contributed by Space Rogue
A Judge in Virginia has ruled that local libraries must remove filtering software on public computers. This sets a nationwide precedent.

Wired
MSNBC
Nando Times
ZD Net

contributed by Space Rogue
Xtra, a New Zealand ISP, has admitted that malicious Back Orifice users have stolen users passwords. There also seems to be some indication that Xtra may have been more than slightly involved in last weeks attack of IHug, another New Zealand ISP. IHug was viciously attacked and lost almost all of its customers data as a result.

IDG

contributed by Space Rogue
Janus Software, makers of SNAP (System Network Advanced Protection), have put its software up to the test. They have offered £10000 to anyone who can dial in and crack their software. The number to dial up and test your skills is 01372-372893. (Ed Note. The sad thing is that no one is going to call LD (long distance) to try this. Then when their software isn't broke they will call it 'secure')

The Scotsman

contributed by Space Rogue
Some folks in Utah are trying to ban access to certain web sites at Universities.

San Jose Mecury News
Nando Times

contributed by Anonymous
RootFest99 has been announced. Bruce Schnier will supposedly be in attendance.

RootFest 99

contributed by Weld Pond
Did you just buy that CD Burner? Doing the old buy it, burn it, return it, gig? Well have your fun while it lasts because new technology is about to make you life harder. New CD-ROM disks will have an encyprted code in them that will not be copied and without which will disable copies.

ZD Net

contributed by Weld Pond
This is an interesting link to a thesis written by a Lieutenant at the Naval Post Graduate School. The thesis is entitled Subversion: The Neglected Aspect of Computer Security.

Thesis hosted at JYA

contributed by Space Rogue
Entrust Technologies, the worlds largest supplier of encryption and digital signature software, has announced that it has developed a secure method for companies to implement Enterprise Resource Planning Software.

Nando Times

contributed by BHZ
Help Net Security a HNN Affiliate is reporting that Dark Eclipse Software has published a new version of BackDoor trojan. It has many new features (like more mouse controls and new Windows controls). Soon they will publish BackDoor 2.50 Gold, which will be coded in C++, so it won't have runtime files (dll and ocx), and will have new abilities. Guys from DES are working on another project - Condom Cleaner. It will be trojan cleaner and spoofer (so it will clean them, and pretend that it is trojan server, like NetBuster). You can clean BackDoor with ICQ NUKE Trojan Scan or you can put your fake BackDoor server with Anti-BackDoor.