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Sharpei virus hits C# note
Virus writers took another shot at Microsoft's .Net
vision. On Friday, antivirus companies received a
copy of a worm called Sharpei, which is partially
written in Microsoft's newest computer language, C#,
and designed to infect computers loaded with the .Net
framework. Antivirus company Network Associates gave
the infectious program a "low" rating for risk but
highlighted it as the second example of a virus
writer attempting to infect parts of the .Net
framework.
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-849642.html
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174895.html

Ashcroft Asks Telcos To Help Track Terrorists
U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft shopped the Bush
administration's anti-terrorism agenda to the nation's
regional telecom providers today, urging them to press
ahead with reforms that would make it easier for the
government to intercept terrorist communications. He
also said asked for the industry's support for a bill
that would allow companies to share sensitive data with
the government without fearing that federal law would
require the government to release it.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174905.html

War Against Online Terrorism
Martin interviews cybersecurity advisor Richard Clarke
The world has yet to witness the maximum destructive
power of a well-timed, expertly executed digital
assault. Juvenile denial-of-service attacks and
infectious worms are a hassle, but neither compare
to the possible damage inflicted to our critical
infrastructure by a professional grade, coordinated
Internet onslaught. Richard Clarke -- often dubbed
the "Cybersecurity Czar" -- is officially titled
the special adviser to the president on cyberspace
security. His job is to assess the threat of online
attacks both domestic and foreign and to do whatever
is necessary to prevent them.
http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/story/0,24330,3374341,00.html

Cyber security given new emphasis
Hacking attacks in the US more than doubled in a year
Following the terrorist attacks in New York and
Washington last September, security is the buzzword.
For the high-tech industry the emphasis on shoring up
networks from hacker attacks could not come at a more
opportune time. US President George W Bush has put
the issue centre stage by proposing a $1.5bn increase
for computer and network security.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/business/newsid_1840000/1840702.stm

Senators talk tough on digital piracy
Sen. Fritz Hollings told electronics companies and
copyright holders Thursday that if they can=92t agree
on a solution to digital piracy, the government will.
At a hearing over a proposed bill that could require
security technology on computers and other digital
devices, the Senate Commerce Committee chairman gave
technology and media companies a deadline for working
out their differences.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/717894.asp
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/16580.html

Email interception law faces more delays
Technical issues are delaying the far-reaching Regulation
f Investigatory Powers Act from being put into place,
as ISPs call for government advice A key part of the
Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) that
will force ISPs to store Internet traffic including
Web addresses visited and emails is facing a major
delay. The delay is causing uncertainty among the
UK's Internet Service Provider (ISP) industry over
what technical measures they have to take to comply
with the law, how much this will cost and how much
the government is prepared to contribute. The law has
been unpopular, receiving widespread criticism during
its passage through parliament for its Big Brother-type
measures; but ISPs say that now that it is unavoidable,
they need guidance.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2105354,00.html

Court Decision Could Gag French Security Site Kitetoa
Antoine Champagne has been offered thanks and even
job offers from high-profile Web site owners whose
insecurity he's exposed. But from now on, any more
white-hat hacking by "Kitetoa" could cost him. Last
month, a French court fined Champagne 1,000 euros
(US$865) for publicizing at his Web site, Kitetoa.com,
security holes he found at Tati.fr, the homepage of
a Paris-based clothing retailer.
http://www.newsbytes.com/news/02/174910.html

Pa. government computer resold with private data
The state government sold at least one used computer
containing Social Security numbers and worker's
compensation information at a surplus sale, WHTM-TV
reported Thursday. The government has sold up to 2,500
hard drives once used by state employees but officials
are uncertain how many may contain private records,
said Samantha Elliott, a spokeswoman for the
Department of General Services.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2002/03/01/penn-computers.htm

Steal This Internet Movie
According to analysts, U.S. broadband penetration is
hovering between just 10 percent and 16 percent. Even
in areas where cable, DSL (digital subscriber line)
or satellite modems are available, penetration  has
not surpassed 25 percent, in part due to the cost of
broadband, which often sells for more than twice the
price of dial-up Internet access. Nevertheless, movie
studios and distributors are concerned. Broadband
access enables the downloading and pirating not only
of MP3 files, but also of entire movies -- including
some films that have yet to reach the local Cineplex.
http://www.newsfactor.com/perl/story/16541.html

Linux flaw opens door in firewalls
Programmers have found a vulnerability in Linux that
could allow protective firewall software to grant
malicious computer users access to protected networks.
The flaw, which affects versions 2.4.14 through
2.4.18-pre9 of the Linux kernel, is in a component
of the Netfilter firewall software. The component is
involved when two computer users chat directly with
each other using the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) system.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104-848518.html
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2105323,00.html

Spider Webs Inspire New Security
Researchers at Penn State University are close to
commercially licensing a new high tech security fence,
or "smart fence." Under development for the past year,
the enclosure uses sensors connected to taught wires
that are highly sensitive to vibrations -- similar to
a spider web. David Swanson of Penn State's Applied
Research Lab was watching a nature show when
inspiration struck.
http://www.techtv.com/news/scitech/story/0,24195,3374261,00.html

All quiet on the malware front
Incidents of email-borne viruses were markedly down
last month but old favourites like SirCam and
BadTrans-B are refusing to die a decent death. That's
according to monthly statistics from managed services
firm MessageLabs, which stopped 135,523 viruses in
February, compared to 241,609 in January and almost
480,000 last December. MessageLabs reports that virus
infection rates are running at less than one in 1,000
emails, compared to one in 30 infected emails at the
heights of the Goner or Love Bug epidemics.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/24254.html

Looping e-mails: Scourge of the Net?
When Roman Drahtmuller saw the volume of complaints
his company was receiving from disgruntled e-mailers,
some of whom had suddenly received hundreds of spam
e-mails from the same source, he knew something was
wrong. "We are in trouble," wrote the security expert,
who works for Linux distributor SuSE in Germany, in a
reply to the spam victims. He proceeded to explain why.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-848901.html

Spam--it's worse than ever
Do you need a penis enlargement? How about a cool
million bucks, courtesy of a too-good-to-be true
deal with the son of one of Nigeria's most powerful
families? Anyone with an e-mail account has doubtless
received sundry similar pitches. Ranging from the
simply annoying to the truly bizarre, spam was bad
enough a year ago; it's that much worse today.
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-848713.html

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