[2005-07-20] FTC Cans X-Rated Spam
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) busted a move on a few porn traders passing unmarked spams. Tag-teaming with Microsoft, the FTC levied fines and civil penalties against seven companies. Four had been settled but three were still pending.
[2005-07-19] Defense Department Buying HP Supercomputer
Weapons design and other projects have been slated for the 1,024 node Linux-based cluster.
[2005-07-15] Government Gets Groovy With Microsoft
Microsoft subsidiary Groove Networks will work with government defense contractor General Dynamics on collaboration solutions.
[2005-07-13] Uncle Sam Wants Access To Air Passenger Net Usage
Citing the need for quick action in the event of a security threat, several government agencies have asked the FCC for broad inspection powers.
[2005-07-05] German Teen Spreads Worms
Sven Jaschan admitted to wrecking computers worldwide when he confessed to creating last year's Sasser computer worm. The worm devastated hundreds of thousands of computers across the globe. In the process, he's bought himself some real jail time for his computer terrorism.