contributed by x-empt
The Department of Defense unveiled the newest high-tech crime laboratory last Friday. Technology within the lab supposedly has the ability to "trace hackers across the Internet", break encryption and rebuild cut up floppy diskettes. The new Defense Computer Forensics Lab located near Baltimore MD, (very close to NSA Headquarters) will be staffed by a team of 80 personnel to help investigate espionage, murder and other crimes, as well as training other investigators.

San Jose Mercury News

contributed by Code Kid
IBM will unveil today a chip that will include features such as key encryption and digital signatures. The PC 300PL will be the first IBM computer to include the security chip. (Hmmm, Not a whole lot of information here. Can anyone find a link to a data sheet or even the name of this chip? Will this thing digitally 'sign' everything? Will the user be able to turn it off?)

PC World

contributed by Weld Pond
Moore Publishing of Pennsylvania is seeking more than $800,000 in damages from the Washington based legal firm of Steptoe & Johnson. The suit alleges that an employee of Steptoe & Johnson attempted to break in to the computer systems of Moore Publishing. Steptoe has vehemently denied the charges but Moore claims that they have logs that will prove their case.

Washington Post

contributed by root
A man, whose name has not been released, has received a two year suspended sentence for attempting to break into the personal computer of the head of the Copenhagen police's special computer crime unit. The illegal activities took place in January of this year. The judge in the case did not follow the prosecution's suggestions to confiscate the accused computer equipment.

Phoz.dk
HNN Archive for January 25, 1999

contributed by Sarge
The Department of Energy will spend $80 million over the next two years to create a security net for its systems. A four point plan covering policy, personnel, operational and technical requirements has been approved by DOE senior management. This new plan comes soon after the Los Alamos espionage scandal. ($80 million? Damn thats a lot of dough.)

Government Computer News

contributed by Sarge
The US Army wants to reduce or eliminate password use by using biometric alternatives for access to computer and weapons systems. The Army wants unique identifiers that cannot be stolen or forgotten and is looking to biometrics as the answer. The Army is currently conducting a study that will consider the legal and sociological implications as well as logistical issues surrounding large-scale biometric recognition.

Government Computer News