A few Tidbits

[randy48]

--15 December 2000 Teacher Challenges Students to Break Security;
Successful Student Suspended
A Washington State high school computer student disabled security system
on a classroom computer. Apparently he believed he was rising to his
teacher's challenge to crack the security software, but he was thrown
out of the class and received a five day suspension. Any criminal
charges against the student are likely to be dropped. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/SeattleTimes.woa/wa/gotoArticle?zsection_id=268466359&text_only=0&slug=hacker15m&idocument_id=134253845

--13 December 2000 AIM Vulnerability
A flaw in AOL Instant Messaging (AIM) could allow an attacker to use a
URL to cause a buffer overflow and remotely take control of the machine. http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_534531,00.html

--11 December 2000 Google Can Track Surfing
A Google toolbar extension tracks users' site visits. The information
is sent back to Google to be used internally to refine its search
engine. The company has been very clear and up-front with users about
its actions and intentions. http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2663483,00.html

How some of you find something useful http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[Roy]

Thanks. It's good to know what's happening in cyberspace.

I couldn't open the link to the story about the kid that was suspended. I wonder if he learned anything. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif