Security News > 2001
![Re: Germany skeptical on US plans for Internet firewall](/static/build/img/news/alt/Geopolitical-Cybersecurity-Predictions-small.jpg)
Pardon me, But since when does the definition of "shield" include the ability to attack? Let's call a spade a spade, that's a weapon, not a shield. Stuart
![Experts object to Europe's cybercrime treaty](/static/build/img/news/alt/crypto-stat-small.jpg)
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/0,1643,500460485-500701461-503820232-0,00.html By ANGELA DOLAND Associated Press PARIS (March 6, 2001 1:37 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - Amid...
![New computer virus called 'Naked Wife' wreaks havoc](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyberattack-stats-small.jpg)
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/0,1643,500460563-500701588-503821216-0,00.html WASHINGTON (March 6, 2001 4:48 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) A destructive computer virus known as...
![Cisco warns of security flaw in IOS software](/static/build/img/news/alt/antivirus-stats-small.jpg)
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV47-68-84-88_STO58279,00.html By DOUGLAS F. GRAY March 02, 2001 Cisco Systems Inc. has warned customers of a flaw in its Internetwork Operating...
![Experts debate U.S. power grid's vulnerabilities to hackers](/static/build/img/news/alt/hackers-statistics-small.jpg)
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV47-68-84-88_STO58300,00.html By DAN VERTON March 02, 2001 Nationwide rolling blackouts could have a devastating impact on the economy, but...
![Spy case demos insider threat](/static/build/img/news/alt/cyberattack-statistics-1-small.jpg)
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV47-68-84-88_STO58062,00.html By DAN VERTON February 26, 2001 The career FBI agent charged with spying last week had significant IT experience and...
![Companies move to combine physical, IT security efforts](/static/build/img/news/alt/Data-Cybersecurity-Predictions-small.jpg)
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV47-68-84-88_STO58119,00.html By DEBORAH RADCLIFFE February 27, 2001 WASHINGTON -- Late last year, Howard Schmidt, Microsoft Corp.'s director of...
![mass-marketing a cracking tool](/static/build/img/news/alt/application-stats-small.jpg)
Would you believe that someone is marketing a Windows computer cracking tool as a Napster alternative? ["ShareSniffer Inc.'s newly-launched software, also called ShareSniffer, allows people to...
!['I Hired a Hacker': A Security Manager's Confession](/static/build/img/news/alt/cybersecurity-attacker-small.jpg)
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO58018,00.html [I have to wonder what kind of message this sends, Hack a network, Get a job, Lately this trend is becoming the norm over the...
![Wheee! A fairly slow news day...](/static/build/img/news/alt/application-stats-small.jpg)
Yup, A fairly slow news day, Take it as a blessing in disguise, or the quiet before the storm. Checking the logs to c4i.org I found an interesting site linking to the main page worth recommending...