[iwar] Historical posting


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             10 January 2000  Taiwan Budgets for Information Warfare

The head of Taiwan's Defense Ministry's Information and Communications

Bureau says that the country is allocating more money for information

warfare.  They have already catalogued over 1,000 viruses that could be

used in attacks.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/asia-pacific/newsid_597000/597087.stm



7 January 2000  FBI Works to Avert Threats

The FBI says it has taken steps to avert cyberthreats, including threats

to blow up power plants, cyber intrusions, and detection of distributed

denial of service tools.

http://news.cnet.com/category/0-1009-200-1516401.html



7 January 2000  White House Cyber Security Plan

Because the private sector controls the vast majority of the nation's

critical infrastructure, the White House wants to form a

government/private partnership to address security issues.

http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000107DB3A



7 January 2000  White House Plan for Cyber Security

The Clinton administration announced its $2 billion plan to protect the

nation's critical infrastructure against cyber attacks. The plan creates

a centralized government intrusion detection system to be administered

by the General Services Administration (GSA), establishes scholarships

to encourage computer security majors to join the government, and builds

a partnership with the private sector, which owns and operates 95% of

the nation's critical infrastructure.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/354722.asp

http://www.thestandard.com/article/display/0,1151,8661,00.html

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20000107/ts/clinton_cyber_terrorism_4.html



6 January 2000  FAA Computer Problem Grounds Flights

A data transfer problem between a peripheral device and a main computer

in a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) air traffic control center

forced a switch to a slower back-up system, which resulted in grounded

flights at major airports in the Northeast.  The problem was apparently

not Y2K-related.  http://news.cnet.com/category/0-1005-200-1515688.html

http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000106DA42

http://www.currents.net/newstoday/00/01/07/news1.html



5 January 2000  FAA Violated Security Policies, According to GAO Report

A report released by the General Accounting Office (GAO) suggests that

the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in violation of its own

security policy, did not investigate subcontractors hired to fix Y2K

computer problems, putting air traffic control systems at risk for

intrusions and attacks.  Once the agency was informed of the problem,

they did perform the necessary checks.

http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000105D9EA



5 January 2000  Judge Questions Army's Web Site Security Efforts

The judge presiding over the case of a cracker who has admitted defacing

the US Army's web site said that the amount of restitution the defendant

will pay may depend on the Army's effort to maintain the site's security.

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20000105/tc/army_web_site_1.html



5 January 2000  Pentagon's Information Attack Plan

The Pentagon is developing information attack procedures for approval

by the Secretary of Defense.  The issue raises a number of legal and

policy questions: Do on-line attacks constitute an act of war?  Who

should approve such attacks: the president, Congress, or the Pentagon?

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,33443,00.html



5 January 2000  Intel Server Appliance Glitch

A back door in an Intel server appliance, designed to allow the

manufacturer remote access if the client is experiencing trouble, could

allow malicious crackers to delete files and gain control of customers'

e-mail functions.  Intel will publish code to close the back door.

http://news.cnet.com/category/0-1003-200-1515150.html



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