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HSPD-7
14 Nov 2005
WORD - HSPD-7 (Homeland Security Presidential Directive No. 7) is a directive that was issued by U.S. President George W. Bush in December, 2003 to update policies intended to protect the country from terrorist attacks. This ...
CALEA
03 Jun 2005
WORD - CALEA (Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act) is a United States federal law that enables the government to intercept wire and electronic communications and call-identifying information under certain circumstances ...
I-SPY Act
31 May 2005
WORD - The I-SPY Act, formally known as the Internet Spyware Prevention Act of 2005 (H.R. 744), is a bill in the U.S. Congress that would criminalize the unauthorized use of spyware, phishing, and other methods of using the Internet ...
vulnerability disclosure
26 Feb 2004
WORD - Vulnerability disclosure is the practice of publishing information about a computer security problem, and a type of policy that stipulates guidelines for doing so. Either the person or organization that discovers the ...
lawful interception
04 Jun 2003
WORD - Lawful interception (LI) is the legally sanctioned official access to private communications, such as telephone calls or e-mail messages. In general, LI is a security process in which a network operator or service provider ...
lifestyle polygraph
26 May 2003
WORD - A lifestyle polygraph is a lie-detector (polygraph) test that is administered as a requirement for employment in certain fields. Such tests are common as part of the screening process for any job requiring a security ...
Information Awareness Office
12 Jan 2003
WORD - Created in response to the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, the Information Awareness Office (IAO) is a branch of the United States Defense Advanced Research Agency (DARPA) that aims to gather massive amounts of ...
cyberstalking
22 Nov 2002
WORD - Cyberstalking is a crime in which the attacker harasses a victim using electronic communication, such as e-mail or instant messaging (IM), or messages posted to a Web site or a discussion group. A cyberstalker relies upon ...
intelligence community
17 Sep 2001
WORD - The term intelligence community refers to government and other public agencies as well as private agencies that gather, assemble, and report information that pertains to world or national security. For example, in the United ...
cypherpunk
15 Sep 2001
WORD - Cypherpunk, a term that appeared in Eric Hughes' "A Cypherpunk's Manifesto" in 1993, combines the ideas of cyberpunk, the spirit of individualism in cyberspace, with the use of strong encryption (ciphertext is encrypted text) ...


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