Fw: ACM TechNews - Monday, December 3, 2001

> "DVD CCA Appeals Ruling to Calif. Supreme Court"
> The DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) has appealed its case
> to the California Supreme Court in an effort to try and keep
> programmers from posting DeCSS code on the Internet.  DVD CCA
> created the Content Scramble System to protect content producers' ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1203m.html#item1
>
> "Bush Team Seeks Broader Surveillance Powers"
> Hardly a month after the signing of the U.S.A. Patriot Act into
> law, the Bush administration is urging Congress to expand federal
> surveillance powers even further.  The CIA wants Congress to
> grant it the same legal authority as the FBI to gather data on ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1203m.html#item3

[questo lo aggiungo per la gioia dei maschietti, NdRaist]

> "More Women, Girls Needed in Tech Fields"
> More women and girls need to receive IT training, according to
> participants at a symposium on "Women and Girls in the High Tech
> Economy."  This will be imperative as the economy bounces back
> from its current doldrums.  Caroline Kovac, IBM's general manager ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1203m.html#item4
>
> "Treaty on Cybercrime Flew Under the Radar Despite Potential Risks"
> The Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime lists a wide
> range of online activities that could be construed as illegal,
> mandates real-time Internet data monitoring, and authorizes Net
> communications surveillance.  The United States and over two ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1203m.html#item6
>
> "Paris School Offers Primer for Cyberpirates"
> Controversy has erupted over a Parisian school where hackers
> teach their techniques to others.  Although organizers claim the
> purpose of the school is to help people protect themselves on the
> Internet, authorities and experts are concerned that it will ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1203m.html#item12
> 
> "Hack Attacks Become Deadlier: Is There a Defense?"
> Denial-of-service (DoS) attacks are occurring with more frequency
> and their potential for damage is increasing.  More and more
> hackers are targeting routers, the vital links between networks,
> according to a report from the Computer Emergency Response Team ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1203m.html#item13
> 
> "Agencies Prepare to Hit Back at Hackers"
> The head of the Joint Task Force-Computer Network Operations,
> Dave Bryan, wants to utilize new technology that can trace the
> origin of cyber attacks and retaliate immediately.  The task
> force is working with the National Security Agency (NSA) to ...
> http://www.acm.org/technews/articles/2001-3/1203m.html#item16

Stefano "Raistlin" Zanero
System Administrator Gioco.Net
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