-----Original Message----- From: NIPC Watch To: Daily Distribution Sent: 1/30/02 6:23 AM Subject: NIPC Daily Report 30 January 02 NIPC Daily Report 30 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. Senator introduces two new bills to fight cybercrime. Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., on Monday introduced a pair of bills that would increase funding and training to help fight computer crime and cyberterrorism. The "Cyberterrorism Preparedness Act of 2002," would allow the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)to award $400 million in grants over the next five years to establish a nonprofit - and non-governmental - consortium of academic and private sector experts to lay out a set of "best practices" for fighting computer crime. The "Cybersecurity Research and Education Act," would authorize the National Science Foundation and the National Security Agency to increase the number of qualified faculty teaching advanced courses and conducting research in the field of computer security. (Newsbytes, 29 Jan) Washtech.com Web site hacked. Hackers attacked Washtech.com, a Washington Post web site for technology news on 28 January, defacing the site before it was shut down for a few hours. It is not known how the attack was conducted. The incident highlights comments made Alan Paller, Director of Research at the SANS Institute, who noted that "There are certain attacks that nobody can block. . . . If your people aren't absolutely, all the time on the latest patches, you're going to get hit." (Newsbytes, 28 Jan) Can you tell which one's the fake site? The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has begun creating fake investment sites on the Internet to call attention to potential investors about Web site scams. McWortle Enterprises was one such creation by the SEC that attracted over 100,000 visitors over one weekend. (Associated Press, 29 Jan) Correction. In the 28 January 2002 Daily Report, the NIPC Watch and Warning Unit reported the Pentaguard story "Hackers hit western governments," New Zealand Herald, 27 January 2001. The correct date of that story is 24 January 2002. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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