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News for
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contributed by sprfish
NetBus is facing similar problems as Back Orifice from AntiVirus
companies. NetBus, a $12 shareware program, is classified as a 'hacker
tool' and is detected and removed by all of the major AntiVirus
software makers. The authors of NetBus have contemplated suing the AV
companies claiming that they are trying to protect their own remote
administration programs while squashing the competition.
MSNBC
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contributed by nvirB
Andre Gauthier, chairman of the Information Technology Association of
Canada thinks that people who create and or spread viruses should be
treated as terrorists and should have stiffer penalties applied to
them. The ITAC recently requested the Canadian government increase the
penalties for these types of crimes.
Edmonton
Journal
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contributed by Code Kid
Sure, the programmers who are busy patching up old Cobal code to
correct the massive Y2K problem may leave in their own backdoors. Of
course that is possible but how widespread is this problem really? Is
the claim of $1 Billion dollars lost accurate or just FUD? I guess
there is no way to really know for sure.
MSNBC
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contributed by Weld Pond
Fears over the lack of security on the internet is slowing the
progression of e-commerce in the UK said attendees of TheEcademy an
advisory group to the British government. This groups feels that these
fears over the lack of security on the net are unfounded and misplaced.
One attendee was quoted as saying "There is no security problem."
What world do these guys live on?
Tech
Web
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contributed by Adam
Yes, it has been over a week since Defcon but good (and bad) articles
are still appearing on the net. This one is a good description of the
behind the scenes happenings of the BO2K software release/Rock Concert.
Forbes
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contributed by Weld Pond
Some cool pictures in a rather mainstream place that attempts to cover
what it thinks is Hacker Fashion. There are pictures from Defcon of Sir
Dystic, Dark Tangent, Niki, Redrasta, Dr. Byte, and the whole cDc crew.
Pity they missed my blue hair.
Las
Vegas Weekly
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