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Reno: Law enforcement ill-prepared for cybercrime
Law enforcement agencies are generally outgunned in the battle against cybercrime, according to Attorney General Janet Reno.
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Qwest, Tech Data deal beefs up e-commerce
Tech Data Corp. and Qwest Communications Inc. announced on Tuesday a partnership that would give both companies' customers better access to e-commerce services.
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Souping up storage
Most servers PC servers included play too important a role to risk data loss or downtime because of a hard drive failure. Unlike most of the parts inside modern computers, hard disk drives have moving parts and therefore suffer failures more often than the semiconductor components.
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VeriSign, NSI deal will form "trust utility"
Internet security provider VeriSign Inc. announced Tuesday it would acquire Network Solutions Inc. for $21 billion in an effort to expand its ecommerce capabilities.
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PC servers: New building blocks
PC servers are not what they used to be. And federal customers couldn't be happier.
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Cyberdefense alarms ring on Hill
Congressman calls on president, intelligence community to raise awareness of threats posed by cyberattacks
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A model for security
The CIO Council last week unveiled a tool that federal agencies can use to improve security practices and that Congress can use to assess their progress.
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Bell dialing up network services
Bell Atlantic Federal is transforming itself into a network services provider in order to stay competitive
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Deals boost e-business
The merger announcement of VeriSign and Network Solutions and the partnership agreement between Qwest Communications International and Tech Data epitomize the industry's move toward ebusiness solutions.
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Internet, heal thyself
The best way to secure the Internet is to create a selfhealing network, said Raj Reddy, cochairman of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee (PITAC) and a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University.
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A strong Internet is a secure Internet
The best way to secure the Internet is to make the Internet itself stronger, a member of the President's Information Technology Advisory Committee testified Wednesday before Congress.
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Computer-intense project to revamp Pa. policing
State chooses Lockeed Martin for a system that would put computers into every facet of the commonwealth's crime fighting efforts
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Census slowdown no problem
The Census Bureau had to change part of its data capture system, Census chief Kenneth Prewitt told Congress
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Student loan/drug offender screening continues
The Education Department will continue an automated matching program designed to keep drug offenders from getting student loans
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Rep. Bliley won't seek re-election
House Commerce Committee Chairman Tom Bliley (R-Va.) has overseen legislation including Internet taxation, computer encryption and telephone competition
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City manager challenges California gov on e-taxes
San Mateo official blasts Davis' opinion that the moratorium on taxing Internet transactions should be extended
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Model may provide security benchmark
The CIO Council on Thursday will present to Congress plans for a model that enables agencies to evaluate their security capabilities
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New laws for new technology
Current federal laws may need some help to combat crime on the Internet
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Touch-and-go computer access
When trying to increase computer system security, new procedures often can be burdensome, forcing employees to remember multiple passwords or learn new routines.
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