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GFIRST National Security Conference

Announcing the 5th Annual GFIRST National Conference at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia – August 23-28, 2009 GFIRST5: The Five Pillars of Cyber Security: Threat, Vulnerability, Attack & Detection, Mitigation and Reflection. These foundations support the cyber security and incident response community by identifying the core components of incident management. Regardless [...]
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Digital Britain: High Speed Access For All

10 Downing Street, England — The launch of the Digital Britain report today will give the country the tools necessary to succeed in the future economy, the Prime Minister has said. This morning the Prime Minister toured the Arqiva power transmitter site in south-east London to mark the release of the report. He was joined [...]
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The Cyclical Economy

Events that are cyclical happen on a periodic basis. Many economist subscribe to the theory that business is cyclical — a period of growth is followed by a period of recession. Because the last period of economic growth lasted so long, many business owners had never experienced a period of decline. In hindsight, they now [...]
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Internet Advertising Revenues = $23 Billion

Internet Advertising Revenues Surpass $23 Billion Internet advertising revenues in the U.S. remained strong, topping $23 billion, according to the 2008 Internet Advertising Revenue Report, released by the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC). Despite a difficult U.S. economy, interactive advertising’s continued growth, albeit at a slower pace, confirms marketers’ increased recognition of [...]
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Cost-Per-Click Advertising

Publishers and Advertisers Reach Consensus on Critical Online Measurement NEW YORK, NEW YORK — To an Internet user, a click is a simple action. Accurately counting those clicks, however, is a complex operational task. The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) today announced the release of its Click Measurement Guidelines, which establish parameters for the accurate buying [...]
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7 Practices for Computer Security

1. Protect your personal information. It’s valuable. 2. Know who you’re dealing with. 3. Use security software that updates automatically. 4. Keep your operating system and Web browser up-to-date, and learn about their security features. 5. Protect your passwords. 6. Back up important files. 7. Learn what to do in an e-mergency. Access to information [...]
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Broadband For Rural America

Washington, D.C., May 27, 2009 – Concluding that all rural Americans must have the opportunity to reap the full benefits of broadband services, Acting Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael J. Copps released a report last week providing a starting point for the development of policies to deliver broadband to rural areas and restore economic growth [...]
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Alert: Apple iTunes

Apple Releases iTunes 8.2 and QuickTime 7.6.2 Apple has released iTunes 8.2 and QuickTime 7.6.2 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users to review Apple articles HT3592 and HT3591 and apply any necessary updates to help mitigate the risks. Available [...]
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BlackBerry Security Advisory

Research In Motion has released security advisory KB18327 to address multiple vulnerabilities in the PDF distiller of the BlackBerry Attachment Service. By convincing a user to open a specially crafted PDF file on a BlackBerry smartphone, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on the computer hosting the BlackBerry Attachment Service. US-CERT encourages [...]
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Internet Advertising: Clear and Conspicuous

The Clear and Conspicuous Requirement The FTC offers free information on how to comply with advertising laws. One requirement for on-line advertising is that disclosures are clear and conspicuous: Disclosures that are required to prevent deception — or to provide consumers material information about a transaction — must be presented “clearly and conspicuously.” Whether a [...]
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