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(9/10/2007) It would appear that the German government is sending mixed messages when it comes to computer hacking. After passing antihacking legislation earlier this year to crack down on the sharp rise in computer attacks in the public and private sectors, the government is now floating a plan to develop and smuggle its own spyware on to the hard drives of suspected terrorists through e-mail messages. | (9/8/2007) InterGovWorld.com readers write back | (9/7/2007) China has denied allegations that its military hacked a Pentagon network in June, the second time in as many weeks that the country has responded to charges of sponsoring computer attacks. | (9/7/2007) Canada's deputy ministers for service delivery have targeted a pan-Canadian framework for identification and authentication among their top 12 priorities for collaboration. William Stallings, co-author of the new book, Computer Security: Principles and Practice, offers his take on how identity management has evolved to a more federated, enterprise-wide model, and what it takes to get there. | (9/6/2007) Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Version 3 is a move to tie IT and business functions closer together, according to Ottawa-based chief architect Sharon Taylor. The result of a two-and-a-half-year development process, ITIL Version 3 looks to build on a thorough set of guidelines presented in previous releases by concentrating on the life-cycle management of IT services, rather than merely the execution of processes. | (9/5/2007) Rumours that Microsoft Corp. may purchase Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. are likely just that because of RIM's high price tag, although there would be benefits for both parties if a deal were struck, according to industry analysts. | (9/4/2007) For those in IT seeking to beef up their leadership skills, University of Fredericton's new online executive MBA program could be beneficial, according to the head of a Canadian association of IT professionals. The executive MBA, which focuses on leadership and relationship management skills, is set to begin its inaugural term this fall. | (9/4/2007) Monster.com's database was ransacked by identity thieves who also obtained personal information of 146,000 people who use USAJobs, which is the federal government's official job search site, according to federal officials. According to Monster executives, the Trojan absconded with the names, addresses, e-mail addresses and phone numbers of some 1.3 million people. | (8/31/2007) Stephen Conroy, the Australian shadow minister for communications and IT, has smashed the federal government's Australia Connected initiative and promised to wipe out the broadband taskforce if Labor wins government. | (8/31/2007) Since 2005, phones sold in the United States have been GPS-enabled to accommodate the FCC E911 regulation requiring that cell phone carriers be able to locate specific phones for 911 emergency calls. But there's a big issue raising its head. At least in theory, this increased location monitoring means you can be tracked by a lot of folks now, at least according to the Privacy Rights Clearing House. |
  | |  | | Blog Spotlight: Sandford Borins |  | As Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Toronto, Sandford Borins brings InterGovWorld.com readers exclusive insights into how and why the public sector is changing. You'll find new perspectives and questions, observations and objectives, lessons and answers. Cover to Cover, the blog by Prof. Sandford Borins, appears every Thursday. Inside Cover to Cover | |
| | | Unified Communications |  | Unity is a word often heard in the public sector, with myriad agencies and departments looking to foster collective thinking around some of today's most pressing issues. The word, however, doesn't usually get mentioned in the same breath as technology. That's a situation, though, that might soon be changing, thanks to a new software platform known as unified communications.
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