U.N. Meeting Hopes to Energize Anti-Hunger Campaign

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Secure Resolutions Upgrades Their
Anti-Virus Engine to Include
Anti-Spyware, Anti-Adware, Anti-Dialers,
Anti-Hoaxes, Anti-Jokes, and
Anti-Hacking Tools

Secure Resolutions Upgrades Their
Anti-Virus Engine to Include
Anti-Spyware, Anti-Adware, Anti-Dialers,
Anti-Hoaxes, Anti-Jokes, and
Anti-Hacking Tools 06/05/2005 11:14 PM
Secure Resolutions desktop security (Resolution Antivirus™) automatically detects and eliminates all types of viruses, worms, Trojans Horses, dialers, hoaxes, jokes, and hacking tools within a managed desktop security solution. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2005]

Ditka shatters GOP hopes, spurns
campaign

Ditka shatters GOP hopes, spurns
campaign 07/15/2004 10:40 AM

Ditka Shatters GOP Hopes, Spurns
Campaign (AP)

Ditka Shatters GOP Hopes, Spurns
Campaign (AP) 07/15/2004 06:48 AM
AP - With four months to go before the election, Illinois Republicans are desperately searching for a U.S. Senate candidate after former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka said he wouldn't run.

New Anti-Spyware Coalition Hopes To Be
Less Useless Than The Last One

New Anti-Spyware Coalition Hopes To Be
Less Useless Than The Last One 06/05/2005 11:57 PM
Just a few months after an anti-spyware coalition fell apart after it admitted known malware creators to the group, a new group has formed that promises it won't meet the same fate. They say the original group tried to do too much -- though, really the problem was just that they let the fox into the hen house. In the meantime, this more "narrowly focused" group plans to start out by "defining spyware." Good luck. People (politicians, mainly) have been trying to define spyware for quite some time, witho ut much luck. The problem with defining such things is that you never know what the unintended consequences are -- and there are some actions that may be perfectly legit in some programs, but a serious problem in others. It's still not clear why existing fraud laws can't cover the problems caused by most malware. Besides, as we've seen with CAN SPAM, it wouldn't be surprising if many malware makers figure out ways to follow the letter of the law, but not the spirit -- or, failing that, to ignore it completely.

U.S. Hopes Tsunami Aid Will Help
Anti-Terror Drive

U.S. Hopes Tsunami Aid Will Help
Anti-Terror Drive 01/04/2005 03:28 PM
Reuters via Wired News Jan 4 2005 6:39PM GMT

U.S. Hopes Tsunami Aid Will Help
Anti-Terror Drive (Reuters)

U.S. Hopes Tsunami Aid Will Help
Anti-Terror Drive (Reuters) 01/04/2005 01:45 PM
Reuters - Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Tuesday he hoped American aid for Asia's tsunami victims would strengthen U.S. and regional security by removing any discontent that could fuel terrorism.

Anti-Phishing Working Group Meeting

Anti-Phishing Working Group Meeting 04/09/2004 05:30 PM

I was out all day yesterday to attend the Anti-Phishing Working Group meeting at Wells Fargo World HQ in San Francisco.  About one hundred people from wide assortment of backgrounds were there, some from law enforcement agencies like the Secret Service and FBI, lawyers, prosecutors, financial services, e-tailers, solutions vendors, and security experts.  APWG did an impressive job of pulling them altogether to focus on the phishing epidemic which continues to grow.

While everyone wanted to pool resources to combat phishing, I sensed a common desire to protect details about ongoing APWG activities from the public for various reasons.  Since I am not sure what APWG's policy is about blogging, I will limit this post to my thoughts and observations.

Toolbars

Warm receptions received by Account Guard feature of eBay Toolbar and Dan Boneh's SpoofGuard means more toolbars in the near future.  I predict we'll see about ten security-related toolbars released before this year is over.  Since highly integrated client-side software like browser toolbars are one of my specialties, all this is good news for me but I couldn't help worrying about the oncoming glut of toolbars, sidebars, and deskbars causing confusion among users.

Microsoft

Microsoft needs to do more to combat phishing.  Actually, they need to do 'less' by disabling or limiting use of hyperlinks and javascript in Outlook and Hotmail.  Since phishing is causing real financial damages to companies and individuals, Microsoft created an arguably very large liability exposure by introducing DHTML e-mail in Outlook.

My opinion is that hyperlinks in e-mail contents should require the user to approve each navigation after viewing a dialog that clearly indicate the link destination.  This constraint can be eased depending on the age of the hyperlinks because destination phishing websites are more likely to be takendown or abandoned over time.  I also think javascript should be disabled completely in e-mail contents to protect against new breed of javascript obfuscated webpages.

