I'll be on CNBC's "Capital Report" today talking about this dread menace of cyberterror and .mil sites. I tangled briefly with Mike Vatis, former head of the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center. He talked about the need for security; alas, I didn't have time to point out that the FBI under Freeh did its best to prevent it. If you're so inclined, Capital Report airs at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT today and again at midnight ET/9 pm PT: http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/CNBCTV/TV_Info/P10094.asp See also: "U.S. spooks fret about Iraq hax0ring .gov and .mil computers" http://www.politechbot.com/p-04327.html -Declan --- http://news.com.com/2100-1023-981057.html Military worried about Web leaks By Declan McCullagh January 16, 2003, 3:58 PM PT WASHINGTON--The U.S. Defense Department is worried that sensitive information remains exposed on its Web sites. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld warned in a directive sent to military units this week that too much unclassified but worrisome material was popping up on the Web, and said Al Qaeda and other foes were sure to take advantage of it. The directive, drafted as the U.S. is readying troops for a possible attack on Iraq, reminded military Webmasters they must adhere to the department's 1998 policies and procedures. [...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like Politech? Make a donation here: http://www.politechbot.com/donate/ Recent CNET News.com articles: http://news.search.com/search?q=declan -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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