http://www.circleid.com/ Postings from CircleID Reporter on CircleID en Copyright 2008, unless where otherwise noted. 2008-10-10T08:35:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/us_department_of_commerce_dnssec http://www.circleid.com/posts/us_department_of_commerce_dnssec Internet Governance Forum blog. The blog, titled "Commerce Department asks the world to comment on its plans to retain control of the root," continues... More...]]> 2008-10-10T08:35:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/iptv_subscribers_asia_pacific http://www.circleid.com/posts/iptv_subscribers_asia_pacific More...]]> 2008-10-09T15:10:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/net_neutrality_obama_mccain_presidential_debates http://www.circleid.com/posts/net_neutrality_obama_mccain_presidential_debates More...]]> 2008-10-09T13:20:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/google_schmidt_internet_cesspool_brands http://www.circleid.com/posts/google_schmidt_internet_cesspool_brands More...]]> 2008-10-08T12:44:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/counterterrorism_data_mining http://www.circleid.com/posts/counterterrorism_data_mining "Protecting Individual Privacy in the Struggle Against Terrorists: A Framework for Assessment", examines the balance between security and privacy. According to the report, all U.S. agencies with counterterrorism programs that collect or "mine" personal data -- such as phone, medical, and travel records or websites visited -- should be required to systematically evaluate the programs' effectiveness, lawfulness, and impacts on privacy. More...]]> 2008-10-07T14:59:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/wholesale_internet_bandwidth_prices http://www.circleid.com/posts/wholesale_internet_bandwidth_prices More...]]> 2008-10-07T09:32:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/wireless_speed_fiber_millimeter_wave_technology http://www.circleid.com/posts/wireless_speed_fiber_millimeter_wave_technology More...]]> 2008-10-03T12:28:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/europeans_charged_for_ddos http://www.circleid.com/posts/europeans_charged_for_ddos More...]]> 2008-10-03T11:52:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/5th_national_cyber_security_awareness http://www.circleid.com/posts/5th_national_cyber_security_awareness National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) will be actively engaging public and private sector partners through events and initiatives to increase overall awareness and minimize vulnerabilities. This year, according to DHS, 28 state governors signed a proclamation in recognition of National Cyber Security Awareness Month and 51 endorsements were provided by companies, non-profits, universities and government agencies. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution declaring October as National Cyber Security Awareness Month. To learn more, visit DHS and StaySafeOnline.org. More...]]> 2008-10-02T11:07:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081002_china_privacy_breach_tom_skype http://www.circleid.com/posts/20081002_china_privacy_breach_tom_skype Citizen Lab, at the Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto. The following are introductory excerpts from the study... 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The flaw enables attackers to bring computers and servers to a halt by sending a few specially formed TCP/IP packets. The result can be compared to a denial of service attack (DDoS), in which networks are flooded with traffic. However in this case only minimal amount of traffic is required. "We're talking 10 packets per second to take down one service," Jack Lewis, a senior researcher with Outpost24. More...]]> 2008-10-01T09:03:00-08:00 http://www.circleid.com/posts/20080930_10_years_of_icann http://www.circleid.com/posts/20080930_10_years_of_icann Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, was officially incorporated on 30 September 1998 as a nonprofit public benefit corporation. Headquartered in Marina Del Rey, California, United States, ICANN was assigned to oversee a number of Internet-related tasks originally performed directly on behalf of the U.S. government by other organizations, such as the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). Back in 1998, there was only one domain name registrar; now there are over 900 ICANN-accredited registrars in the world and over 168 million domain names registered. More...]]> 2008-09-30T19:44:00-08:00