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> "Survey: Raises for Security Pros Decline"
> Salary increases for security professionals have declined since
> December 2000 from 11.6 percent to 7 percent, according to a
> recent SANS Institute survey conducted during April and May of
> 1,214 security and systems administrative professionals.  ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0703w.html#item1
>
> "Worm Exploits Apache Vulnerability on FreeBSD"
> Security experts say a new worm is slowly spreading that takes
> advantage of a known vulnerability in the Apache Web server
> software running atop the FreeBSD system.  Apache Web servers are
> used for 63 percent of existing Web sites and FreeBSD is the ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0703w.html#item3
> 
> "Cartoon Inspires Student to Create a New Approach for Encryption"
> University of Dayton mechanical engineering major Jason R.
> Kauffman has created a new encryption technology based on a
> number generator that has won the backing of his university to be
> submitted for a patent and eventually sold to businesses.  ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0703w.html#item4
> 
> "Grassroots Techies Want to Build a Wireless Internet Network
>  Across the Bay Area"
> Wi-Fi Internet access is slowly being spread to cover more and
> more area in cities with high concentrations of techies, such as
> San Francisco, Seattle, and New York.  These enthusiasts have
> formed groups--such as SF Wireless and the Bay Area Wireless ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0703w.html#item5
> 
> "Safe From Prying Eyes"
> Companies are paying more attention to mobile phone digital
> security now that businesses are using Internet-enabled mobile
> devices more often.  Wireless security can be as secure as
> traditional digital security for desktop networks, the difference ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0703w.html#item7
> 
> "Internet Address Group Approves Overhaul"
> ICANN has approved the outline of a reorganization plan, one that
> is designed to hasten decision-making and streamline operations.
> "What we're talking about is an organization that is much more
> reflective of the public interest balanced with the private ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0703w.html#item12
> 
> "Can the Hackers be Stopped?"
> Experts such as Sun Microsystems security architect Lance
> Spitzner believe the key to effective hacker security lies in
> studying the methods and motivations of hackers.  Spitzner came
> up with an intelligence-gathering tool through the creation of ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0703w.html#item17
> 
> "Reported Internet Attacks Rise"
> Internet attacks in the past six months have risen 28 percent
> over attacks recorded in the previous six months, according to a
> new report from Riptech, which monitors over 400 government
> agencies, private companies, and nonprofit groups.  Most of the ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0708m.html#item1
>
> "Cyber-Security Is Underplayed, Industry Says"
> Some of the biggest industry organizations and high-tech
> companies in the United States want the White House to more
> clearly define cyber-security priorities in its recent proposal
> to create a Department of Homeland Security by combining six ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0708m.html#item4
> 
> "Hackers Target Energy Industry"
> The energy industry is the target of an increasing number of
> hacker attacks, leading some to speculate that terrorists could
> be casing energy company networks in preparation for a
> cyberattack.  Security firm Riptech, which has a number of ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0708m.html#item6
> 
> "Intelligence for the Open-Source War"
> Open-source advocates in Australia this week are gathering for a
> conference hosted by Queensland University of Technology to
> discuss the legal issues businesses have to deal with when using
> open-source software.  Speakers from RedHat and Samba, as well as ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0708m.html#item13
> 
> "The Clouds of Digital War"
> There is concern among experts that the next major terrorist
> assault on the United States will take place in cyberspace, and
> could wreak actual physical damage.  Officials have disclosed
> that many critical infrastructure systems are being probed ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0710w.html#item1
> 
> "Rep. Boucher Outlines 'Fair Use' Fight"
> Rep. Rich Boucher (D-Va.) says he plans to introduce new
> legislation that would modify existing copyright law to ensure
> consumers' "fair use" rights and give more leeway to Webcasters.
> If his bill passes unaltered, it would also prohibit the music ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0710w.html#item5
> 
> "Cable Companies Cracking Down on Wi-Fi"
> Cable Internet providers AT&T Broadband and Time Warner Cable
> have begun a crackdown on subscribers that let others tap into
> their Wi-Fi networks.  Time Warner sent letters to 10 people in
> New York City telling them their accounts would be cancelled ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0710w.html#item7
> 
> "Control Freaks Tightening Their Grip on the Internet"
> Speakers at the recent "Internet Law Program" at Harvard Law
> School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society offered differing
> opinions on the situation regarding the control of information
> and creativity on the Internet.  Stanford law professor Lawrence ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0710w.html#item9
> 
> "Software is Often Sold, Not Licensed, Despite What License
>  Agreements Say"
> To control their intellectual property, software vendors are
> requiring customers and distributors to sign licensing agreements
> that limit buyers' rights to do what they please with the
> products, yet this runs counter to the basic fact that customers ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0710w.html#item10
> 
> "Quantum Computing Puts Encrypted Messages at Risk"
> The advent of quantum computing will render many current
> encryption measures obsolete, because the dramatic increase in
> computing power will be able to easily cut through the standards'
> computational complexity.  Security systems installed by the ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0710w.html#item11
> 
> "Waiting, Waiting and Waiting for IPv6"
> The proliferation of Internet-enabled mobile devices has led to a
> paucity of IPv4 address space in the European and Asian sectors,
> but the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has delayed
> migration to the more expansive IPv6 standard in order to ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2002-4/0710w.html#item15


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