http://www.wired.com/news/technology/internet/0,71182-0.html
By Nigel Watson
June 21, 2006
The search for proof of the existence of UFOs landed Gary McKinnon in
a world of trouble.
After allegedly hacking into NASA websites -- where he says he found
images of what looked like extraterrestrial sp
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/06/20/news/state/24-computer-audit.txt
By The Associated Press
June 20, 2006
HELENA -- The state computer system building, and the taxpayer
information and other sensitive data it holds, are vulnerable to
security breaches, legislative auditors told la
http://www.informationweek.com/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189600069
By Sharon Gaudin
InformationWeek
Jun 21, 2006
Newark, N.J. -- After taking it on the chin last Friday, the defense
in a computer sabotage trial here pounded away at the Secret Service
agent on the stand, riding him on
http://www.techworld.com/mobility/news/index.cfm?newsID=6272
By Robert McMillan
IDG News Service
22 June 2006
Hackers can take control of laptops by Wi-Fi, even when the user is
not connected to a wireless LAN, according to security researchers.
The hack, which exploits bugs in wireless device
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Agriculture_Hacker.html
By Libby Quaid
AP FOOD AND FARM WRITER
June 21, 2006
WASHINGTON -- A hacker broke into the Agriculture Department's
computer system and may have obtained names, Social Security numbers
and photos of 26,000 Washington-area emplo
http://www.gcn.com/print/25_16/41041-1.html
By Brad Grimes and Jason Miller
GCN Staff
06/19/06 issue
The Agriculture Department's wireless policy, updated in April through
a series of departmental notices, comprises everything from
architectural requirements to acquisition guidance.
Unlike the D
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By Matt Hines
June 21, 2006
Over half of all companies doing business in the technology, media and
telecommunications sectors have experienced data breaches that
potentially exposed their intellectual property or customer
information, a new re