-LOAN has originated over $27 billion in consumer loans. E-Loan's reputation depends on how well it safeguards its customers' data. The IT department had desktop anti-spyware protection in place, but it needed a second level of protection that would monitor the network and block spyware traffic...

Tags: Web, E-Loan, Mi5, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

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Mi5 Webgate Earns an A+ for Washing Spyware Out of Peace College

Peace College is an all-women's, Presbyterian-affiliated College in Raleigh, North Carolina, with 650 students - 450 of whom live on campus - and 175 employees. Spyware was a big problem at Peace College. A major concern for Peace College was keeping 450+ student-owned machines from infecting the school's networks with...

Tags: Mi5, Mi5 Webgate, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

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Additional Resources

Copyright associations want enforcement for free

The defender of status quo?What a tired old rant. Use technology and the law to enforce ill advised and ill gotten copyright protection.The internet has revolutionized mankind's ability to communicate and share knowledge and culture, and you want to put it under lock and key to deny mankind that benefit?How...

Tags: Benefits, Federal government, Sales force management, Mickey Mouse, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

News to know: Microsoft store; Domain names; Blackberry Storm2; VoIP; Android

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Robin Harris: A visit to Microsoft's first store Zack Whittaker: Web addresses to extend to non-English languages...

Tags: Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Domain Name, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Sales Strategy, Telephony, VOIP, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Data Management, Sales, Networking

Blog posts 2009-11-02

MI5, an ISP lawsuit and an e-petition: More opposition to piracy cut-off plans

A major ISP, TalkTalk, the police, and even MI5 and MI6 are opposing the UK file-sharing cut-off plans laid out by the government. Will the policy fall? by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Lawsuit, Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Government, Piracy, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-10-30

News to know: Windows 7; Swine flu; Facebook; SOA

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Zack Whittaker: Tech-take on the spread of swine flu. Techmeme Ed Bott: What you need to know about the Windows 7 Release Candidate ...

Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Windows 7, SOA, Release Candidate, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-27

MI5 searches for emerging tech scientists

The domestic intelligence service for the United Kingdom, MI5, have recently advertised for a chief scientific adviser, which would take on the role similar to that of 'Q' in the James Bond films. Whilst science fiction and well-written novels can take advantage of such a serious role, the Security Service...

Tags: Job, Advisor, National Security, Investment, Recruitment & Selection, Finance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-04-26

Citizen journalism captures 11 students arrested in counter-terror raids

Counter-terror police and intelligence service officers have arrested 11 students in Manchester, UK; one British national and ten Pakistani born nationals here in the UK on student visas, and a 41 year old man*. Raids on the central library at Liverpool John Moores University in the UK...

Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., Student, U.K., Homeland Security, Government, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-04-08

MI6 searching for the next generation

Whilst walking the streets of London, with half a baguette in one hand and a coffee in the other, I am no more than 10 feet away from someone who tells people you're no more than 10 feet away from a rat. I call them civil servants personally, wandering around...

Tags: Facebook, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Social Networking, Recruitment & Selection, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-11-05

Students try to bring down Facebook

A little off topic I'll admit, but it still contains "students" and "technology", which to me justifies this post. I'm not one to make harsh and unsubstantiated comments about something or someone, but this calls for an exception. Facebook is a difficult one to judge in terms...

Tags: Facebook, Advertisement, Information, Web Site, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-01

RSA: Microsoft launches trusted Internet initiative; Aims for security dialogue

RSA: Microsoft launches trusted Internet initiative; Aims for security dialogueFirst trolln/tRE: RSA: Microsoft launches trusted Internet initiative; Aims for security dialogueMicrosoft is going in the right direction with this. Security is really becoming the thing Microsoft will be known for and this initiative should help. Its going to...

Tags: Microsoft Launches, Internet initiative, Microsoft Corp., RSA Security Inc., security, security dialogue, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-04-08

MindMentor, the first robot psychologist

MindMentor, the first robot psychologistFirst? robot psychologist?The claim of "first" in the headline in patently false. Everyone knows that Joe Weizenbaum built the first one -- "ELIZA" in 1966. You should do some fact checking...RE: MindMentor, the first robot psychologistWhy would you do a whole article on this...

Tags: Robots, robot, MindMentor, first robot

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

Are all engineers secretly terrorists?

Are all engineers secretly terrorists?Some people can't be trusted[b]OF COURSE[/b] engineers have the makings of terrorists. Most of our job is figuring out how things can go wrong, after all. Sure, we then go on to taking preventive steps but the fact remains that we're very much into...

Tags: Leadership, oscillator, motivation

Discussion threads 2008-01-31

Exploit Wednesday follows MS Patch Tuesday

Exploit Wednesday follows MS Patch TuesdayDon't forget the rules!These are non-issues according to the following rules:1. User level exploit on Vista.2. PoC only.3. Requires user intervention.4. Already patched.Vista...100% unscathed so far.ROFL![i]These provide a roadmap for attackers to launch remote attacks to take complete control of an Windows machine.[/i]Oh, there's the...

Tags: Patches, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., patch management, ActiveX, MS patch, Microsoft Windows Vista, Exploit Wednesday

Discussion threads 2007-06-13