[INFOCON] - GAO: Computer Security Report

2002-11-19 Thread Wanja Eric Naef \(IWS\)
(Infocon will resume tomorrow as normal. (I have been abroad and just returned today). The report below is well worth a read, even though it does not really contain anything new. By the way, I would also recommend reading my all time favourite GAO InfoSec report titled 'Information Security Managem

[INFOCON] - (HS) Ridge: Terrorist Threat Persists & Rummy onDARPA's Info Awareness Experiment

2002-11-19 Thread Wanja Eric Naef \(IWS\)
'... Intelligence officials have made enormous progress in combining domestic and foreign intelligence-gathering capabilities. They're now gathering more information and in the past couple of weeks, Ridge said, they're reporting more "chatter." ...' (The Economist - 'The World In 2003' has a good

[INFOCON] - (HS) President Hails Passage of Homeland SecurityDepartment Legislation

2002-11-19 Thread Wanja Eric Naef \(IWS\)
(The new bureaucratic monster is coming! I am looking forward to the turf wars. WEN) * White House: President Hails Passage of Homeland Security Department Legislation Statement by the President The United States Congress Has Taken An Historic and Bold Step forward to protect the American