The New York Times reported today that a Federal District Court, yesterday, in San Jose, CA, dismissed a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by the IO Group, an adult entertainment company, against Veoh Networks, saying that Veoh Networks was protected by the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"). IO Group, whose videos were uploaded […]
Ironically, the best way a company can protect their client/employee/patient personal information is to ask more questions about the individual. The more information a business has about their clientele, the better able they will be to protect that individuals personal identification information. Thus, as security experts, we are faced with a conundrum: Protecting client information requires more […]
The New York Times wrote an article by Mr. John Markoff, entitled "Before the Gunfire, Cyberattacks." The article was in reference to the current on-going conflict between the Republic of Georgia and Russia. Weeks (some say as early as July 20) before Russian forces launched offensives into Georgia, Jose Nazario, of Arbor Networks, noticed a […]
Corporate cyber-security is a hot topic these days in mainstream media, and for good reason. Many people who gain unauthorized access to a computer, or computer system, are relatively judgment proof from civil liability due to the simple fact that they typically are people with low earning capacities. Corporations, on the other hand, have […]
In today’s Seattle Post-Intelligencer the front-page story is entitled: "Seattle Security Expert Helped Uncover Major Design Flaw On Internet." The article, by Daniel Lathrop and Paul Shukovsky, is akin to a Cold War-era spy novel, where you have good versus evil, order versus anarchy, and just a few individuals to save the unwitting millions […]