[iwar] [NewsBits] NewsBits - 08/26/02 (fwd)

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Date: 2002-08-27 04:03:39
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August 26, 2002

What are the real risks of cyberterrorism?
In 1998, a 12-year-old hacker broke into the
computer system that controlled the floodgates
of the Theodore Roosevelt Dam in Arizona, according
to a June Washington Post report. If the gates
had been opened, the article added, walls of water
could have flooded the cities of Tempe and Mesa,
whose populations total nearly 1 million. There
was just one problem with the account: It wasn't
true.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-955293.html
http://www.msnbc.com/news/799234.asp

Group promotes 'culture of security'
In time for the first anniversary of the Sept. 11
attacks, the Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development has issued new guidelines for
securing information systems and networks in
anticipation of cyberterrorist attacks or intrusions.
The OECD, an international organization composed of
governments from around the world and charged with
tackling the challenges of a global economy, hopes
to develop a "culture of security" among government
and businesses that increasingly depend on network
connections across national borders.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-955307.html
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-955307.html

DOD may pull key net from the Internet
In an effort to secure one of its most widely
used Internet networks, the Defense Department
is considering constructing something more akin
to an intranet. The Non-Classified Internet
Protocol Router Network (NIPRNET) was created
in 1995 as a network of government-owned IP
routers used to exchange sensitive information.
But DOD officials, increasingly uncomfortable
with having NIPRNET reside on the Internet,
want to put the network behind firewalls and
create a "demilitarized zone" for services
that need public access, said Keith Fuller,
the Defense Information Systems Agency's chief
engineer for information security, speaking
last week at the Government Symposium on
Information Sharing and Homeland Security
in Philadelphia.
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/0826/news-net-08-26-02.asp

Hate groups find virtual haven in Argentina
Argentina has emerged as the location of choice
for Web sites set up by the world's ultra-nationalist
and neo-Nazi political groups. In recent years, race-
hate groups in Europe and in other Latin American
countries have come under increasing pressure to
curtail their online activities. Authorities have
dismantled some extremist sites, or pressured Web-
hosting companies to close sites temporarily for
posting offensive or illegal content. Neo-Nazi
groups experience few such problems in Argentina.
Aided by inexpensive high-speed Internet access
and an outdated anti-discrimination law, race-hate
groups from all over the Spanish-speaking world
are making Argentina their virtual home base.
(NandoTimes article, free registration required)
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/510809p-4058953c.html

Forty bucks buys total safety from hackers
We're grateful to Reg reader Stephen Dowse,
who pointed us to an important security
announcement. A company called PathLock has
finally put the kibosh on malicious hackers.
Assuming that the only problem you'll ever
face is a broad-band connection which lets
the knowing and malicious play with your
machine while you're catching REMs,
they've got a solution for you.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/54/26813.html

Network Associates nabs "wiretap" tool
Security company Network Associates said Monday
that it had purchased a small start-up whose
software lets corporations and others "wiretap"
their computer networks. With its acquisition
of Lindon, Utah-based Traxess, Network Associates
adds a product complementary to its own Sniffer
network-management system, said Sandra England,
the company's executive vice president for business
development, and the person who closed the deal.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-955392.html

Bracelet-based tracking device helps locate missing children
Given the recent spate of high-profile child
abductions, Eric Wasman now double-bolts his
front doors and shuts his windows even on hot
nights. And soon, he'll arm his two young
daughters, ages 4 and 2, with high-tech,
satellite-linked bracelets he hopes will
keep them safer and buy him some peace of
mind. The bracelets, locked onto a child's
wrist and worn like an oversized wristwatch,
have built-in technology that lets parents
track their children's whereabouts by Internet
or phone. In a kidnapping or other worst-case
scenario, the wearer can contact 911 by
pressing two buttons.
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/510962p-4059777c.html

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