This excerpt from today's SANS NewsBites. Crispin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *********************************************************************** SANS NewsBites September 23, 2002 Vol. 4, Num. 39 *********************************************************************** --20 September 2002 Oregon Cyber Security Awareness Program for Youth The Hillsboro, Oregon police department plans to launch a cybersecurity awareness program aimed at young people. The Cyber Awareness, Responsibility and Ethics program will begin at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hillsboro and eventually spread to the schools. The program hopes to educate area youth about the effect their actions can have; it will also encourage constructive cyber experimentation under the guidance of other young people. http://www.oregonlive.com/metrowest/oregonian/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html_standard.xsl?/base/metro_west_news/1032523123238162.xml [Editor's Note ]Schultz): Ultimately, strategic gains in the information security arena will be due to efforts like the one described in this news item. The next generation merits our full attention when it comes to security education and awareness.] -- Crispin Cowan, Ph.D. Chief Scientist, WireX http://wirex.com/~crispin/ Security Hardened Linux Distribution: http://immunix.org Available for purchase: http://wirex.com/Products/Immunix/purchase.html
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