FBI May Have to Scrap New Computer Program
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The FBI said on Thursday it may have  to scrap a new $170 million computer program designed to allow  agents to share information instantly and fix a main problem  identified after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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American lawmakers are close to outlawing the making of spyware that smuggles its way on to your PC.
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Measures to curb the use of "spyware" -- the computer programs that surreptitiously track people's online movements -- are steamrolling their way through Congress and a combined proposal could reach the President's desk before lawmakers break for the November election.
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The FBI is convinced that the Virtual Case File software wouldn't work as planned and has already taken steps to start soliciting outside proposals for new software, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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The global nature of the Internet is posing new challenges to law enforcement agencies like the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation. In response, the FBI is reaching out to new partners, both in the private sector and in the international community, to help fight online identity thieves, computer hijackers, and other digital desperadoes known as &quot;botherders.&quot; The ongoing effort has been dubbed &quot;Operation Bot Roast.&quot;
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New technology could mean superfast data transfer inside the computer.
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Microsoft is investigating a program that attempts to switch off the firm's anti-spyware software.
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Before I begin this week's missive, let me just say this: I'm glad to see that the FBI is turning to off-the-shelf software to monitor our conversations rather than spending more money on a proprietary solution. As a taxpayer, I appreciate that.
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The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) will attempt to salvage parts of a $170 million case-management software package despite growing criticism that the 4-year-old project doesn't work as expected.ADVERTISEMENTReducing the Total Cost of OwnershipLearn how to reduce the total coast of ownership in enterprise data management in this case study.
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The FBI's failure to roll out an expanded computer system that would help agents investigate criminals and terrorists is the latest in a series of costly technology blunders by government over more than a decade.
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The FBI had more than 300 weapons and laptops lost or stolen in just under four years, and some of the computers contained sensitive or classified information, the U.S. Justice Department inspector general said on Monday in a highly critical report.
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A phone company cut off a FBI foreign-intelligence wiretap after the FBI failed to pay its bills, according to an internal audit. The disconnection was just one consequence of the FBI's routine late payments to the nation's telecoms for wiretaps and surveillance infrastructure.
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The FBI hopes to salvage parts of a $170 million case-management software package that has come under fire amid concerns it doesn't work as the agency had expected.
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Agency says it may uncover additional incidents in which botnets have been used to facilitate criminal activity.
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Security expert express concerns that cash machines could soon fall victim to Windows viruses.
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Program isn't entirely benevolent: it also downloads files to infected PCs.