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news The survey does reveal that most believe that there will be a large market in mobile commerce in the future. For those already using the technology, it does seem to be following a similar pattern to the uptake of E-business.
UK police call in consultant The UK police force are gearing up to fight international cybercrime by calling in specialists to help them to get a handle on the necessary technology. Criminals have become more mobile and are using the Internet as a platform for commiting the same crimes; fraud, burglary and the like in a different way. The plan is to use the independent consultant, VEGA International, to help them to impliment existing technology and acquire new equipment as it becomes necessay. It is hoped that this will make national and intenational communications more efficient and help to avoid duplication of resources and research. It is hoped that this will speed up law enforcement in a bid to keep up with criminals.
Ostrich effect in board room again In a climate where 70% of websites are attacked in some way, it has become a matter of when, rather than if, an attack will occur. In a survey by Information Security Magazine, half of all respondents stated that they had experienced breaches which came from within their own networks in the form of misuse of company resources, access privileges and the installation of software. A survey in the UK, by LEWIS Industry Forum found that senior directors who have the final say on security purchases and policy are ignorant of security issues. Their lack of education means that they are partially responsible for vulnerabilities and thus the depletion in public confidence in E-commerce. One network management specialist advised that, "You must review security periodically and educate the whole board." Another spokesperson from the industry said, "Lack of knowledge is the greatest problem facing security in the financial sector".
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It is clear that a shift in director mentality will be a key turning point in the fight to bring E-commerce into the mainstream.
Pentagon builds database The US Defence Department are in the final stages of setting up a database of cyberattcks and attempted attacks. It will be accessable in early 2001 and will enable the intelligence agencies and FBI to share information in order to help protect networks. The concept is simple; the database will assist with management, reporting and alerting and will help personnel to better understand attacks and thus spot trends. Major General James Bryan who heads up the project explained, "The really qualified people in this computer network warfare business are a fairly small community of experts, and this database will provide them a forum and opportunity not only to share data but to share ideas as well."
Yahoo! in litigation over Nazi auction French Internet users have expressed a wish to prevent their countrymen from accessing a Yahoo! auction site on the grounds that French law prohibits the sale and exhibition of items which cause racial hatred. The auction in question sells Nazi memorabilia such as flags and coins. The International League against Racism and Anti-semitism and the Union of Jewish Students of France took Yahoo! to the French courts over the matter. Regardless of the morality of the issue, the French courts had difficulty in dealing with the technical aspects of how exactly a ruling to protect French Internet users would be enforced. The judge called in experts — including TCP/IP protocol inventor, Vinton Cerf — to help debate the practicality of various solutions including the monitoring of IP addresses, voluntary disclosure of nationality or filtering sites by keyword.
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news The survey does reveal that most believe that there will be a large market in mobile commerce in the future. For those already using the technology, it does seem to be following a similar pattern to the uptake of E-business.
UK police call in consultant The UK police force are gearing up to fight international cybercrime by calling in specialists to help them to get a handle on the necessary technology. Criminals have become more mobile and are using the Internet as a platform for commiting the same crimes; fraud, burglary and the like in a different way. The plan is to use the independent consultant, VEGA International, to help them to impliment existing technology and acquire new equipment as it becomes necessay. It is hoped that this will make national and intenational communications more efficient and help to avoid duplication of resources and research. It is hoped that this will speed up law enforcement in a bid to keep up with criminals.
Ostrich effect in board room again In a climate where 70% of websites are attacked in some way, it has become a matter of when, rather than if, an attack will occur. In a survey by Information Security Magazine, half of all respondents stated that they had experienced breaches which came from within their own networks in the form of misuse of company resources, access privileges and the installation of software. A survey in the UK, by LEWIS Industry Forum found that senior directors who have the final say on security purchases and policy are ignorant of security issues. Their lack of education means that they are partially responsible for vulnerabilities and thus the depletion in public confidence in E-commerce. One network management specialist advised that, "You must review security periodically and educate the whole board." Another spokesperson from the industry said, "Lack of knowledge is the greatest problem facing security in the financial sector".
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It is clear that a shift in director mentality will be a key turning point in the fight to bring E-commerce into the mainstream.
Pentagon builds database The US Defence Department are in the final stages of setting up a database of cyberattcks and attempted attacks. It will be accessable in early 2001 and will enable the intelligence agencies and FBI to share information in order to help protect networks. The concept is simple; the database will assist with management, reporting and alerting and will help personnel to better understand attacks and thus spot trends. Major General James Bryan who heads up the project explained, "The really qualified people in this computer network warfare business are a fairly small community of experts, and this database will provide them a forum and opportunity not only to share data but to share ideas as well."
Yahoo! in litigation over Nazi auction French Internet users have expressed a wish to prevent their countrymen from accessing a Yahoo! auction site on the grounds that French law prohibits the sale and exhibition of items which cause racial hatred. The auction in question sells Nazi memorabilia such as flags and coins. The International League against Racism and Anti-semitism and the Union of Jewish Students of France took Yahoo! to the French courts over the matter. Regardless of the morality of the issue, the French courts had difficulty in dealing with the technical aspects of how exactly a ruling to protect French Internet users would be enforced. The judge called in experts — including TCP/IP protocol inventor, Vinton Cerf — to help debate the practicality of various solutions including the monitoring of IP addresses, voluntary disclosure of nationality or filtering sites by keyword.
circulation within their institutions. Permission of the publisher is required for resale or distribution outside the institution. Permission of the publisher is required for all other derivative works, including compilations and translations. Electronic Storage or Usage Permission of the publisher is required to store or use electronically any material contained in this journal, including any article or part of an article. Contact the publisher at the address indicated. Except as outlined above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Address permissions requests to: Elsevier Science Rights & Permissions Department, at the mail, fax and e-mail addresses noted above. Notice No responsibility is assumed by the Publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Because of rapid advances in the medical sciences, in particular, independent verification of diagnoses and drug dosages should be made. Although all advertising material is expected to conform to ethical (medical) standards, inclusion in this publication does not constitute a guarantee or endorsement of the quality or value of such product or of the claims made of it by its manufacturer. 02065 Printed by Mayfield Press (Oxford) Ltd