Return-Path: <sentto-279987-4187-1010037670-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Wed, 02 Jan 2002 22:02:08 -0800 (PST) Received: (qmail 28218 invoked by uid 510); 3 Jan 2002 06:01:32 -0000 Received: from n27.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.77) by all.net with SMTP; 3 Jan 2002 06:01:32 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-4187-1010037670-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [216.115.97.163] by n27.groups.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 03 Jan 2002 06:01:10 -0000 X-Sender: fc@red.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_1_3); 3 Jan 2002 06:01:09 -0000 Received: (qmail 51516 invoked from network); 3 Jan 2002 06:01:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (216.115.97.172) by m9.grp.snv.yahoo.com with QMQP; 3 Jan 2002 06:01:09 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO red.all.net) (12.232.125.69) by mta2.grp.snv.yahoo.com with SMTP; 3 Jan 2002 06:01:09 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by red.all.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id g0361H923159 for iwar@onelist.com; Wed, 2 Jan 2002 22:01:17 -0800 Message-Id: <200201030601.g0361H923159@red.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 PL3] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> X-Yahoo-Profile: fcallnet 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: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 22:01:17 -0800 (PST) Subject: [iwar] [NewsBits] NewsBits - 12/21/01 (fwd) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit FBI and Pentagon quiz Microsoft over Windows XP problems FBI and Defense Department officials and some top industry experts sought reassurance Friday from Microsoft Corp. that a free software fix it offered effectively stops hackers from attacking major flaws discovered in the latest version of Windows. The government's rare interest in the problems with Windows XP software, which is expected to be widely adopted by consumers, illustrates U.S. concerns about risks to the Internet. http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/001901.htm http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2001/12/21/fbi-xp.htm FBI urges consumers, companies to take additional steps to safeguard Windows XP http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/001901.htm http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/23495.html XP flaw due to 'buffer overflow' http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2001/12/21/buffer-overflows.htm http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/199988p-1941868c.html DOJ Authorization Bill Requires Annual 'Carnivore' Report For the first time in nearly 20 years, the U.S. Senate has passed a reauthorization bill for the U.S. Justice Department. Included in the landmark legislation bill is a measure that requires the agency to disclose details about its use of the e-mail surveillance tool =93DCS 1000,=94 formerly known as "Carnivore.=94 http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/173198.html Labor tightening data security The Labor Department has begun emphasizing tighter management and security of its vast trove of electronic records. The agency wants to prevent unauthorized access to data that could endanger department employees, said the director of the agency's information technology center. As Internet access to Labor Department databases increases, it could become easier for snoopers to piece together sensitive personal data about department employees, said Laura Callahan, who is also the agency's deputy chief information officer. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/1217/web-labor-12-21-01.asp State will pilot a worldwide intranet The State Department in February will award a contract for building a pilot version of what will eventually become an online work environment for nine agencies worldwide. State is taking the lead for the Overseas Presence Interagency Collaboration. The pilot will cover 2,400 federal workers in the District of Columbia, Mexico and India. http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/17655-1.html Australia in the "KGB Internet age" Australia=92s NSW Council for Civil Liberties has described the government=92s endorsement this week of legislation that will allow ASIO to access unread e-mails as reminiscent of the Soviet Secret Police, the KGB. Although yet to be passed by Parliament, =93Cabinet=92s endorsement is the government=92s intention to give these powers,=94 NSW Council for Civil Liberties president Cameron Murphy told ZDNet Australia. http://www.zdnet.com.au/newstech/communications/story/0,2000024993,20262535,00.htm Network Intrusion Detection Signatures, Part 1 This is the first in a series of articles on understanding and developing signatures for network intrusion detection systems. In this article we will discuss the basics of network IDS signatures and then take a closer look at signatures that focus on IP, TCP, UDP and ICMP header values. Such signatures ignore packet payloads and instead look for certain header field values or combinations of values. http://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1524 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Free unlimited PC-PC calling at CrystalVoice! Just $11.95/yr. Download your free 30 day trial. 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