-----Original Message----- From: NIPC Watch [mailto:nipc.watch@private] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 9:31 AM To: daily Subject: NIPC Daily Report 28 November 2001 NOTE: Please understand that this is for informational purposes only and does not constitute any verification of the information contained in the report nor does this constitute endorsement by the NIPC of the FBI. NIPC Daily Report 28 November 2001 Significant Changes and Assessment - No significant changes. Private Sector - Two former Cisco Systems accountants were sentenced on 26 November to 34 months in prison for breaking into company computers and helping themselves to nearly $8 million in Cisco stock. US District Court Judge Ronald M. Whyte sentenced Geoffrey Osowski and Wilson Tang to 34 months in jail. They were also ordered to pay the difference between $7.8 million in stolen stock and $5 million worth of seized jewelry, cars, and other luxury items the two men bought after cashing in most of the stock. According to court records, over a period of six months, the former accountants forged forms authorizing the issuance of more than 275,000 shares of Cisco stock and directed the stock to be deposited into separate brokerage accounts. The defendants will begin serving their sentences on 8 January, 2002. (Source: Newsbytes, 27 November) Dmitry Sklyarov, from Moscow, was arrested in July at the Def Con hacker conference in Las Vegas, after giving a presentation on e?book security. Following initial moves by Adobe, he was charged with violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which makes it a crime to traffic in tools or information designed to circumvent copy control schemes for encrypted content. Although Adobe withdrew its complaint, the US government decided to push ahead with the charges. Judge Ronald Whyte of the San Jose court, scheduled a 4 March hearing on Sklyarov's appeal against US jurisdiction over the case. On 1 April, Whyte will hear another appeal, challenging the constitutionality of the DMCA. If convicted, Sklyarov could face up to 25 years in prison and a $2.25 million fine. He was released on $50,000 bail in early August. (Source: MacWorld, 28 November) International - Over half (53%) of UK consumers believe banks and credit card companies are not doing enough to guard against digital fraud, according to a survey conducted on behalf of Compaq by Taylor Nelson Sofres. The research was conducted among a sample of 1,006 consumers. It found that more than three-quarters (77 %) would be willing to trade personal information such as fingerprints and DNA, for tighter protection against digital fraud. The majority of consumers believe that responsibility for digital fraud prevention lies with UK business rather than the consumer. (Source: Finextra Research, Ltd., 28 November) Government - On 27 November, the House of Representatives finished debate on a bill designed to increase the National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) role in enhancing US network infrastructure security, and appears set to pass the bill within the next several hours. "Computer breaches must not be allowed to hamstring state and local governments as they attempt to respond to other types of threats," said House Science Committee Chairman Sherwood Boehlert, R?NY. The bill will establish NIST as the head computer agency in federal computer security matters. The Computer Security Enhancement Act would put NIST in charge of helping the private sector establish voluntary interoperability standards for public?key infrastructure systems, such as those used for doing business with the federal government. The bill also requires the Undersecretary of Commerce to establish a database on computer security threats and to make that list available to the public. (Source: Newsbytes, 27 November) Military - NTR U.S. SECTOR INFORMATION: Transportation - Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said that the government is unlikely to meet the "toughest" deadline in the aviation security law President Bush recently signed: that all checked and carry?on baggage be screened for explosives within 60 days. He said the government lacks enough bomb?sniffing dogs, bomb detection equipment, and personnel to meet that goal in the next two months. He also set an immediate target of moving all passengers through airport security checkpoints within 10 minutes, a goal he said he set after consultation with the airlines. "We have two essential facets of our job: One is in terms of the safety and security (of passengers and employees) and at the same time to be able to expedite the process, to not impair the economy of the aviation industry," he said, speaking to reporters at a homeland security conference in Washington sponsored by Aviation Week magazine. (Source: Washington Post, 27 November) Gas and Oil Storage Distribution - NTR Telecommunications - NTR Emergency Services - NTR Water Supply - NTR Banking and Finance - NTR Government Services - NTR Electrical Power - NTR
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