June 18th, 2009 |
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Jammie Thomas-Rasset was found guilty of willful copyright infringement on Thursday in a Minneapolis federal court and must pay the recording industry $1.92 million. In a surprise decision, the jury imposed damages against Thomas-Rasset, who was originally accused to sharing more than 1,700 songs, at a whopping $80,000 for each of the 24 songs she was ultimately found guilty of illegally sharing..
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June 14th, 2009 |
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MINNEAPOLIS - AP / The Minnesota woman who became the nation’s only music file-sharing defendant so far to go to trial is getting a replay two years after losing the case.
Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a 32-year-old mother of four and self-described “huge music fan,” will be armed with aggressive new lawyers when her retrial begins in federal court here Monday.
The lawsuit is among the last vestiges of an anti-piracy campaign that the recording industry ultimately dropped amid widespread criticism.
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June 10th, 2009 |
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PITTSBURGH — On Friday, May 29th President Barack Obama announced he was creating a position to deal with cyber threats.
The president said cyber threats are one of the most serious challenges facing the country now.
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June 9th, 2009 |
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If you’re confused about file sharing networks, and the hazards involved, you’re not alone. Many people looking for free downloading networks online have unanswered questions about p2p sites and RIAA lawsuit risks. So here are crucial facts and important information you need to know about p2p file sharing sites - before using them!
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June 6th, 2009 |
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ZapShares Inc. announced today the findings of new research that indicates computer systems located in Iran, North Korea, China, and Russia are scouring computer Peer-To-Peer (also known as “P2P”) file-sharing networks for classified information that could place national security at risk.
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June 4th, 2009 |
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Written by Chenxi Wang , CSO , 06/04/2009
NETWORKWORLD - Deep packet inspection (DPI) is a technique that has seen success in traffic management, security, and network analysis. It is a technology that performs content analysis of network packets at line speed but is different from header or metadata-based packet inspection, which is typically performed by switches, firewalls, and IDS/IPS devices. A general DPI solution provides deep packet inspection for different applications.
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June 1st, 2009 |
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Written by Dr. Thomas Porter
Introduction
This paper looks at the evolution of firewall technology towards Deep Packet Inspection, and then discusses some of the security issues with this evolving technology.
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