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1)
Gov't Cyber-sleuths Focusing on Linux, iPod, Xbox
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1910371,00.asp
By Paul F. RobertsJanuary 12, 2006
Cyber-security and computer experts from the government and law
enforcement are increasingly concerned with malicious code that runs
on Linux and Apple Computer Inc.'s Mac OS X operating systems and
threats posed by devices such as iPods and Xboxes.
Intensive courses on the Mac OS X and Linux operating systems, as well
as iPods, were just a few of the offerings at a recent cyber-security
conference sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense. Network
administrators and cyber-investigators say they are increasingly being
called on to investigate compromises of non-Windows operating systems
and to analyze portable devices such as iPods, according to interviews
with attendees by eWEEK.
The annual Cyber Crime Conference draws top cyber-security talent from
the U.S. military, federal agencies, and federal, state and local law
enforcement to hone their skills and learn about emerging
cyber-security threats.

2)
Anti-spyware guidelines get final version
<http://news.com.com/Anti-spyware+guidelines+get+final+version/2100-7349_3-6026632.html>
By Alorie Gilbert Jan. 12, 2006
A coalition of software companies have agreed on standard methods for
identifying and combating spyware, those unwelcome downloads that have
plagued Internet users with pop-up ads and other annoyances.
The Anti-Spyware Coalition, whose members include Microsoft, Symantec,
Computer Associates, McAfee, AOL and Yahoo, said on Thursday that it
has finalized its spyware detection guidelines. The final version
takes into account public comments on a proposed version introduced in
October.
Spyware and adware have become widely despised for their sneaky
distribution tactics, unauthorized data gathering and tying-up of
computer processing power. Although adware makers say there are
legitimate uses for their programs, an entire anti-spyware market has
been spawned to combat the stuff.

3)
Defense lab accredited in computer forensics
http://www.gcn.com/vol1_no1/daily-updates/37978-1.html
By Patience Wait GCN Staff 01/12/06
CLEARWATER, Fla. - After years of work, the Defense Computer Forensics
Laboratory - part of the DOD Cyber Crime Center (DC3) - has been
accredited by the American Society of Crime Laboratory
Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board.
Ralph Keaton, executive director of ASCLD/LAB, presented the
certificate of accreditation to representatives of DCFL Jan. 10 during
the first day of the DOD Cyber Crime Conference.
The effort to become accredited began in late 1998, but "the focused
campaign probably took 18 months or so," said Steven Shirley,
executive director of DC3. The DCFL becomes the 10th and, with 88
employees, the largest accredited digital crime lab in the world, he
said.

4)
Windows Wi-Fi vulnerability discovered
<http://news.com.com/Windows+Wi-Fi+vulnerability+discovered/2100-1029_3-6027399.html>
By Tom Espiner  Special to CNET News.com January 16, 2006
A Windows feature that automatically searches for Wi-Fi connections
can be exploited by hackers, a security researcher has warned.
The feature is part of Windows XP and 2000 and was exposed as being
vulnerable at hacker conference ShmooCon on Saturday by vulnerability
researcher Mark Loveless.
Loveless claimed that hackers can take advantage of the feature to
include a user's PC in a peer-to-peer network, giving them access to
information on its hard drive.

5)
Americans Split on Wiretapping Controversy
<http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=10568>
Adults in the United States are divided over their federal administration's
decision to monitor specific conversations, according to a poll by
Gallup released by CNN and USA Today. 50 per cent of respondents
 believe the government was right to wiretap telephone conversations
between U.S. citizens and suspected terrorists without getting a court order.

Gore Speech a transcript of the speech at
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Text_of_Gore_speech_0116.html
Resources on Domestic Surveillance are available at the EPIC
web site - http://www.epic.org/

6)
"Ask Vint Cerf: The Road Ahead for Top-Level Domains"
<http://www.circleid.com/posts/ask_vint_cerf_the_road_ahead_for_top_level_domains/>
"As most readers are no doubt aware, when it comes to
the topic of Top-Level Domains (TLDs), Internet
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
takes center stage. From the existing .com and .net
TLDs to the newly introduced and future releases, in
the past years we witnessed the increasing level of
discussions around Top-Level Domains painted-ever so
often-with political, legal and technical debates.
Vint Cerf, Google's VP and Chief Internet Evangelist,
who has served as chairman of the board of ICANN since
the November of 1999 has accepted CircleID's
invitation to directly respond to your questions on
the topic.
This is your opportunity to have your Top-Level Domain
related questions responded by Vint Cerf. Please post
your questions using the comment submission button
below (similar to posting a comment). Please limit
your questions to one per comment. Best ten questions
are passed on to Vint Cerf and his answers will be
posted on CircleID as soon as they are returned."

7)
RFID Cartoon
<http://www.ibiblio.org/Dave/Dr-Fun/df200601/df20060116.jpg>

8)
Teaching Intelligent Design vs Evolution in the classroom.
Is intelligent design religion or science?
Teachers have the lowest IQs of any college graduate group.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/newteacherevolution.html

Can you pass the eighth grade exam from 1895?
1895 8th Grade Exam from Texas
1885 Admission Test for N.J. High School
1999 HIGH SCHOOL HISTORY QUIZ
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/1895exam.html

What Makes A Good Teacher? Answered
<http://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/2/26/181847/378>

9)
LSD and I Have A Dream

Albert Hofmann: Inventor of LSD nearly 100
LSD - My Problem Child
http://www.flashback.se/archive/my_problem_child/
"I see the true importance of LSD in the possibility of providing
material aid to meditation aimed at the mystical experience of a
deeper, comprehensive reality. Such a use accords entirely with the
essence and working character of LSD as a sacred drug."

MLK - I Have A Dream
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Culdesac/bhm/bhm.html
"The poet only desires exaltation and expansion, a world to stretch
himself in.The poet only asks to get his head into the heavens. It is the logician who
seeks to get the heavens into his head. And it is his head that splits." ~ G.K. Chesterton

10)
Bode Miller currently the most famous home schooled person
skiing in the 2006 Olympics.
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Culdesac/homeschool.html

11)
Keep track of the Monthly Multi-Cultural Calendar Events for the Year
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Culdesac/zcullinks.html



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