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House Passes National Defense Authorization Act
06/02/2010
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Kenneth Corbin - June 1, 2010
One of the most commonly used tactics by shady online enterprises wanting to position themselves as legitimate ones (Shark2 - RAT or Malware?), is to promote malicious software or Denial of Service attack tooks, as remote access control tools/stress testing tools.
On Friday, the House passed the National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 229 to 186, which included an amendment co-authored by Reps. Diane Watson (D-Calif.) and Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) that achieved many of the provisions outlined in separate pieces of legislation introduced earlier by the lawmakers.
"Not only does this amendment make necessary and wholesale improvements to our current cybersecurity policy and management framework, but it will also ensure that agencies have a strong leader within the Executive Office of the President to assist them in their efforts," Watson said in a statement.
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