Hunters vs. Butchers

Law enforcement agencies are IMHO still in the hunter mode, meaning hackers they find and prosecute are more or less trophies for assuring the public.  Seen as services, they are open to denial of service attacks by organized hackers arming script-kiddies to overload or slowdown cybercops.  They need to think about ways to shift-gear from hunter to butchers mode now, if not just against phishers, then for homeland security.

Takedown.com

Most difficult part of fighting against phishing is taking down phishing websites.  Differences and confusino in law and legal jurisdictions, cross-language communication issues, availability, authority verification problems, and other issues make taking down a fraud site a skill or an art of social networking, ingenuity, and patience which most companies do not have.

Solutions suggested so far like contacts and standards are useless IMHO.  A more effective solution is to encourage entrepreneurs to startup federated or franchised businesses to offer takedown services around globe and around the clock with the local touch.  Having middlemen like them solves most of the issues mentioned above.

Spoofback

Considering the difficulty with takedown, another options is to 'spoof back' by posting phony information to the phishing websites in order to spoil the goods by diluting it with bad info.  Instead of receiving 3,000 good responses, phishers will receive 300,000 responses most of which will be bad.  Another variation is to post user info leading to honeypots in order to phish the phishers.  I am not sure about the legal issues, but hackback risk is no worse than the takedown IMHO.

APWG Future Threat Models SIG

I have volunteered to participate in the Future Threat Models SIG at APWG because I am both highly creative and insanely paranoid which means I can see blindspots where none exists.  :-)  I probably won't be posting about the activities there but I will post my thoughts and publicize imminent threats like the XSS Network threat I posted about before.

US Attorney subpoenas anti-war meeting
participants and university

US Attorney subpoenas anti-war meeting
participants and university 02/12/2004 11:28 PM
Last week, the US Attorney's office filed numerous subpoenas concerning a November Anti-War forum held at Drake University. The university, the leader of the Catholic Peace Ministry, and at least four participants received the subpoenas, according to the New York Times story. The justification supplied by the US Attorney's office was that the subpoenas were part of an ongoing incident involving an activist who scaled a fence at a Iowa National Guard facility a day after the meeting, during a protest.

AT&T Released Details of Anti-Spam
Filter, Hopes For Long-Term Benefit

AT&T Released Details of Anti-Spam
Filter, Hopes For Long-Term Benefit 12/02/2003 12:45 AM
AT&T received a U.S. patent earlier this month that will give intellectual property (IP) attorneys ground on which to stand when pursuing spammers.

Microsoft Anti-trust: EU court sets
'informal' meeting July 27

Microsoft Anti-trust: EU court sets
'informal' meeting July 27 07/07/2004 07:33 PM
osOpinion Jul 7 2004 10:53PM GMT

Greens' anti-war Europe campaign

Greens' anti-war Europe campaign 05/17/2004 07:21 AM
Voting Green will send a signal British troops should withdraw from Iraq as soon as possible, the party says.

Big Anti-Induce Campaign Planned

Big Anti-Induce Campaign Planned 09/14/2004 05:51 AM
A music-activism group is staging a massive call-in to congressional members Tuesday to protest the Induce Act and urge protection of consumers' rights to music and movies they own. By Katie Dean.

US anti-drug campaign 'failing'

US anti-drug campaign 'failing' 08/06/2004 12:46 AM
The US drugs tsar admits that Washington's anti-narcotics policy in Latin America has failed so far.

Anti-Piracy Campaign Gets a Laugh

Anti-Piracy Campaign Gets a Laugh 02/10/2004 02:53 AM
A website launched by a pair of independent filmmakers pokes fun at efforts by the Motion Picture Association of America to prevent the illegal copying of Hollywood films. By Jason Silverman.

Yet Another Anti-Linux Campaign From
Microsoft

Yet Another Anti-Linux Campaign From
Microsoft 08/20/2004 02:29 PM
For now, Mission Critical Microsoft is just an internal initiative. But its goal is to create new external programs to help Microsoft combat the rise of Linux running on enterprise mainframes.

Microsoft Beefs Up Anti-Spam Campaign

Microsoft Beefs Up Anti-Spam Campaign 12/19/2003 01:10 PM
Hankooki Dec 19 2003 12:13PM ET

New anti-download campaign debuts during
Grammys

New anti-download campaign debuts during
Grammys 02/10/2004 02:51 AM
The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), the organization behind the Grammys, debuted a TV and radio PSA campaign against digital filesharing during tonight's awards show. One TV ad premiered during the awards show observes a young woman downloading a 3MB file called "music" to her PC, while a club full of hipsters dances to the music somewhere else. When her download completes, lights and music in that somewhere else shut off.

