contributed by Space Rogue
The U.S. Accounting Office released another report this week detailing the weaknesses in Government security systems. This time its the Defense Finance and Accounting Service and the Air Force. The reports say that over 1 million dollars have been embezeled by DOD employees over the last seven years. The report also claims that one accounting system had given root access to over 1,800 people.

Federal Computer Week

contributed by Space Rogue
Echelon a reality? The global eavesdropping net is still denied by the US but the Brits are about to blow the lid off the secret electronic spy network.

Wired

contributed by Space Rogue
A program that has been around for a few months longer claims to do a whole lot more than little 'ole Back Orifice.

The Official NetBus home page

The ISS Alert

ZD Net

contributed by Defiant
IBM to offer insurance against Hacker Attacks.

Internet Week

contributed by Sw3wn
Following concerns that foreign terrorists could gather to much info from public web sites, the U.S. Government has finnally drafted a policy on what can and can not be posted to Government web sites.

Federal Computer Week
MSNBC

In response to the new DOD policy the US Army has pulled all its web sites off line to undergo a major review.
Federal Computer Week

Contributed by Defiant
Finnally someone is telling the Government what hackers have known for years. Windows NT is not secure! At least when it comes to C2 compliance. Hopefully the Navy and others will wake up in time, before they spend billions of our money to install it.

MSNBC

Wired - A little late but a better article.

contributed by Space Rogue
It seems hypocritical of the US Government to be releasing pr0n to the public (i.e. Kenneth Star Report) and at the same making such actions criminal.

The Child Online Protection Act (CDA II) (H.R. 3783) requires web admins to limit access to material considered 'harmful to minors'. The bill has passed the full Commerce Committee and is on its way to the House. Lets hope they are do busy dealing with Monica to vote this session.

Nando Times
CMP Net
ZD Net
Wired

Check to see if your congressman is a hypocrite.

TBTF - Cool Site

SurfWatch, CYBERSItter, BESS and Smart Filter have added the Starr report to their list of banned items. How funny is that?

Censorware