A daily survey of the latest cybercrime news from around the world.
ComputerWorld: Energy Firms Move To Thwart Cyberattacks 25-Feb-02 08:52:32 ET
Story Highlights:“Energy industry giants are preparing to make a major push into the information-sharing arena, hoping that a sophisticated alert system will protect the nation’s critical fuel infrastructure from physical assaults and cyberattacks…”
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“Following a model used in the financial services and high-tech industries, oil and gas companies have formed the Energy Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC)…”
The Register: Cutting Edge P2P, Crypto Comes to Your PC 25-Feb-02 09:55:21 ET
Story Highlights:“The wonderful CodeCon conference that took place in San Francisco last weekend is now available as an audio stream…”
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“And in keeping with the true hackish nature of the event, the audio stream is a cross-platform DIY project in its own right…”
CNN: Are Wireless Viruses Looming? 24-Feb-02 11:01:44 ET
Story Highlights:“Last year’s wave of new virus attacks could be duplicated this year — on wireless devices…”
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“Like their wireline cousins, wireless viruses can erase data or damage devices including mobile phones, PDAs, and laptops hooked up to wireless local area networks…”
BBC: Tipping the Balance on Net Security 23-Feb-02 04:02:01 ET
Story Highlights:“Net security is going to get a lot worse before it gets better…”
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“So says Peter Tippett, the computer security pioneer who now runs TruSecure, a company dedicated to spotting the next big security problem before the vandals and malicious hackers exploit it…”
Chicago Tribune: Computer Associates Reveals Threat to Security 22-Feb-02 15:05:10 ET
Story Highlights:“Last summer, researchers at a Finnish university discovered that hackers could use a common Internet language to break into corporate computer systems…”
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“Today the flaw is proving to be one of the biggest security concerns bedeviling high-tech companies…”
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