The spot urges viewers to visit the dorkily-domained whatsthedownload.com, where they'll find statements from pop stars about the dire consequences of downloading (causes regional blackouts?), and pleas to purchase tunes from a list of approved online services. I understand there's already a deadpool going for how long until haxxors shut off the lights. The site also includes a message board. Will be interesting to see how that portion of the site fleshes out.

One thing that visitors won't find, unless they're looking really really hard, is the fact that The Recording Academy is behind the site. Regardless of whether you're for or against filesharing, lack of transparency makes people suspicious -- particularly the web-savvy, younger crowd they're probably hoping this site will reach. At least one flamewar about that issue is already under way in th is area of the site's message board. Link to press release about whatsthedownload.com launch.

And in other news, what the hell was up with that Outkast finale number? I mean, what was that? The Lucky Charms leprechaun meets every horrible Native American stereotype ever plastered on a football helmet meets a set of macrame curtains? Where are the Fab 5 when you need 'em?

Update: For those of you without MTV or someone under 25 in your life, "whatsthedownload" is a bad pun sortasoundalike for "what's the downlow." Which translates to "wassup." "Que hubo." "What's shakin'." BoingBoing reader Bruce says, "On a hunch, I tried www.whatsthedownlow.com, and I'm happy to report that NARAS didn't secure that domain as well. Heh!"

Microsoft Expands Anti-Linux Campaign

Microsoft Expands Anti-Linux Campaign 04/09/2005 01:16 PM
PC World Online Apr 9 2005 4:51PM GMT

PC Pitstop Continues Anti-Spyware
Campaign

PC Pitstop Continues Anti-Spyware
Campaign 12/03/2003 09:50 AM

Disney joins anti-Moore campaign

Disney joins anti-Moore campaign 06/28/2004 06:16 PM

Microsoft gets more 'facts' for
anti-Linux campaign

Microsoft gets more 'facts' for
anti-Linux campaign 04/06/2005 09:15 AM
SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft is expanding its "Get the Facts" campaign against Linux by talking about the reliability of Windows versus Linux systems, a company executive said on Tuesday, the day the Open Source Business Conference kicked off in San Francisco.

Microsoft Rolls Out New Anti-Linux Ad
Campaign

Microsoft Rolls Out New Anti-Linux Ad
Campaign 01/06/2004 02:34 PM
Anonymous Coward writes "Microsoft has launched a new ad campaign that purports to give 'objective third-party information' comparing Windows to Linux." See ...

Saudi Anti-Extremist Campaign
Ineffective (AP)

Saudi Anti-Extremist Campaign
Ineffective (AP) 06/19/2004 04:31 AM
AP - The Saudi government's intense public relations campaign to discourage people from supporting extremists isn't swaying some of its citizens, who still consider the militants heroes despite appeals from Muslim religious leaders.

McDonald's Launches Anti-Obesity
Campaign (Reuters)

McDonald's Launches Anti-Obesity
Campaign (Reuters) 04/15/2004 08:56 AM
Reuters - McDonald's Corp. (MCD.N), the world's largest fast-food company, on Thursday launched an anti-obesity education campaign that it said would promote the importance of exercise and a balanced lifestyle.

Microsoft Expands Anti-Linux Campaign
(PC World)

Microsoft Expands Anti-Linux Campaign
(PC World) 04/06/2005 07:18 AM
PC World - Software giant plans to promote Windows as a more reliable platform.

Anti-Piracy Campaign Dealt Major Blow

Anti-Piracy Campaign Dealt Major Blow 12/22/2003 04:06 PM
theWHIR Dec 22 2003 3:03PM ET

Powerful anti-war flash animation from
the Kucinich campaign

Powerful anti-war flash animation from
the Kucinich campaign 12/09/2003 03:45 AM
Powerful anti-war flash animation from the Kucinich campaign. A bit heavy handed, but when dealing with life and death, literally, its best to just come out and say what one thinks.

Anti-road-piss campaign from Washington
State

Anti-road-piss campaign from Washington
State 12/17/2003 02:39 AM
Washington State highway cops are sick of picking up the bottles of piss and poopie that truckers (and other long-haul drivers) toss out their windows, so they've started a campaign to warn and fine scat-flingers and piss-pitchers. Link (Thanks, Psylux!)

Intellectual Property Office launches
new anti-piracy campaign

Intellectual Property Office launches
new anti-piracy campaign 07/27/2004 11:10 AM
Channel NewsAsia Jul 27 2004 3:30PM GMT

In-theater protests of MPAA
"anti-pirate" ad campaign: Just Say
Arrrrrrrr!

