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![DIRT-Magic Lantern Firm Barred from Gov Work](/static/build/img/news/alt/cost-stats-small.jpg)
http://cryptome.org/dirty-lantern.htm [Anonymous also sent us a copy of this statement, and I would have been happy to have broken the story if it wasn't for another fine Micro$oft MTA making sure...
![Mr. Schmidt goes to Washington](/static/build/img/news/alt/malware-statistics-2-scaled-small.jpg)
http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO66708,00.html By DAN VERTON December 17, 2001 WASHINGTON -- The pending appointment by President Bush of Microsoft Corp.'s chief security...
![Security hole leaves some Unix servers wide open](/static/build/img/news/alt/cybercrime-statistics-small.jpg)
http://www.nandotimes.com/technology/story/194719p-1890210c.html By MATTHEW FORDAHL, Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (December 14, 2001 6:34 p.m. EST) - A recently uncovered security hole could...
![FBI streamlines operations](/static/build/img/news/alt/phishing-stats-2-small.jpg)
http://www.computerworld.com/cwi/story/0,,NAV47_STO66417,00.html By DAN VERTON December 10, 2001 The FBI is taking steps to eliminate duplication of effort in its cybercrime investigation...
![Cyber terrorism is 'fantasy'//ERRI Reply](/static/build/img/news/alt/data-statistics-small.jpg)
Forwarded from: C. L. Staten Cc: junkmail () barnowl com Mr. Rosenberger: While I agree that sometimes computer journalists have overblown the threat of cyberterrorism, I must also offer a simple...
![RE: Cyber terrorism is 'fantasy'](/static/build/img/news/alt/cybersecurity-breach-statistics-small.jpg)
Forwarded from: Dan Verton From: Dan Verton, senior writer, Computerworld, and former intelligence officer Rosenberger is right on many points. This is something I have been writing about for more...
![R.I.P. Cypherpunks](/static/build/img/news/alt/cloud-cybersecurity-statistics-small.jpg)
Forwarded from: "R. A. Hettinga" ...and long live cypherpunks, of course, which, for years now, has existed on a distributed network of un-killable lists, like some feral form of Usenet, complete...
![Intel patches SSD firmware and microprocessor diagnostic tool](/static/build/img/news/alt/Phishing-small.jpg)
Intel has issued security updates for two of its products which enterprise and expert users will want to patch as soon as possible.
![[defaced-commentary] Attrition Downtime](/static/build/img/news/alt/Phishing-small.jpg)
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 15:00:26 -0700 (MST) From: security curmudgeon To: security curmudgeon Subject: [defaced-commentary] Attrition Downtime Explanation...
![Re: 'Dark web space' hides net nasties](/static/build/img/news/alt/web-statistics-2-small.jpg)
Forwarded from: John Q. Public Kevin Poulsen's article fills in the vague blanks in Middleton's article at http://www.securityfocus.com/news/282 but I think what they are still lightly discussing...