-----Original Message----- From: NIPC Watch [mailto:nipc.watch@private] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2002 5:47 AM To: daily Subject: NIPC Daily Report 15 Jan 02 NIPC Daily Report 15 January 2002 The NIPC Watch and Warning Unit compiles this report to inform recipients of issues impacting the integrity and capability of the nation's critical infrastructures. FedCIRC/CERT Solaris Advisory B The Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center (CERT/CC) has received credible reports of scanning and exploitation of Solaris systems running the CDE Subprocess Control Service. For details, see Federal Computer Incident Response Center (FedCIRC) advisory FA-2002-01/CA-2002-01 at http://www2.fedcirc.gov/alerts/advisories_2002.html. (FedCIRC, 14 JAN) New Cybercrime Unit - The Justice Department formed a new cybercrime unit in Northern Virginia to go after hackers, cyber-terrorists and software pirates. It is the 10th such specialized outfit nationwide. The unit will be comprised of six full-time federal prosecutors, including three who were hired using new funding from Congress aimed at computer crimes. (Associated Press, 14 JAN) WOH defaces over 500 Websites - Website defacement group World of Hell (WoH) issued a warning to the Internet community last week as one of its most prominent members went on a hacking spree. WoH frontman ARaFa@ has notched over 500 defacements since 5 January, hitting a number of Linux-based machines hosting multiple websites. (Vnunet, 14 JAN) Cosgrave to assist airport security effort. Paul Cosgrave, former chief information officer at the Internal Revenue Service, will return to government work on 1 February to help the new Transportation Security Administration (TSA) put in place technology needed to improve airport security. Cosgrave will work full-time with TSA as a consultant, relinquishing his current position as president of a start-up construction company. (Federal Computer Week, 11 JAN) Survey concludes nuclear plants have good security - A recent survey done by the Nuclear Energy Institute has concluded that private security personnel employed at commercial nuclear sites are highly prepared to carry out their protective responsibilities. Nuclear security personnel have retention levels well above their security industry peers and are highly paid, the study said. Also, over two-thirds of them have previous security, law enforcement, or military backgrounds. (National Association of Security Companies; 14 JAN) TRC chairman wants state standards for industry security program - Michael Williams, chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission (TRC) and member of the state task force for the national Homeland Security Program, says state regulators should develop security standards for the oil and gas industry to protect facilities vulnerable to terrorist attack. Williams said he planned to recommend such a program within two weeks. (OGJ Online; 14 JAN) Boston Airport Tests Wireless Device - Logan International Airport is the first in the nation to test a device that would give law enforcement officers immediate access to information resources. The device is packaged with software that lets officers send encrypted queries to state and federal databases over a wireless network and get responses in less than a minute. (Associated Press, 15 JAN)
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