[iwar] [NewsBits] NewsBits - 09/07/01 (fwd)

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Web woes return to China with 'Code Blue' worm A new Internet worm has
emerged in China akin to the ``Code Red'' worm, which caused $2.4
billion in estimated cleanup costs on Internet- linked computers last
month, a computer security expert said on Friday.  The ``Code Blue''
worm has similarities with the Code Red worm, which caused widespread
problems, said a worker at the police- run Computer Virus Treatment
Center in Tianjin, about 54 miles from Beijing. 
http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/reuters_wire/1466633l.htm
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010907/wr/tech_china_virus_dc_1.html
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_392715.html
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7086783.html
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2094796,00.html
Code Blue Confirmed But Contained
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/169891.html

Judge demands documents on FBI computer spy system A federal judge on
Friday ordered prosecutors to show him documents next week describing
how a classified FBI computer spying system works, saying their argument
the system should be kept secret from defense attorneys was
``gobbledygook.'' The computer bugging question, which may have
important implications for the public's right to computer privacy, has
emerged as a key issue from the government's illegal gambling case
against Nicodemo Scarfo, 36. 
http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/reuters_wire/1468898l.htm
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46650,00.html
FBI keeping key logger secret
http://www.fcw.com/print.asp

Lawsuit targets copy-protected CDs A California woman has filed a
lawsuit against an independent record label for embedding technology in
CDs that blocks people from listening to songs on a computer.  The suit,
filed in California Superior Court in Marin County, alleges that Denver,
Colo.-based Fahrenheit Entertainment misled consumers by failing to
include an adequate disclaimer on CDs encoded with digital
copyright-protection software. 
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7090886.html
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,5096761,00.html

New Copyright Bill Heading to DC
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46655,00.html

Search Engines Accused of Deception Consumer groups allege that some
search engines mislead users by presenting purchased listings as
objective results.  When you use a search engine you probably expect the
results to be prioritized by the relevancy of websites to the keywords
you entered.  But these days some search engines instead give users
search listings based on which sites paid the most money. 
http://www.techtv.com/news/internet/story/0,24195,3346401,00.html

The U.S.  Recruits New Hackers The government desperately needs experts
to fight hackers.  So they've recruited a 63-year-old retired aerospace
engineer, a midwestern mother of three, and a long-haired former teen
golfing champ to do the job.  The National Science Foundation is handing
out $8.6 million worth of two-year training scholarships in computer
security, in return for two years of government service. 
http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46567,00.html

The Cisco Intrusion Undetection System Cisco has issued an alert for its
Intrusion Detection System (IDS), one day after launching an enhanced
security portfolio.  IDS inspects network traffic and raises alerts for
suspect traffic and it can be fooled by hackers who encode packets using
" %u", a non-standard form for coding similar to Unicode.  Suspect
packets made using this method of coding would be flagged straight
through by Cisco's IDS. 
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/21547.html

Internet security helped by Code Red Any gardener will tell you worms
are good for the soil.  Security researchers are now finding that the
creatures' digital namesakes might be good for security.  In its monthly
report released earlier this week, Internet survey firm Netcraft found
that Web servers running Microsoft's software have become much more
secure in the wake of the Code Red worm attack. 
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7083150.html

Quantum Crypto to the Rescue It's seen both technical and theoretical
advances in next-generation quantum crypto systems and technology.  It's
seen a prototype enter its testing phase that could send secret crypto
keys through open air to a satellite or across town.  And it's seen the
announcement of a new breed of laser that could someday form the
backbone of secure, long-distance quantum cryptographic communications
over fiber-optic lines. 
http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,46610,00.html


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