Pentagon Will Allow Troops Broad Access to Social-Media Sites

Feb 26

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This is a mistake.  The people who truly oversee the gates should have fought harder to not only keep the ban, but to block more sites.  The decision-makers simply do not understand what is going on and are trying to be people-pleasers.  Security should trump this type of access.  If you need the access, request it, go to a less secure network, go to a public network even, but do not drop the security standards across the board!

Pentagon Will Allow Troops Broad Access to Social-Media Sites
February 27, 2010, 12:02 AM EST
By Tony Capaccio

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China Attacks on Google May Have Hit 100 Companies, ISEC Says

Feb 26

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China Attacks on Google May Have Hit 100 Companies, ISEC Says
February 26, 2010, 10:04 PM EST
By Brian Womack and Katrina Nicholas

Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) — The Chinese cyber attacks that Google Inc. reported last month may have targeted more than 100 companies, a larger number than previously thought, according to security research firm ISEC Partners Inc.

ISEC said it discovered the additional targets while working with victims of the attack, which originated in China. Google initially alerted 30 companies to the problem, San Francisco-based ISEC said.

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China passes National Defense Mobilization Law to safeguard security

Feb 26

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China passes National Defense Mobilization Law to safeguard security
English.news.cn 2010-02-26 15:24:08

BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhua) — China’s top legislature passed the National Defense Mobilization Law on Friday after three readings, setting down rules on how and when the military should be mobilized in times of war or emergency.

The Law was approved at the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee’s three-day bimonthly session which ended Friday. President Hu Jintao signed a decree to publish the Law, which will take effect on July 1.

The 72-provision law sets out principles and organizational mechanisms for national defense mobilization, personnel and strategic material storage, and the prevention and relief of war-related disasters.

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China cyber attacks against Google pure fabrication

Feb 26

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I suppose it is only fair to post some opinions from the “other” side as well…

Commentary: China cyber attacks against Google pure fabrication
English.news.cn 2010-02-24 00:23:06

BEIJING, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) — The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times and some other newspapers have published articles indicating that cyber attacks targeting Google and several other U.S. companies were from China. Such allegations are arbitrary and biased.

These articles take as evidence that hackers’ IP addresses could be traced back to two schools in China. However, it is common sense that hackers can attack by hijacking computers from anywhere in the world. This fact also explains why hackers are hard to be tracked down.

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