Israeli firm Comsec, which specializes in consulting on information security, has unveiled two new tools it developed for providing responses to growing cyber-threats: the ComSimulator, which makes it possible to actively rehearse various degrees of cyber attacks; and the Cyber Intelligence Hub, an intelligence center that provides information collection and analysis services enabling proactive security […]
Newscom A new study argues that the misnamed Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), better known as the Internet sales tax, would be good for economic growth. But the argument is premised on something that isn’t in the bill. The study says that because the MFA would allow states to enforce their sales tax rules and regulations […]
A retired United States general and former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is under investigation for allegedly leaking details related to the Stuxnet virus that hit Iran in 2010, NBC reports. Retired Marine general James Cartwright is reportedly being questioned over allegations that he provided reporters with information about Stuxnet. Cartwright was […]
Jim Gilmore. (Photo: Kim Morris/ZUMA Press/Newscom) The misnamed Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), commonly called the Internet sales tax, recently passed the Senate and awaits action in the House. If it becomes law, it would force online retailers to collect sales taxes from residents in states in which the businesses have no attachment. It would overturn […]
A new State Department inspector general’s report accuses State of buying friends—or, more precisely, boosting its “likes” on Facebook to up to 2 million—by spending taxpayer dollars on Internet advertising to the tune of $630,000. This is definitely not your father’s State Department at work. Apparently having trouble driving traffic to its websites, in 2011, State […]
May 28, 2013 10:52 by Simon Plosker Following the release of the Israeli government report on Mohammed al-Dura, the Washington Free Beacon reports on a closed Facebook group where journalists and so-called “human rights” officials created an online anti-Israel hate-fest: Journalists and activists mocked the report, attacked the IDF, and claimed pro-Israel lobbyists were influencing […]
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Alan Gross, the American-Jewish contractor who has been imprisoned in Cuba since 2009, against the U.S. government, for whom he was working when he was arrested. Judge James Boasberg wrote in an opinion dismissing the case that federal law bars lawsuits against the government based […]
Newscom If the House approves the Marketplace Fairness Act, Villa Lagoon Tile won’t be out of business, but it might be forced to raise its prices. In an interview with National Public Radio, owners Lundy Wilder and Dave Perry talked about the “tremendous burden” the Internet sales tax will create for their business. Their custom […]
Last night the Senate passed the misnamed Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), popularly known as the Internet sales tax, by a 69–27 margin. The troubling bill will now move over to the House. The bill would grant states the authority to force online retailers (with online sales over $1 million per year) to collect sales taxes […]
Internet giant Google has placed the name “Palestine” on its search engine instead of “Palestinian Territories” in recognition of the Palestinian Authority’s unilateral bid at the United Nations, the U.S. company said on Friday, according to AFP. The domain name www.google.ps now brings up a homepage with “Palestine” written underneath the Google logo. The change […]