In-theater protests of MPAA
"anti-pirate" ad campaign: Just Say
Arrrrrrrr! 08/27/2004 01:46 PM
Xeni Jardin: Following up on yesterday's BoingBoing posts ( one, two) about opposition to the MPAA's ridicule-inspiring "respectcopyrights .org" ad campaign, we have an update from blogger provocateur Defamer -- in-theater civil disobedience!

Yesterday's "call to arms" to resist the MPAA's cloying "Respect Copyrights" PSAs is off to a great start. In fact, some readers took the protest to the next, completely awesome level, leaving us somewhat ashamed that we didn't think this up in the first place. Pirate taunts! [One reader says:]

"So we took the 'put an end to piracy' portion of the Manny Perry ad and ran with it..... Imagine twenty coeds and their gentlemen friends standing in their seats hurling archaic curses and 'ARRRRRRRR's at the screen for the duration of the clip. Surprisingly, we drew chuckles, not Diet Cokes to the head, from our fellow patrons. Viva La Resistance!"

Link to Defamer's update.

"Nike asked us last month to join the
anti-racism campaign".

"Nike asked us last month to join the
anti-racism campaign". 02/01/2005 09:59 PM
Stand Up, Speak Up -- Against Racism (and for Nike) A new campaign against the ugly, very present problem of racism in the game of soccer, with soccer stars like Thierry Henry and Rio Ferdinand. An elegant (if more than a bit tame and unimaginative) new ad by Wieden+Kennedy. The campaign aims to encourage fans to wear interlocked black-and-white wristbands as a symbol of their stand against racism, which can be bought for €2, or £1.50 in the UK.
In every Nike store near you. (more inside)

Energize e-government now

Energize e-government now 02/07/2005 01:08 AM
CHINAdaily Feb 6 2005 11:38PM GMT

EU Launches Anti-Spam Campaign, Seeks
Tough Action (Reuters)

EU Launches Anti-Spam Campaign, Seeks
Tough Action (Reuters) 01/22/2004 02:07 PM
Reuters - European Union governments should toughen sanctions against junk e-mails that now account for half of global Internet mail traffic, the EU Commission said in a policy document on Thursday.

Anti-salt campaign website goes live,
but can it deliver changed minds?

Anti-salt campaign website goes live,
but can it deliver changed minds? 09/16/2004 03:37 AM
PublicTechnology.net Sep 16 2004 6:41AM GMT

The New York Times > Washington
> Campaign 2004 > Friendly Fire:
The Birth of an Anti-Kerry Ad

The New York Times > Washington
> Campaign 2004 > Friendly Fire:
The Birth of an Anti-Kerry Ad 08/20/2004 10:57 AM
"Friendly Fire: The Birth of an Anti-Kerry Ad," .. From the NYT

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Bush Aims to Energize Supporters in New
Hampshire (Reuters)

Bush Aims to Energize Supporters in New
Hampshire (Reuters) 01/29/2004 03:49 AM
Reuters - President Bush goes to New Hampshire on Thursday to energize his supporters in a state he narrowly secured in the 2000 election and where he has been repeatedly attacked by Democrats in recent weeks.

Gastar Exploration Ltd. to Present at
Pritchard Capital Partner's Energize
2005 Conference

Gastar Exploration Ltd. to Present at
Pritchard Capital Partner's Energize
2005 Conference 01/05/2005 11:34 AM
Market Wire Jan 5 2005 3:14PM GMT

Kagan VOD Summit, June 28, To Tackle How
Cable TV Intends to Energize 20+ Mil.
Subscribers Now Wired for VOD

Kagan VOD Summit, June 28, To Tackle How
Cable TV Intends to Energize 20+ Mil.
Subscribers Now Wired for VOD 06/17/2005 03:44 PM
Charlie Thurston, President, Comcast Spotlight, will keynote the Kagan VOD Summit, Tuesday, June 28. The event will address how advertisers are poised to reach the 20+ mil. homes now wired for on-demand television access. The executive conference to be held at the Park Lane in New York will also feature top executives from leading players in the video on demand sector, such as iN DEMAND, IBM Digital Media, Showtime, Nielsen Media Research, Broadbus, Rainbow Media, Tandberg Television and more. [PRWEB Jun 9, 2005]

The New York Times > Washington >
Campaign 2004 > Vast Anti-Bush Rally
Greets Republicans in New York

The New York Times > Washington >
Campaign 2004 > Vast Anti-Bush Rally
Greets Republicans in New York 08/30/2004 03:26 PM
were around half a million people

nytimes.com/2004/08/30/politics/campaign/30protest.html
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