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In Washington state, a Tacoma company has invented a computer program that could stop terrorists from using a plane as a missile. An Auburn firm has tested a device that might have allowed air traffic controllers to track the planes headed . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 25, 2002

It's a long, hard road to homeland security

Keep in mind that technology alone is not going to prevent terrorism. In fact, it is the easier part of the equation. The government has budgeted $50 billion for information technology in the 2003 federal budget, but it will not be . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 13, 2002

Behind Linux's Struggle in Gov't

It's free, it's becoming more secure, and it's even the dirty little secret among some computer geeks who work in the U.S. government. Then why isn't Linux more prevalent? One word: Microsoft. Another: Oracle. By Declan McCullagh and Robert Zarate. . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 13, 2002

Proposed agency will focus more attention on cybersecurity

Richard Clarke, special adviser to the president on cyberspace security, said Monday that the proposed new Homeland Security Department would increase the government's focus on cybersecurity. Clarke said that the new Cabinet-level department would house the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 12, 2002

Summit Addresses Threats to Cyberspace

"The threats to cyberspace, and there are many, cannot be handled only by the military or the government," said Richard A. Clarke, special adviser to the president for cyberspace security. "All of us own a piece of cyberspace, so all of us must act to secure cyberspace.". . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 10, 2002

Input sought on security gateway

The government team leading the development of a security gateway designed to authenticate users accessing e-government services asked industry last week for possible solutions to make the initiative a reality. The "technical exchange day" held June 7 at Mitretek Systems Inc., . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 10, 2002

Is Linux Ready for National Security?

The popularity of the Linux open source operating system is exploding in the public sector, both in the U.S. and abroad. In May, IBM Corp. alone announced a deal to supply the Air Force, Department of Defense (DoD), Department of Agriculture, . . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 05, 2002

U.S. prosecutors sent subpoena to MSNBC reporter in hacking investigation

Without required approval, U.S. prosecutors sent a subpoena to MSNBC demanding a reporter's notes, e-mails and other information as part of an investigation into a nomadic young hacker who acknowledged breaking into computers at The New York Times earlier this year.. . .

Anthony Pell
Jun 05, 2002

FBI documents expose Carnivore glitch in bin Laden probe

A technical glitch in the FBI system for tapping e-mail hampered an investigation apparently linked to Osama bin Laden and raises privacy concerns, a privacy watchdog group said yesterday. The Carnivore system was supposed to capture e-mail from the target . . .

Anthony Pell
May 30, 2002

Open Source Fight Flares At Pentagon

In what one military source called a "barrage" of contacts with officials at the Defense Information Systems Agency and the office of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld over the past few months, the company said "open source" software threatens security and its intellectual property. But the effort may have backfired.. . .

Anthony Pell
May 23, 2002

Infosec research bill amended

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee passed a bill May 16 that would add millions to federal information security research funding and -- thanks to a last-minute amendment -- establish regularly updated baseline security standards for agencies.. . .

Anthony Pell
May 23, 2002

EFF Responds In California DVD Cracking Case

The Electronic Frontier Foundation and the First Amendment Project today asked the California Supreme Court to uphold a lower court's decision to permit publication of the source code for DeCSS technology, which circumvents digital copy protection systems.. . .

Anthony Pell
May 23, 2002

Senate panel OKs more cybercrime dollars

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Monday voted to increase funding for anti-cybercrime programs, despite claims from software and high-tech groups that last-minute changes to the bill could stifle innovation. The "Cyber Security Research and Development Act," sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., would give $970 million over five years to the National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and Technology to improve government computer and network security. . . .

Anthony Pell
May 22, 2002

Late changes to a security R&D bill call for NIST cybersecurity office

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee late last week passed an IT security research bill that would create a cybersecurity office at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The bill, S 2182, now awaits a vote by the full . . .

Anthony Pell
May 21, 2002

Cybercenter fills security niche

Officials from George Mason and James Madison universities announced May 14 that they will create a federally funded center to provide resources and research for government and industry organizations that protect the nation's critical infrastructure. . . .

Anthony Pell
May 20, 2002

Senate Panel Votes To Can Spam

Consumers would gain more power to keep junk e-mail out of their inboxes under legislation approved by a U.S. Senate committee today. The bill, passed by the Senate Commerce Committee, requires that unsolicited e-mail, or "spam," contain valid return addresses that . . .

Anthony Pell
May 20, 2002

DeCSS banned again

In another setback for free speech advocates, hacker magazine 2600 has lost its bid for an appeal of a ruling banning it from posting code that can be used to crack DVD copy protections.. . .

Anthony Pell
May 18, 2002

Defense agency found using unsecure WLAN security cameras

The agency responsible for the U.S. Defense Department's global networks and classified command and control systems has a gaping security hole in its front yard -- security cameras at its headquarters in Arlington, Va., are connected to a nonsecure and unencrypted . . .

Anthony Pell
May 17, 2002

UK fights back against cybercrime

Business organisations are gearing up to help firms combat the danger posed by hi-tech crime, which is thought to cost Britain billions of pounds each year Attempts to encourage more UK firms to embrace e-business are at risk of being thwarted by the threat of cybercrime. . . .

Anthony Pell
May 14, 2002

Army layers security blankets to guard networks

Shortly after a military surveillance plane collided with a Chinese fighter last April, a two-week ÒcyberwarÓ began, and U.S. Army Web sites took numerous hits. More than 50 Web pages were defaced by an automated attack launched by supporters or agents of the PeopleÕs Republic of China. The hackers placed anti-American sentiments in English and Chinese characters on some of the sites. . . .

Anthony Pell
May 14, 2002

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Navigating Open-Source Security Risks: The Pursuit of Memory Safety in Open-Source Software

German State Abandons Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice

White House Warns: Move to Memory-Safe Languages