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Submission + - Cybersecurity Bill Dies; Presidential Directive Lives; Press Overreacts (cio.com)

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Curseyoukhan
Curseyoukhan writes: "The fact that the Senate bill would die had not gone unnoticed by the media, which immediately began inundating readers with calm and carefully considered reporting on the topic, like "Political Gridlock Leaves U.S. Facing Cyber Pearl Harbor." It begins with all the subtlety of a Roland "Day After Tomorrow" Emmerich movie:
"There’s almost universal agreement that the U.S. faces a catastrophic threat from cyber attacks by terrorists, hackers and spies."
This sentence makes perfect sense as long as you don’t stop to think about it. The phrase “almost universal agreement” is of course rhetorically and factually absurd. This is the United States. We can’t even almost universally agree that it’s okay to teach science in schools."
Businesses

Submission + - Irony Alert: Nigeria Increasingly Targeted by Cyber Criminals (cio.com)

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Curseyoukhan
Curseyoukhan writes: "Symantec says the land of countless bankers, princes and businessmen who all need your help accessing their funds, is becoming a huge target for cyber criminals. Apparently the Nigerians can't learn from their own actions: “The problem is that Nigeria does not really appreciate the magnitude of cybercrime and how it can derail an economy," says the Symantec's regional chief for Africa."
Businesses

Submission + - New Zealand turning Hobbits into cash, literally (cbsnews.com)

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Curseyoukhan
Curseyoukhan writes: "With its economy struggling, New Zealand hopes to cash in on "The Hobbit" by turning it into actual cash. The nation is releasing special commemorative coins depicting characters from J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved book. The coin release coincides with the premiere of the first installment in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of the book. It is also part of a publicity campaign aimed to rebrand the country "100 percent Middle Earth.""
Government

Submission + - White House Spam Attack is Dumb Reason to Blast Obama Cybersecurity Policy (cio.com)

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Curseyoukhan
Curseyoukhan writes: "It seems someone in the government has decided to underscore the importance of National Cyber Security Awareness Month by leaking news of an attack against the White House. Or maybe the leak had something to do with the long-promised and/or threatened Executive Order on protecting our vital bodily networks from online attack. Either way, the leaked attack isn’t anything special when you get right down to it. There are reasons to criticize the president's policy — this is not one of them."
Businesses

Submission + - Air Force Chief, Ex-FBI Agent: Cybersecurity Policy Can't Wait (cio.com)

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Curseyoukhan
Curseyoukhan writes: "President Obama had better release an executive order on cybersecurity soon because it is increasingly clear that the government’s muddled approach is just making the problem worse. Both the FBI’s former chief of cyber intelligence and the new chief of staff for the Air Force have made it clear that a change has to come soon."
Businesses

Submission + - Hackers Attack BoA and Chase Banking Sites, Press Overreacts (As Usual) (cio.com)

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Curseyoukhan
Curseyoukhan writes: "The press tried to raise U.S. hysteria to OMG levels this week when reports of problems at two American banks’ websites were linked to the deadly protests going on across the Middle East. Everyone–meaning mostly my fellow journalists–needs to calm the [EXPLETIVE DELETED] down. Even if this turns out to be true the hackers’ greatest accomplishment will have been to cause some minor inconveniences."

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