Educational CyberPlayGround's NetHappenings Headlines and Resources 4/13/06

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Encryption - Digital Rights Management, Cyberlibertarians, and Code Breakers
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/SECURITYcensor.html

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April is Jazz Apreciation Month - Free Resources
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Linguistics/irish3.html

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MySpace Taps MS Security Exec for Child-Safety Gig
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/socialnetwork.html


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According to documents obtained by Wired News, the US Department
of Homeland Security (DHS) decision to hold back a patch led to
infection of customs computers by the Zotob worm in August 2005,
leading to massive backups at US ports of entry.
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,70642-0.html

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The Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN), funded by
the United Kingdom's Department of Trade and Industry, will
develop a ?single national platform for drawing on security
expertise from across industry, academia and government." The
security forum will by run by QinetiQ.
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?NewsID=5771

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The Everdream "Theft Recovery Managed Service" will allow
businesses to "retain control over lost or stolen PCs and
laptops" and can "assist law enforcement with the tracking,
locating and recovery of computers".
http://news.com.com/2100-1029_3-6060142.html


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DJ typing style used to securely distribute music
Digital Rights Management and Cyberlibertarians
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Technology/Encryption_Article.html
World War II code breakers could identify individual German
Enigma operators by their style of typing code or Fist. SRI
International has found the same approach can identify modern-day
typists.

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The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) started as a criminal
statute to fight illegal access to government computers.
http://news.com.com/2010-1014_3-6060090.html

9)
DontDateHimGirl.com seeks to identify men who have been caught
cheating on their wives and girlfriends. So when a woman meets a
seemingly nice man, she can run his name through the site's
search engine to see if he has a history of infidelity.


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10)
Music Deals between University and Distributors
to purchase services like Napster, Ruckus and Cdigixis .
signed under pressure from government officials.
http://tinyurl.com/92jcm

11)
Florida county posts residents' sensitive data on public Web
site
<http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/privacy/story/0,10801,110389,00.html>

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Embedded Experts: Fix Code Bugs Or Cost Lives
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=185300011
San Jose, Calif. - The Therac 25 was supposed to save lives by zapping
tumors with targeted blasts of radiation. Instead, the device
delivered massive overdoses that killed three patients and injured
several others because of software glitches by a lone programmer whose
code was never properly inspected and tested.


13)
Gifted student nailed for instigating virile computer virus
http://www.thanhniennews.com/education/?catid=4&newsid=14398
The author of the Pretty Girl computer virus, a former gifted student
from Tran Phu School in Hai Phong was traced down on Tuesday, after
setting lose the destructive virus for two full days.
What to do with those gifted kids to keep them out of trouble?
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/annette2.html

14)
Scot accused of hacking US defence systems faces extradition
http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/59898.html
A man born in Glasgow and accused of hacking into the most
sophisticated IT systems on the planet and paralysing a US naval base
soon after the September 11 attacks could face extradition and 60
years in prison if a court decision goes against him today.
Gary McKinnon, 40, is accused of breaking into American defence
computers but is contesting an attempt to extradite him, fearing he
could be branded a terrorist and face indefinite incarceration. The US
government claims he accessed 97 government computers over a one-year
period, causing £370,000-worth of damage.

15)
Exposes Ross-Simons Credit Card Information
http://www.turnto10.com/consumerunit/8649210/detail.html
Rhode Island retailer Ross-Simons said the personal information of
thousands of credit card applicants may have been compromised.




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