We Would Lose Cyberwar says former DNI Mike McConnell

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Another China vs USA which does not bode well for my team…


We Would Lose Cyberwar says former DNI Mike McConnell
This was written by Michael Cheek on Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 11:33.

Cyberwar is increasingly entering into the mindset of policy makers. Earlier this month, DNI Dennis Blair outlined the cyber threat in his Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community, saying that “The United States confronts a dangerous combination of known and unknown vulnerabilities, strong and rapidly expanding adversary capabilities, and a lack of comprehensive threat awareness.”

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China denies cyber attacks on Google originated in two of country’s schools

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China denies cyber attacks on Google originated in two of country’s schools
By Aileen McCabe, Canwest News Service
February 24, 2010 7:54 AM

The Chinese government came out swinging Tuesday against allegations the cyber attacks that led Google to threaten to pull out of the world’s most populous nation originated in one of China’s top universities and at a little-known vocational school with suspected links to the military.

“Reports that these [attacks] came from Chinese schools are groundless, and accusations of Chinese government involvement are irresponsible and out of ulterior motives,” a Foreign Affairs spokesman told reporters.

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Google Europe: A No Good, Very Bad Week

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Google Europe: A No Good, Very Bad Week
Ian Paul, PCWorld
Feb 24, 2010 8:13 am

This has not a good week so far for Google’s European operations. The search giant has been hit with official complaints of anti-competitive behavior from three companies based in the European Union, and three Google employees have been convicted of violating Italian privacy laws.

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China new web rules condemned

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China new web rules condemned

New regulations on internet use in China have been condemned by a media rights watchdog as an effort to tighten political control and a “disturbing step backwards” for online freedoms.

Under the new regulations announced on Tuesday that potential individual operators must submit their identity cards and photos of themselves.

The applicants are also required to personally meet regulators and representatives of service providers before being registered.

The country’s ministry of industry and information technology said the news rule was aimed at cracking down on pornography.

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