Compaq-HP Fiasco Microsoft Still in the Hotseat PGP Dumped by Network Associates Netscape Navigator Snoops on Web Searches
Forwards information back to AOL
Search Term IP Address Navigator install date Unique ID Number
AOL says it is for billing participating sites for traffic sent to them Microsoft IE shown not to spy Study based on Traffic Analysis by Newbytes
How to Change a Spare Government
Another Satirewire Contribution This one is funny!
Security is Number Concern in 2002
Many jobs are available in this area SANS Top Twenty List is a good place to start to learn. The top seven that apply to all systems
Default installs of operating systems and applications Accounts with No Passwords or Weak Passwords Nonexistent or Incomplete Backups Large number of open ports Not filtering packets for correct incoming and outgoing addresses Nonexistent or incomplete logging Vulnerable CGI Programs
Stratford is has an excellent graduate security course next term
Data Communications with Security Emphasis (CIS 580)
Hacker Claims Worm Written to Combat Sexism
Seventeen year old girl wrote a worm in C-sharp Target was Microsoft .Net Web Services Platform Dubbed ?Sharpei? Hacker says she wrote to make a social point and to dispel the perception that there are not any female virus writers. The worm is not in the wild and is considered to be low risk Written to spread via Outlook e-mail and has a subject line that reads ?Important: Windows Update.
Senate and House? OK Tax Breaks for IT Purchases
Good to Tech Upfront 30% write-off, with rest depreciated over five years
Morpheus is back, but using Gnutella Network
Morpheus shut down February 26 Came back online March 1 Apparently Morpheus refused to pay licensing fee to Fast Track Linked with Gnutella in of with the Fast Track network, that also powers KaZaa and Grokster
Sony selling Linux kit for PlayStation2
Kit includes 40GB hard disk, Ethernet adapter, mouse, keyboard, and OS Price $200. Shipping date: May 22, 2002 Target hobbyists who want to be game developers Sony responded to petition signed by 9,600
Tech Talk Mailbag
Getting rid of junk mail Jimbo communicates again Getting into web design
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Next Start March 19th Open House in Woodbridge Campus Today Graduate Level and Undergraduate Level