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Fri Sep 29 08:48:36 PDT 2006

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It is a medium of entertainment which permits millions
of people to listen to the same joke at the same time,
and yet remain lonesome.  ~T.S. Eliot, about radio

Delay sought in BellSouth-AT&T merger, Houston
Chronicle, 9/29/2006 
The chairman and the top Democrat on the House
Judiciary Committee have asked ...
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/business/4222138.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/broadband/merger.htm

Bill Moyers to Do Special on Net Neutrality, Tales
from the Sausage Factory, 9/29/2006 
Wed., October 18, 9 p.m. on PBS. You can watch the
promo clip here. Stay tuned....
http://www.wetmachine.com/item/607
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/ci/neutral.htm

ICANN Joint Project Agreement:, NTIA, 9/29/2006 
The Commerce Department announced it has signed a
Joint Project Agreement with the Internet Corporation
for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to continue the
transition of the coordination of the technical
functions relating to the management of the Internet
Domain Name and Addressing System to the private
sector
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/agreements/jpa/ICANNJPA_09292006.htm
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/dns/icann.htm

Verizon Details Its Fiber Optic Spending, NYT,
9/29/2006 
Verizon gave its first answers to financial questions
about the fiber optic network it is building, in a
report that reassured analysts but unnerved investors.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/28/technology/28verizon.html?ex=1317096000&en=6a0505a2b5d628ec&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/industry/verizon.htm

Mark Cuban: Only a 'moron' would buy YouTube, CNET,
9/29/2006 
Billionaire investor and dot-com veteran has harsh
words for YouTube, the online site that lets people
share video clips.
http://news.com.com/2100-1026_3-6121034.html?part=rss&tag=6121034&subj=news
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/media/ipv.htm

Scientists study terrorist Internet attack, Monsters,
9/29/2006 
US scientists say they simulated a terrorist attack on
Internet reliability and discovered it would be very
difficult to cause major disruptions.
http://tech.monstersandcritics.com/news/article_1206024.php/Scientists_study_terrorist_Internet_attack
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/cyberwar.htm

Federal security rules fueling energy company anxiety,
Network World, 9/29/2006 
The nation's energy companies are scrambling to meet
government regulations going into effect as soon as
January that in part are designed to safeguard the
computer-based control systems for electricity and gas
distribution from cyberattacks.
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/100206-energy.html?page=3
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/protection.htm

Draft Special Publication 800-82, Guide to Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Industrial
Control Systems Security, NIST, 9/29/2006 
NIST announces the release of draft SP 800-82, Guide
to Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)
and Industrial Control Systems Security. SP 800-82
provides guidance for establishing secure industrial
control systems (ICS), including supervisory control
and data acquisition (SCADA) systems, distributed
control systems (DCS), and other smaller control
system configurations such as skid-mounted
Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). ICSs are
typically used in industries such as electric, water,
oil and gas, transportation, chemical, pharmaceutical,
pulp and paper, food and beverage, and discrete
manufacturing (automotive, aerospace, and durable
goods). The document provides an overview of ICSs and
typical system topologies, identifies typical threats
and vulnerabilities to these systems, and provides
recommended security countermeasures to mitigate the
associated risks. NIST requests comments on SP 800-82
by December 22, 2006. Please submit comments to
800-82comments at nist.gov with "Comments SP800-82" in
the subject line.
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/protection.htm

Draft Special Publication 800-54, Border Gateway
Protocol Security, NIST, 9/29/2006 
NIST announces the release of draft SP 800-54, Border
Gateway Protocol Security. This document introduces
the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), explains its
importance to the Internet, and provides a set of best
practices that can help in protecting BGP. Best
practices described here are intended to be
implementable on nearly all currently available BGP
routers without requiring installation of new
protocols. To improve the security of BGP routers, a
series of recommendations are made. NIST requests
public comments on SP 800-54 by November 30, 2006.
Please submit comments to sp800-54comments at nist.gov
with "Comments SP800-54" in the subject line
http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/drafts.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/protection.htm

Guidance for Securing Microsoft Windows XP Home
Edition: A NIST Security Configuration Checklist -
Special Publication 800-69, NIST, 9/29/2006 
NIST is pleased to announce the release of Special
Publication 800-69, Guidance for Securing Microsoft
Windows XP Home Edition: A NIST Security Configuration
Checklist. SP 800-69 provides guidance to home users,
such as telecommuting Federal employees, on improving
the security of their home computers that run Windows
XP Home Edition.
http://csrc.nist.gov/itsec/guidance_WinXP_Home.html
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/protection.htm

How to defeat the new No. 1 security threat:
cross-site scripting, CW, 9/29/2006 
You wouldn't believe some of the sites that have
fallen victim to this security threat, but Martin
Heller tells you how to protect yourself.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9003710&source=rss_news10
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/vulnerable.htm

Old DoS vulnerability in Internet Explorer turns into
giant hole, Heise Security, 9/29/2006 
The Month of the Browser Bug (MoBB) is still sending
out ripples, even two months after its conclusion. HD
Moore has now released an exploit for a DoS
vulnerability in Internet Explorer that was announced
back in July.
http://www.heise-security.co.uk/news/78820
More Info:
http://www.cybertelecom.org/security/vulnerable.htm

Stock Spam Hits Cellphones, Forbes, 9/29/2006 
Will junk mail derail the text message industry?
http://www.forbes.com/businesstech/2006/09/28/spam-text-wireless-tech-intel-cx_df_ll_0929spam.html?partner=rss
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/spam/fcc.htm

High-Speed Internet2 Link Revolutionizes Global
Medical Education, Newswise, 9/29/2006 
Internet2 is a high-speed, high-bandwidth, dedicated
Internet network developed in 1996 by leaders in the
research and education community in the United States
...
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/523880/
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/

Internet2 Backs Advanced Infrastructure for Health
Care, GRIDToday, 9/29/2006 
Internet2 applauded the Federal Communications
Commission's (FCC) action to create a pilot program
that will help public and non-profit health care
providers ...
http://www.gridtoday.com/grid/934370.html
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/

FCC Adopts Pilot Program Under Rural Health Care
Mechanism., FCC, 9/29/2006 
Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
adopted an Order that establishes a pilot program to
help public and non-profit health care providers build
state and region-wide broadband networks dedicated to
the provision of health care services, and connect
those networks to Internet2, a dedicated nationwide
backbone
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-267605A1.doc
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/usf/

Congress Debates E-Voting Security, Internet Week,
9/29/2006 
Glitches during primaries have Congress wondering
whether recent guidelines are doing enough to ensure
elections aren't hacked.
http://www.internetnews.com/security/article.php/3634976
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/

E-Voting Testimony, Freedom to Tinker, 9/29/2006 
Today at 10:00 AM Eastern I’m testifying at a House
Administration Committee hearing on e-voting. Here is
the written testimony I submitted.
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/doc/2006/Felten_evoting_testimony_28sep06.pdf
More Info: http://www.cybertelecom.org/vote/

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