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House Passes Two Cybersecurity Bills

Hunton Privacy

4257), which modifies the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 to provide for automated and continuous monitoring of the security of government information systems. House of Representatives approved the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (“CISPA” or H.R. Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act.

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Ironclad Navies: The USS Monitor and CSS Virginia during the Civil War

Unwritten Record

In late 1862, after supporting numerous military operations near Norfolk and Richmond, the USS Monitor received orders to move south to Beaufort, North Carolina. In 2002, the famous turret was raised from the sea floor. On December 30, 1862, off of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the Monitor encountered a bad storm.

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Mapping the Battle of Fredericksburg

Unwritten Record

For more information about the Battle of Fredericksburg, see the following: Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2002 and 2012). O’Reilly, Francis A. The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter War on the Rappahannock. Rable, George C.

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Digitizing the Castro Archaeological Site

Archives Blogs

In a recent collaboration with the Department of Anthropology, FSU’s Digital Library Center has digitized thousands of objects including photos, field notes, and other fascinating material produced during 2000-2002 of the Castro archaeological site located right here in Leon County, Florida.

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German Cops Raid “Cyberbunker 2.0,” Arrest 7 in Child Porn, Dark Web Market Sting

Krebs on Security

German authorities said Friday they’d arrested seven people and were investigating six more in connection with the raid of a Dark Web hosting operation that allegedly supported multiple child porn, cybercrime and drug markets with hundreds of servers buried inside a heavily fortified military bunker. Image: Blaauw.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking Real World Criminals Online

ForAllSecure

While I produced this episode, a 21 year old Massachusetts National Guard airman is alleged to have photographed and distributed copies of classified US Military material on Discord, a social media site. VAMOSI: Here’s former US Attorney General John Ashcroft in 2002. Here’s Attorney General Merrick Garland.

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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

TRIA was passed in 2002 to provide financial assistance to the insurers who were reeling from covering the costs of the Sept. In his discussion of a potential backstop, Chertoff specifically references the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) as a model. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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