The program, known asConficker( http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-088A.html), uses flaws in Windows software to co-opt machines and link them into a virtual computer that can be commanded remotely by its authors. With more than five million of these zombies now under its control government, business and home computers in more than 200 countries…
To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. All summaries are produced by Findlaw: August 18 – 27, 2009. View FindLaw’s new Case Summary Blog for the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals CIVIL RIGHTS, CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, GOVERNMENT LAW, INJURY AND TORT LAW Okin…
Beth Doyle and Holly Robertson have launched a new online blog devoted to preservation and conservation administration called PCAN or Preservation and Conservation Administration News. http://prescan.wordpress.com/ Below is the description from their site that explains what PCAN is trying to accomplish. They are very excited about this site and hope…
The 2009 Fall Conference Washington, DC. November 6, 2009 “The ABA Criminal Justice Section, in cooperation with our co-sponsors, is proud to present a one-day seminar to address a broad array of sentencing and reentry issues, with a particular emphasis on sentencing practice in white-collar cases. The conference will examine…
Top Ten Stories for Week Ending August 28, 2009. Features Are You a Legal Rebel? In the Magazine – September 2009 Sign the Legal Rebels Manifesto, ride along on our tour and learn from 50 of the profession’s leading innovators. Here are the first seven: Jeffrey J. Hughes: The Legal…
People often ask about procedures for obtaining approval to staging secial events in the City, especially those involving some form of street activity. New York City requires that a “Special Event Permit Application be submitted to the City of New York Street Activity Permit Office prior to any special event…
After posting two articles on this Web site here and here related to the Obama administration seriously considering allowing much greater flexibility regarding the use of cookies and tracking devices on government Web sites, I thought I was finished with the topic. That is until this morning August 25 when…
In her interesting and provocative article, “Transparency Chic”, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Senior Editor at Reason Magazine, writes: “…Privacy is dead. But one kind of information is still cozily tucked away, the law…[W]ith the possible exception of the ever-leaky CIA, no aspect of government remains more locked down than the secretive, hierarchical…
Volume 2 Number 8 August 2009. From the Desk of David G. Badertscher Mmmm… cookies – chocolate chip and oatmeal with raisins! Cookies are one of the most popular snacks that exist today. Did you know you can get “browser” cookies almost every time you go on the Internet? These…
The following article published in the July 2009 issue of The Third Branch: Newsletter of the Federal Courts discusses a project conducted by U.S. Circuit librarians in the federal courts, and organized by the Fudicial Conference Committee on Court Administration and Case Management (CACM). The project involved observation and recording…