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Archive for April, 2004

Water that isn’t wet…

Posted by deepquest under /dev/nullies (No Respond)

A new chemical concocted by scientists at the Tyco’s Fire and Security Division looks and acts just like water except for one thing… it doesn’t get things wet.

Teen saves Gates from hackers, gets nothing

Posted by deepquest under m$ (No Respond)

19-year-old raises the alarm over security hole and is rewarded with precisely $0

9/11 Blamed in Part on Outdated I.T. Systems

Posted by deepquest under Security (No Respond)

Under his watch, the FBI has moved forward in its implementation of new technology systems, says Attorney General John Ashcroft. But Acting FBI Director Thomas Pickard claims that he asked Ashcroft for more money to update the Bureau’s counter-terrorism initiatives, including core I.T. needs. Pickard asserts that Ashcroft said no. According to testimony delivered before […]

Attackers infiltrating supercomputer networks

Posted by deepquest under Security (No Respond)

Unknown attackers have compromised a large number of Linux and Solaris machines in high-speed computing networks at Stanford University and other academic research facilities, according to a university advisory. The attacks, which apparently compromised servers as recently as April 3, are currently be investigated, according to an advisory posted April 6 by the Information Technology […]

Air Force conducts network-defense exercise

Posted by deepquest under Security (No Respond)

Air Force officials finished a two-week computer network-defense exercise March 26, which validated and strengthened the Air Force?s ability to defend its network against a wide range of attacks. About 200 people at network operations security centers and associated network control centers Air Force-wide experienced and overcame various tactical situations as part of Black Demon, […]

m0n0wall: 1st UNIX system that has its boot-time configuration done with PHP

Posted by deepquest under Security (No Respond)

m0n0wall is a project aimed at creating a complete, embedded firewall software package that, when used together with an embedded PC, provides all the important features of commercial firewall boxes (including ease of use) at a fraction of the price (free software). m0n0wall is based on a bare-bones version of FreeBSD, along with a web […]