Nando Times: Security Experts Say Hackers Targeting Energy Industry 15-Jul-02 14:30:58 ET

Story Highlights:“Power and energy companies are fast becoming a primary target of computer hackers who have managed to penetrate energy control networks as well as administrative systems, according to government cyber-terrorism officials and private security experts…”

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“Experts suspect that the glare of adverse publicity has drawn the attention of not just joyriding hackers, but also corporate saboteurs and terrorists…”

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CNN: New E-Mail Virus Found in Japan 15-Jul-02 13:01:30 ET

Story Highlights:“Japanese software makers said Monday they have detected two strains of a new computer virus that attacks files and disables antivirus software…”

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“The computer bugs use the sender’s address and appear on a recipient’s e-mail log with the subject header “Re: Your password!” Opening the message activates the virus…”

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ZDNet: Microsoft Stresses Security for Exchange 15-Jul-02 19:01:52 ET

Story Highlights:“Microsoft is hatching plans for a new Exchange Server e-mail system, with improved security, a facelift for Outlook, and better better support for cell phones…”

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“The new version of Exchange, code-named Titanium, will be more secure because the company will, by default, disable certain messaging features to prevent hackers or virus makers from taking advantage of openings…”

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The Register: Gweeds Gets Killed 16-Jul-02 04:04:47 ET

Story Highlights:“My recent item entitled ‘Security industry’s hacker-pimping slammed’ has generated damn few page hits but a vast flood of e-mail…”

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“What I reported, essentially, is that my boy Gweeds stood up at H2K2 this past weekend and excoriated the security establishment for selling out ‘old-fashioned’ (possibly fictional) hacker ethics for a quick buck…”

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