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Network Security Roundup for September 11, 2003

By Stephanie Losi
E-Commerce Times
Part of the ECT News Network
09/11/03 8:15 AM PT

Stay on top of the fast-moving world of network security with ECT News Network's daily roundup of breaking news.

E-Commerce Times: Does the Killer Worm Really Exist?
11-Sep-03 03:58 ET

Story Highlights:
"Although worms can create media furor and disrupt business, to date they have adhered to a strange dichotomy: A given worm may spread rapidly or deliver a destructive payload -- but no worm has accomplished both tasks with equal aplomb. Is that about to change as the latest version of the SoBig worm expires, or is a truly devastating worm still a distant possibility?."

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TechNewsWorld: Beyond Biometrics: New Strategies for Security
11-Sep-03 04:13 ET

Story Highlights:
"Biometric security devices have been available in one form or another for 30 years. But biometrics technology for computer security and user authentication might never achieve widespread use, analysts told TechNewsWorld, because of the predominant perception that biometrics technology is costly, inconvenient and intrusive."

Full Story on TechNewsWorld

CNN: Virus Writers Mark 9/11 with New Bugs
11-Sep-03 10:43 ET

Story Highlights:
"Internet virus writers marked the two-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks in their own inimitable style, releasing Internet contagions that prey on people's sentimentality and fears."

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MSNBC: E-voting Critics Point to Security Hole
10-Sep-03 13:57 ET

Story Highlights:
"The strange case of an election tally that appears to have popped up on the Internet hours before polls closed is casting new doubts about the trustworthiness of electronic voting machines."

Full Story on MSNBC

The Register: Blaster-F Suspect Charged with Cybercrime
11-Sep-03 10:50 ET

Story Highlights:
"A 24-year-old man suspected of releasing a relatively tame variant of the Blaster worm has been charged with cybercrime offences by Romanian police. If found guilty, Dan Dumitru Ciobanu could face a maximum of 15 years in prison under Romania's strict new computer crime laws."

Full Story on The Register

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Beyond Biometrics: New Strategies for Security
September 11, 2003

Biometrics technology, despite its sluggish acceptance, might be on the edge of newfound popularity. Consumer fears for online identity theft and Internet merchants' demands for customer verification are starting to create a comfort zone for security devices that link access permissions to things like retinal scans and palm measurements.

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Microsoft Unveils CRM Upgrade
June 02, 2004

Perhaps the most important new feature of the CRM product is its deep integration with Office 2003. According to Microsoft, users of Office 2003 and Microsoft CRM 1.2 will be able to perform many CRM tasks, such as creating and tracking sensitive letters, escalating cases and looking up customer data, within Office.

Nintendo, Sony Up Portable Gaming Ante
May 12, 2004

The DS is most notable for its dual screens, which allow players to view gaming action from two perspectives at once. It also sports several other features, including touch-screen input, voice recognition, chat software and wireless networking capabilities, with support for both IEEE 802.11 (WiFi) and Nintendo's proprietary mobile protocol.

Intel Unveils Next-Gen Wireless Chips
April 13, 2004

The new PXA27x chips use Intel's SpeedStep technology, which is designed to enable power savings by managing voltage and frequency changes, much like the technology used in the company's notebook processors.

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