Return-Path: <sentto-279987-2712-1002257230-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 04 Oct 2001 21:48:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 27779 invoked by uid 510); 5 Oct 2001 04:47:13 -0000 Received: from n15.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.65) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 5 Oct 2001 04:47:13 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-2712-1002257230-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.53] by n15.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 05 Oct 2001 04:47:10 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_4_1); 5 Oct 2001 04:47:10 -0000 Received: (qmail 55484 invoked from network); 5 Oct 2001 04:47:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by l7.egroups.com with QMQP; 5 Oct 2001 04:47:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta2 with SMTP; 5 Oct 2001 04:47:09 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id VAA03583 for iwar@onelist.com; Thu, 4 Oct 2001 21:47:08 -0700 Message-Id: <200110050447.VAA03583@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 21:47:08 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [NewsBits] NewsBits - 10/04/01 (fwd) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit October 4, 2001 Nixed 'Holy War' Web Site Offered PGP Encryption Key A U.K.-based Web site that offered Islamic military training apparently has been shut down by British officials. The site provided a PGP encryption key to visitors wanting to conceal their communications with the company, Newsbytes has learned. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170828.html http://www.msnbc.com/news/637972.asp http://www.wired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,47184,00.html Senators Create Toughest Anti-Terrorism Measures Yet Senate negotiators unveiled an anti-terrorism proposal today that broadens the authority of law enforcers to track the phone and Internet activities of suspects and - unlike a bill approved by a House panel on Wednesday - does not include any language limiting the duration of the new surveillance powers. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170840.html http://www.techtv.com/news/politicsandlaw/story/0,24195,3351725,00.html Congress moves ahead on anti-terror bills http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7409544.html http://www.wired.com/news/conflict/0,2100,47312,00.html IT Procurements Snarl Anti-Terrorism Efforts - Senator http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170827.html Infrastructure plans called 'woefully unready' Several senators today criticized the government's fragmented organization for defending critical infrastructures, calling for better leadership and clearer lines of authority and accountability. "We are woefully unready now," Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-Maine) said at a hearing of the Governmental Affairs Committee. http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17223-1.html Public-private partnerships key to protecting infrastructure, lawmakers say. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/1001/100401j1.htm High-Tech Leaders Slam Encryption Back Door Bill A coalition of high-tech companies today urged Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., not to move forward with legislation that would give law enforcement back door access to all U.S.-made encryption products. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170839.html Agencies Scrub Web Sites Of Sensitive Chemical Data Some federal agencies have been removing documents from Internet sites to keep them away from terrorists, rekindling concerns that important information is being withheld from communities at risk from hazardous chemicals. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170825.html FTC Chief's New Privacy Agenda Attacked Federal Trade Commission Chairman Timothy Muris received near unanimous praise today for his promise to step up enforcement of existing privacy laws. But privacy groups and fellow commissioners say his refusal to recommend new online privacy laws will only penalize companies that have already embraced fair privacy practices. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170835.html http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170815.html http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/10/04/inv.online.privacy/index.html http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/reuters_wire/1540784l.htm FTC cracks down on 'trap' Web sites The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint in federal court against a "cyberscammer" for registering common misspellings of legitimate domains, including 41 variations of pop star Britney Spears' name, in order to trap users into sites that produced dozens of pop-up ads. http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/10/03/ftc.trap.sites.idg/index.html Web Anonymity Service Dumped By ZeroKnowledge In a step one analyst suggests may reflect turbulent times, Montreal-based security- software firm ZeroKnowledge Systems has stopped providing anonymous Web-browsing and "encrypted pseudonym" e-mail services. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170843.html http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7412015.html http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/013502.htm HNC developing new Air security Software HNC Software Inc, best known for products that help catch credit-card and insurance fraud, said on Thursday it was developing a program for airlines that would sweep through reservation records for suspicious patterns and help flag potential hijackers. http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/reuters_wire/1541222l.htm Library: We Don't Want No Filters The issue of filtering Internet access in public libraries is a delicate one, pitting the lofty notion of protecting children against First Amendment guarantees. But legislation attempting to shield children from online pornography and predators, including the Communications Decency Act and the Child Online Protection Act, has repeatedly been ruled unconstitutional in federal courts. http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,47283,00.html Instant messaging - better safe than sorry IM can be beneficial to business as a quick, easy method of communication - but is it doing more harm than good? Are the people in your company using AIM, MSN Messenger, or other instant messaging programs to help get their work done? If they are -- whoa! It's time to think about exactly what's going on here. http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2096591,00.html ------------------------ Yahoo! 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