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NY Times: David J. Farber, a computer scientist and former chief technologist at the Federal Communications Commission, said that the Internet’s success on Sept. 11 could largely be attributed to the fact that “nobody attacked it.”

ABC News: Cuban exiles, invoking Belgium’s far-reaching war crimes law, filed a lawsuit against President Fidel Castro on Thursday for crimes against humanity.

Public-I: Milan prosecutor Stefano Dambruoso is expected to complete his investigation in the case in the coming weeks and ask a judge to try those arrested, along with two others

“Top international anti-terrorism experts have identified two of Europe’s most legally tolerant regions

As virusses get more virulent we had to implement a network antiviruspackage. But what if the updates are behind? Antivirussoftware is not enough to counter worms such als Nimda.A. Microsoft is less and less able to keep up with attacks such as Code Red etc. People will start to ask questions soon about the security policy of MS. Publishing one security bulletin after the other and releasing patches every week just isn’t enough. Network managers can’t keep up. We need a different security philosophy or start using securer operating software from other companies.

Voorspelde problemen RedStorm blijven uit (WebWereld). Maar: “Het zou me verbazen als er nu meer dan 50.000 computers besmet zouden raken” aldus André Post van SARC. Dat is nog een hoop computers.

Xandra: “Indien de muziekindustrie studenten zou toestaan om op het internet de originele cd, die zij mogelijk wensen aan te kopen, te laten beluisteren en de muzieknummers die zij heel graag horen van de cd te laten downloaden, dan zou dit misschien al een eerste stap in de goede richting zijn. De muziekindustrie hoeft dit natuurlijk niet gratis te doen.”