Security News

Y2K plans aided in recovery, but more planning needed
2001-09-21 07:41

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO64008,00.html By LUCAS MEARIAN September 19, 2001 The $5 billion that Wall Street spent to address the Y2k problem is now paying off with...

U.S. could use cybertactics to seize bin Laden's assets
2001-09-21 07:40

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO64072,00.html By DAN VERTON September 20, 2001 WASHINGTON -- U.S. officials mobilizing to freeze the financial assets of international...

FBI operation penetrates hacker underground
2001-09-17 09:03

Forwarded by: Jeff Moss http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,1199,NAV47_STO63711,00.html By DAN VERTON September 11, 2001 The FBI has gained a foothold in the hacker underground thanks to an...

Detecting Steganographic Content on the Internet
2001-09-17 09:00

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SSSCA = Digital Rectal Thermometer Security Act ?
2001-09-11 06:08

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 00:55:51 -0400 From: Ronald L. Rivest To: cryptography () wasabisystems com, farber () cis upenn edu Subject: SSSCA = Digital Rectal...

Code Red virus probably began in China, GAO official says
2001-09-04 09:17

http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/72365p-1018237c.html Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON (September 2, 2001 11:42 p.m. EDT) - The Code Red computer virus that gummed up Web servers around...

Security fears force cancer center to shelve wireless plan
2001-08-30 05:43

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO63396,00.html By BOB BREWIN August 29, 2001 ASPEN, COL. -- The MD Andersen Cancer Center in Houston last week abruptly put an 18-month effort...

Defense agency, Veridian to pinpoint foreign hackers
2001-08-30 05:40

http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO63380,00.html By DAN VERTON August 28, 2001 WASHINGTON -- The Defense Intelligence Agency said it plans to award a contract to security firm...

Copyright law chills IT security research
2001-08-21 08:04

http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/stories/0,1199,NAV47-68-84-91_STO63180,00.html By DAN VERTON August 20, 2001 A cloud of fear and uncertainty hung over the 10th annual Usenix Security Symposium...

AirSnort Decryption Tool
2001-08-20 06:48

http://airsnort.sourceforge.net/ AirSnort is a wireless LAN (WLAN) tool which recovers encryption keys. AirSnort operates by passively monitoring transmissions, computing the encryption key when...