contributed by Sw3wn
The Chaos Computer Computer Club in Germany has announced the the fifteenth Chaos Communication Congress to be held in Berlin at the end of December.

Chaos Computer Computer Club

contributed by Space Rogue
Not content with their own testing methods InfoSecurity Asia 99 in Singapore is looking for real Hackers to come out of hiding and publicly show how they hack through various venders firewalls. Do they really expect 'good' hackers to show up to something like this? Please.

Nando Times

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United Nations Command and Combined Forces Command, U.S. Forces Korea are reevaluating the content of its World Wide Web site, including e-mail addresses and installation maps, due to security concerns. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Hayden, deputy chief of staff of the United Nations Command and U.S. Forces Korea, recently said after a security review of unclassified web sites that they were a "wondrous source of intelligence" for opposing forces.

Federal Computer Week

contributed by Space Rogue
The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has said recently that it will develop technology to track and identify crackers. Once they identify the crackers they will still have a hard time prosecuting as Japanese law says that the victim must be able to prove actual damages.

Asia BizTech

contributed by Weld Pond
Oh man. The Press just doesn't get it. They will print anything you tell them. Here is an article that basically says that Chris Klaus and ISS are out to get all the evil bad hackers and put an end to their fun. Yeah, right. Not to mention all the factual inacuracies.

The Guardian Online

contributed by Space Rogue
Do you have a strong password? This article takes a look at password security and how people pick them.

Edmonton Journal

contributed by Space Rogue
Forbes has an interesting article on Cigna's Secure Systems Insurance. Basically hacker insurance.

Forbes