150 domain names shut down in probe of counterfeit goods: DHS Open Source Report November 29th
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011U.S. officials used Cyber Monday (November 28) to announce court orders shutting down 150 domain names of commercial Web sites they say were selling “many millions” of dollars worth of counterfeit goods. Sports jerseys and uniforms, DVDs, shoes and handbags, golf sets, and exercise equipment were among the more popular purchases of “knock off” versions [...]
Maryland man indicted copyright infringement of commercial software: Cyber Highlights Jan. 20th
Thursday, January 20th, 2011Hello Everyone from New Orleans! We are at the SANS Security East Conference and it is great to be back in the Big Easy. We are VERY excited about eating beignets. Here is today’s news… A federal grand jury indicted a Baltimore, Maryland man, age 30, January 18 for illegally reproducing and distributing over 100 [...]
Pentagon revamps security in wake of Wikileaks: Cyber Highlights Jan. 3rd 2011
Monday, January 3rd, 2011Happy New Year! We had a small interruption in the DHS reports last week, and now we are back on track. Read on! There are 2.2 million people in the United States with access to one or more levels (confidential, secret, and top secret) of classified information; there are 854,000 people with top secret clearances — of which [...]