September 16, 2003
Crypto-Gram: Accidents and Security Incidents.
Bruce Schneier. At a time when we're worried about attacks -- by terrorists, hackers, and ordinary criminals -- it's worth spending some time talking about accidents. Some years ago computer-security researcher Ross Anderson described the difference as Murphy vs. Satan.
Washington Post: Software Aimed at Blocking VeriSign's Search Program.
The Internet Software Consortium, the nonprofit organization that develops BIND software for Internet domain name directories, is writing an "urgent patch" for Internet service providers and others who want to block customers from a new Site Finder service from VeriSign Inc.
EE Times: Drive makers slowly plowing road to consumer storage.
Hard disk drives still fall short of the technical needs of many consumer electronics systems which represent a small but rapidly growing storage market, according to drive makers and users at the Diskcon conference here last week.
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