"I recommend that we make our botnet - the botnet I propose - public. The whole world knows about it. That we exercise it on ranges that other countries can see electronically, that they know what we're doing and then they are going to be more likely to back off before doing an attack because they have to take this into account," he said.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8026964.stm
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BIRTH-CERTIFICATE TERROR ALARM
By LARRY CELONA and ANDY GELLER
April 25, 2009 --A stack of blank birth certificates has been stolen from the city Health Department's offices, leading investigators to worry that they may have fallen into the hands of terrorists, The Post has learned.
On March 12, an employee discovered that 104 certificates with the agency's stamp on them were missing from the department's offices at 125 Worth St., near City Hall, sources said.
It was the first time in 10 years that blank birth certificates were stolen from the department.
The NYPD and the city's Department of Investigation are investigating.
"It's like hitting the Lotto for a terrorist," one investigator said.
"Forged documents are one of the primary concerns of Homeland Security. After you get that birth certificate, you can get any document you want. This is extremely serious."
The missing documents were in a box of blank certificates that was stacked on other similar boxes.
The employee noticed they were missing because there was a break in the numbers on the certificates.
Investigators believe the theft was carried out by someone who has access to the offices, probably an employee.
New legislation targets organized shoplifting
The state is losing more than $32 million a year in sales tax because of the rise in organized shoplifters who swipe large quantities of merchandise to resell, retailers told a state Senate committee Wednesday.
The Public Safety and Human Services Committee heard a presentation from retailers, police and prosecutors hoping to encourage the passage of a Senate Bill 1059, which would make organized retail theft a separate criminal charge and a Class 4 felony.
Under current state laws, a shoplifter can be charged with a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the value of the goods, and be punished by up to two years in prison. Under the bill, organized retail theft - defined as shoplifting with the intent to resell or trade the merchandise - would be a felony, regardless of the value of the stolen goods. It would be punishable by up to 3 1/2 years in prison.
Committee chairwoman Linda Gray, R-Phoenix, who sponsored the bill, said the legislation will be among the first to go through committee for a vote after the budget is completed. "I think (the response) will be good," she said. "It affects all of us. Those are prices we're absorbing."
The bill would bring Arizona on par with 35 other states that have either enacted legislation or have introduced bills to combat organized retail theft, according to Michelle Ahlmer, president of the Arizona Retail Association. The bill comes at the recommendation of a task force commissioned during the 2007 session to look into the growing trend.
The two-page report also recommended more education and training for officers and a full-time law-enforcement task force that would work with retailers to combat the crime full time.
Retailers insist they're doing their part to work with law enforcement to battle the growing trend by sharing information about suspects and trends and protecting their merchandise.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/04/30/20090430politics-shoplifting0430.html
The Public Safety and Human Services Committee heard a presentation from retailers, police and prosecutors hoping to encourage the passage of a Senate Bill 1059, which would make organized retail theft a separate criminal charge and a Class 4 felony.
Under current state laws, a shoplifter can be charged with a misdemeanor or a felony, depending on the value of the goods, and be punished by up to two years in prison. Under the bill, organized retail theft - defined as shoplifting with the intent to resell or trade the merchandise - would be a felony, regardless of the value of the stolen goods. It would be punishable by up to 3 1/2 years in prison.
Committee chairwoman Linda Gray, R-Phoenix, who sponsored the bill, said the legislation will be among the first to go through committee for a vote after the budget is completed. "I think (the response) will be good," she said. "It affects all of us. Those are prices we're absorbing."
The bill would bring Arizona on par with 35 other states that have either enacted legislation or have introduced bills to combat organized retail theft, according to Michelle Ahlmer, president of the Arizona Retail Association. The bill comes at the recommendation of a task force commissioned during the 2007 session to look into the growing trend.
The two-page report also recommended more education and training for officers and a full-time law-enforcement task force that would work with retailers to combat the crime full time.
Retailers insist they're doing their part to work with law enforcement to battle the growing trend by sharing information about suspects and trends and protecting their merchandise.
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2009/04/30/20090430politics-shoplifting0430.html
Cybersecurity Review Sets Turf Battle
>>>>>Congress is moving ahead on cybersecurity. On Thursday, the chairmen of the House and Senate homeland security committees introduced legislation to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to set cybersecurity standards for power companies and to allow it to issue emergency orders if a cyber threat is imminent.
That measure followed two others introduced earlier this week on the electric grid and a proposed White House cybersecurity office. Cybersecurity experts say they expect some version of these or related bills to become law.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124113159891774733.html
That measure followed two others introduced earlier this week on the electric grid and a proposed White House cybersecurity office. Cybersecurity experts say they expect some version of these or related bills to become law.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124113159891774733.html
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