ACM riassunto

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> "Summit Addresses Threats to Cyberspace"
> Speaking at the third Networked Economy Summit in Reston, Va.,
> the president's special adviser for cyberspace security Richard
> A. Clarke urged that government, industry, and academia cooperate
> to safeguard the country's information networks from cyberattacks ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0612w.html#item1
>
> "Software Programmers Hit the Law Books"
> A new computer science class at Stanford University is teaching
> students the political aspect of their field, and is indicative
> of a growing awareness among programmers about the effect of law
> on their work.  The new class is taught by Barbara Simons, IBM ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0612w.html#item2
>
> "A New System for Storing Data: Think Punch Cards, But Tiny"
> Researchers at IBM's Zurich laboratory report in the current
> issue of IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology that they have
> devised a punch card-like technology capable of storing 1
> trillion bits of data per square inch, effectively enabling the ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0612w.html#item3
>
> "Super-Secure Linux, Inch by Inch"
> The National Security Agency (NSA) is working with open source
> developers on a Linux module that provides extra security
> features, such as mandatory access controls.  Linux systems
> equipped with the Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) can, for ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0612w.html#item4
>
> "Microsoft, States Sum Up Cases for Judge"
> Both Microsoft and the holdout states presented their
> recommendations to resolve the antitrust case against the
> software giant to U.S. District Court Judge Colleen
> Kollar-Kotelly on Monday.  Microsoft's Jim Desler reiterated the ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0612w.html#item8
>
> "U.S. Should Control Internet Body, Senator Says"
> Sen. Conrad Burns (R-Mont.) says he is likely to introduce
> legislation forcing ICANN to allow U.S. government influence in
> ICANN decisions, and says that if ICANN does not comply, ICANN's
> contract to manage the DNS may be cancelled when it comes up for ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0612w.html#item12
>
> "Bush Urges Tech Leaders to Help Keep the Peace"
> President Bush told a forum of about 130 high-tech industry
> executives on Thursday that he expects them to contribute to the
> war on terrorism and the push for homeland security.  "Our
> high-tech advantage will make it easier for us to keep the ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0614f.html#item1
>
> "Content, Tech Industries Debate Digital Copy Protection"
> Representatives of content providers and technology companies,
> brought together on Wednesday for a panel discussion organized by
> the Cato Institute, strongly disagreed on how to curb digital
> piracy:  Content firms believe that adding copy protection is the ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0614f.html#item2
>
> "Microsoft Warns of New Security Flaws"
> Microsoft disclosed a trio of critical software vulnerabilities
> on Wednesday.  The company has issued a patch for a hole that can
> cause system shutdowns or enable hackers to run malicious code on
> a computer; the flaw affects users of Windows XP, Windows Routing ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0614f.html#item5
>
> "Coding Flaw Might Assist Hackers"
> Computer-security specialists are exploring whether the Internet
> infrastructure could become a ripe target for hackers because of
> findings that faulty deployments of the Abstract Syntax Notation
> One (ASN.1) computer language makes Simple Network Management ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0614f.html#item6
>
> "Higher Ed Can't Meet Info Security Demand"
> Over 50% of students enrolled in Western Connecticut State
> University's management of information (MIS) systems degree
> program take the information security track, while 90% of
> all MIS students take one information security course at minimum, ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0614f.html#item10
>
> "Upgrading Washington"
> As the federal government looks for solutions that will make it
> more effective in combating terrorism, President Bush needs to
> implement better IT policy at the federal level, writes Scott
> Kirsner.  Already, government leaders are tackling issues of ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0614f.html#item13
>
> "Senators Weigh ICANN's Future"
> A Senate subcommittee hearing on ICANN on June 12 focused on
> whether ICANN has overstepped its mandate during four years of
> operation, and possible ways the scope of ICANN's authority could
> be limited.  ICANN board member Karl Auerbach says that although ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0614f.html#item15
>
> "Code Sharing is Key Part of Web Services"
> Software makers need to cooperate and share code if they wish to
> successfully develop industry-wide use of Web services software.
> Unfortunately, right now they are too busy "jockeying for
> position," according to Sageza Group analyst Charles King.  ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0614f.html#item16
>
> "Attack of the Clones"
> With approximately 200 worms and malicious software currently
> residing on the Internet, the most recent--and perhaps the most
> dangerous--is the Klez email virus, which wreaks havoc with
> multiple strains.  The virus exploits a security flaw in ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0614f.html#item18
>
> "Public's Role in Net Governance Threatened"
> ICANN has failed to work so far because it has excluded public
> input while making decisions in secret and without public
> interests represented on the ICANN board, writes influential
> Internet critic Michael Geist.  Although ICANN was structured to ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0617m.html#item11
>
> "New Hopes for a Security Lockdown"
> Common Criteria is an international standard developed in 1996
> that the U.S. Department of Defense plans to aggressively enforce
> in order to secure systems that are vulnerable because of flawed
> commercial software.  In accordance with the National Security ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0617m.html#item15
>
> "The Internet of the Future: To Control or Be Controlled"
> The projected scenario of a Control Web would enable users to
> regulate access to their personal information as well as make
> society safer without imposing a totalitarian state.  A Control
> Web has two important aspects:   It is controllable, in that ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0617m.html#item19



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