Return-Path: <sentto-279987-1636-998631178-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 23 Aug 2001 23:15:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 8453 invoked by uid 510); 24 Aug 2001 06:13:41 -0000 Received: from n33.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.83) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 24 Aug 2001 06:13:41 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-1636-998631178-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.53] by ei.egroups.com with NNFMP; 24 Aug 2001 05:32:58 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_2); 24 Aug 2001 05:32:58 -0000 Received: (qmail 83361 invoked from network); 24 Aug 2001 05:32:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by l7.egroups.com with QMQP; 24 Aug 2001 05:32:50 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta1 with SMTP; 24 Aug 2001 05:32:48 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id WAA01148 for iwar@onelist.com; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:32:47 -0700 Message-Id: <200108240532.WAA01148@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:32:47 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [NewsBits] NewsBits - 08/23/01 (fwd) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit India Probes Muckraking Site India said on Thursday it would investigate a news website's use of prostitutes in a hidden-camera operation that exposed widespread graft and influence- peddling in defense procurement. "The Home (interior) Ministry will fully investigate if anyone has broken the law to collect news in the name of investigative journalism," parliamentary affairs minister Pramod Mahajan said. "Very strict action will be taken against them." http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,46258,00.html Judge Slams Monitoring Of Court Staff Web Use A plan to routinely monitor the Internet use of all federal judges and their staff could endanger the confidentiality of sensitive court documents and create an atmosphere of paranoia among judiciary employees, a federal judge has warned. "No one condones using government property to download pornography, to gamble, or to conduct personal profit-making business during office hours," wrote Judge Edith H. Jones, a federal judge for the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/169357.html Dead People, Fake Letters, Support Microsoft - Report State attorneys general locked in an antitrust battle with Microsoft have received hundreds of homespun letters of late from constituents urging the states to drop their case against the software giant. But now it appears that many - if not all - of those letters were sent as a result of a carefully orchestrated letter writing campaign funded in part by Microsoft, according to the Los Angeles Times. http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/169355.html Wireless Protocol Too Weak for "Official Use Only" Protocol used for 802.11b standard is not strong enough for information at =91official use only=92 security status, expert says. Wireless networks are fast to set up and flexible enough to let workers roam through an office or campus. But =93you would not want to trust anything sensitive to today=92s 802.11b=94 wireless LAN standard, said Maj. David A. Nash, an electrical engineering and computer sciences instructor for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. http://www.gcn.com/20_24/security/16838-1.html Users of wireless networks beware: Eavesdropping is easier Airports, schools and hotels might want to look closer at the wireless Internet networks they increasingly have been installing as a convenience for the must-stay- connected crowd. A new program called AirSnort, released on the Internet this week, enables enterprising hackers to easily grab passwords and other sensitive data as they are being transmitted through the air -- unless certain precautions have been taken. http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/tech/013166.htm Wolfpack contractors rounded up The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency will pay seven contractors to develop electronic warfare technologies under the Wolfpack program. The Wolfpack program focuses on developing technologies and architectures for ground-based, close-proximity, distributed, networked systems that will augment existing electronic warfare systems. DARPA officials envision portable and handheld applications as they are particularly interested in minimizing size, weight, power and cost. http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2001/0820/web-darpa-08-23-01.asp Official slaps at facial scanning A Jacksonville, Fla., councilwoman has introduced legislation banning the use of facial-recognition technology by the Sheriff=92s Office and other city agencies. "I want to do those things I can to stop [an] invasion of privacy," said Councilwoman at Large Gwen Chandler-Thompson, who proposed the resolution last week. "I don=92t want Big Brother watching me. I thought it would be wise to be proactive rather than reactive." http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/169348.html http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/fcw2.htm ------------------------ Yahoo! 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