Council of Security and Strategic Technology Organizations

I will be speaking at this conference regarding cyberterrorism and IT security threats on October 14-17, 2002. Conference Info


Census Annual Security Day

I will provide a plenary on cyberterrorism at the Census Bureau annual security day conference on June 18, 2002. Conference Info


Interview on Science Friday

I was on Science Friday on December 7, 2001 talking about cybersecurity issues. The entire staff for this show, from producer to host, were great to deal with. The interview session was also a lot of fun. Callers asked Kevin and I some really good questions. NPR has some bogus rule about linking to their site, but if you want to listen to the show in RealAudio click here.


Hackers Vandalize 26 Government Sites

An interesting article from when this type of defacement activity made the news almost every week. They became so commonplace, even attrition.org couldn't stand to keep up with the activity.
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Weapons of Choice: How Terrorists Use the Web

Weapon of choice is a bit misleading. The ultimate weapon of choice for terrorists is a far cry from a computer keyboard, but this story ties into a lot of the public speaking I do on this topic.
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A Brave New World Order: Tomorrow's Cybergeek Spies

I am not sure whether being called a cybergeek spy is a good or a bad thing. I am also not sure what this appeared in or when, but I found it on the net in electronic form.
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Security Experts Warn of Holes in Lotus Domino

Can't say we didn't warn you. SDI and TrustFactory announced multiple Lotus vulnerabilities at DefCon 2000. The announcement actually attracted a lot of media attention, but we still wouldn't let them attend the party.
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The Web Is a Hacker's Playground

An article from PCWorld in which I am quoted. She didn't quite capture what I was trying to say regarding certification, but it is a decent article.
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Computer Security: Who Won the Balkans Cyberwar

I am not sure I would classify this as warfare, but it is an interesting read anyway.
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Internet-Based Attack Risk Distracts Organizations From Internal Trouble

SIGNAL Magazine came and interviewed myself and several others during my tenure at SDI. They were actually a very good organization to work with as they visited our site and really took time to conduct multiple interviews and to incorporate graphics from our powerpoint briefings, etc. The graphics aren't in the version below.
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