-----Original Message----- From: NIPC Watch [mailto:nipc.watch@private] Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2001 5:17 AM To: Daily/Warning Distribution Subject: NIPC Daily Report 12 December 2001 NIPC Daily Report, 12 December 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 or the FBI. This report offers interested readers situational awareness of issues impacting the integrity and capability of the nation's critical infrastructures. The NIPC Watch and Warning Unit will provide current and relevant information about actual or potential threats to the critical infrastructures, as necessary. Government - In its biggest anti-piracy effort to date, the US government yesterday cracked the "Warez" group, a 1, 500 member network that allegedly breaks copy-protection schemes on everything from movies to computer-operating systems. US agents seized computers in over one hundred raids across the country. Similar actions were taken in five other countries. According to the US Customs Service, "Warez" is responsible for 95 percent of all pirated software available online. (Reuters, 11 December) Representative Clay Shaw, (R-Fla.), introduced H.R. 3437, a bill that would create a federal port security task force and local seaport security committees. Included in the proposed legislation are measures to streamline procurement procedures for technology (and other goods) to be used in the prevention of cyber-attacks or terrorism. (National Journal's Technology Daily, 10 December) Emergency Services - Rhode Island is the first state to deploy wireless-tracking technology in responding to emergency (911) calls. The technology, known as e911, has the capability to track a caller's whereabouts to within 10 feet of their actual location. e911 is a massive project that involves coordination between three large industries: phone carriers, public-safety agencies, and telecom-equipment manufacturers. Eventually, all of the country's 5,000 or so 911 centers will employ e911, with estimated significant rollout occurring in 2003. While Rhode Island is the first state-wide application of e911, the service is also in place in St. Clair County, Ill., and Lake County, Ind. (Wall Street Journal, 11 December)
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