CRIME Daily Report 06/25/02

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States propose sharing cybersecurity info. The National Association of State
Chief Information Officers has proposed the creation of an organization
through which its members can share information about cybersecurity issues.
The Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISAC) will serve states by
helping aggregate data for analysis at the national level, by sending
security alerts to the appropriate people in state agencies and by building
relationships among state officials and their local and federal
counterparts. (Federal Computer Week, 24 Jun)

Burton Group releases report on wireless LAN security.  The Burton Group, a
technology-industry partner for network research and consulting, has
released a report, "Securing Wireless LANs", that describes the market
impact and accompanying vulnerabilities of Wireless LANs. The report also
recommends a multi-layered defense strategy to protect enterprise networks
from attack. The report discusses the IEEE 802.11b standard, examines the
cause of its weaknesses, and describes several exploits including;
insertion, interception and monitoring, denial-of-service, and service set
ID attacks.  (Yahoo.com, 24 Jun)

Airlines plan expedited system for identifying passengers. Several airlines
have begun working on plans for a passenger identification system that would
rely on background checks, fingerprints, iris scans and high-tech IDs to
verify individuals' identities and speed security screening at airports. The
"trusted traveler" program would give pre-screened passengers easier access
through security checkpoints, much as frequent-flier cards permit certain
regular travelers to board airplanes before other passengers. The proposed
system appears to have growing support from Tom Ridge, the Director of
Homeland Security, who urged Northwest Airlines, Continental, Delta and
other carriers in a private meeting two weeks ago to develop a detailed plan
on how they would implement such a program. It remains unclear when the
airlines could begin live tests of their proposals. (Washington Post, 22
Jun)

Seaport security tightens after diving threat.  In the wake of a recent
Coast Guard warning that terrorist divers carrying explosives might target
ships, security at the nation's seaports is tightening.  In Miami, one of
the Coast Guard's biggest responsibilities is keeping cruise ships safe.
Helicopters watch from the sky and police boats and cutters patrol from the
water.  A zero tolerance policy is enforced, allowing no access to the
channel whenever cruise ships are docked.  Since the warning, cruise lines
said they have further enhanced shipboard security above the waterline.
Every piece of passenger luggage is X-rayed and all passengers and
crewmembers receive identification cards with corresponding pictures stored
in a database.  (CNN, 24 Jun)

US southeast gas pipeline expansion begins.  On 24 June, El Paso Corporation
(EP) unit Southern Natural Gas Company said the first phase of a $400
million natural gas pipeline expansion project started delivering about 140
million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of gas to power plants in the southeast
US.  The first phase consists of constructing 35 miles of pipeline ranging
from 24 to 36 inches in diameter. Upon completion of the three phases (May
2004), Southern Natural's capacity will increase by 700 mmcfd, raising the
company's system capacity to 3.4 billion cubic feet per day.  Approximately
90 percent of the capacity from the expansions will serve new gas-fired
power plants, providing enough gas to fuel about 5,500 megawatts of
generation in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.  (Reuters, 24 Jun)

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