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Tech Talk Radio Highlights
This week Tech Talk discussed the plans for computer
security in the new Homeland Security Department,
experiments to "fool" biometric systems, the 2002
Science and Technology web awards, recent
broadband FCC rulings, student hackers who change
grades, and much more.
Listen now to the latest show using either MP3 or Real Audio. Check
out all the links referenced
during the show.
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| 2002 Science-Technology Web Awards | | |
Sponsored
by Scientific American,
these awards honor fifty excellent and informative sites in
ten categories. The categories include: Archaeology and Paleontology,
Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science,
Earth and Environment, Engineering and Technology, Mathematics,
Medicine, and Physics.
These sites provide a great way for adults
and kids alike to have fun using the Internet to learn
something new.
Check
out the Scientific American Article
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| Biometric Systems Are Easily Defeated | | | Finger print scanners, iris scanners, face scanners are
all vulnerable to simple exploits. This article outlines a
series of successful experiments to fool some of the
most popular biometric systems using simple, but
ingenious, methods. Additional controls are clearly
needed to ensure that biometric system can be reliably
deployed.
Check
Out the Extreme Tech article
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| Homeland Security Includes Computer Security | | | The proposed Homeland Security Department will
include five key computer security offices. These
include the National Infrastructure Protection Agency
(currently in FBI), the Critical Infrastructure Assurance
Office (currently in Commerce), the National
Communication System (currently in Defense), the
Infrastructure Simulation and Analysis Center (currently
in Energy),and the Federal Computer Incident Response
Center (currently in GSA). Consolidation of these
functions should improve overall effectiveness of the
system.
Check
out the Security Focus article
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| Hackers asked for help by Norwegian Museum | | | The Norwegian Ivar Aasen Center for Language and
Culture lost the password to an historical database
when the curator died unexpected. The database
catalogs over 11,000 original books and manuscripts.
The center sent out a request for assistance from the
hacking community. Over 100 good Samaritan hackers
have applied to help.
Check
out the CNet article
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| Student Hackers Change Grades for $5 | | | Two student hackers from Western High School in
Broward County, Florida, have admitted to changing
grades for $5 an entry. The school system is now
reviewing the records of all 4,500 students. The
students were given faculty passwords to bypass the
Internet content filters for research papers. They
simply used those same passwords to gain access to
the school's grading system. Social Engineering is yet
again the culprit.
Check
out the Sun-Sentinel article
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