November 2001 - cypherpunks-legacy

Homeland Defense Training Conf - Mobile & Wireless - Dec 11, 2001 - Wash DC
by David C. Dickson 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

To: CYPHERPUNKS(a)TOAD.COM Homeland Defense Training Conference (tm) Wireless and Mobile Communications In support to Consequence Management, Facility Security Operations, Inter-jurisdiction Communications, Emergency Response Teams, Law Enforcement, First Responders See below for our outstanding list of speakers representing federal, state and local government executives and industry leaders. Tuesday December 11, 2001 Washington, D.C. Renaissance Washington DC Hotel 999 Ninth Street Northwest Washington, DC US 20001-9000 (Just 2 Blocks from Gallery Place Metro Station) Time: 7:30 AM Registration Program Starts: 8:30 AM Wrap-up: 3:30 PM Continental Breakfast, Refreshments, Lunch included. SPEAKERS CONFIRMED: * Ed Plaugher, Fire Chief, Arlington County, Virginia - "Lessons-learned at the Pentagon on Spetember 11, 2001" The on-site commander for fire and rescue efforts for Pentagon terrorist attack, September 11th. * National Governors Association - "Setting Emergency Communications Priorities at the State Level - New Initiatives" * Kathleen Abernathy, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) - The main issue before the FCC today is Priority Access to the mobile communications spectrum for emergency and first responders. Commissioner Abernathy is the FCC Commissioner with lead responsibility for this issue. * Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Lt. Governor, State of Maryland - "Report on the State of Maryland plans for state-wide emergency communications network" (Invited) * Greg Meacham, Chief, Technology Program Section, Investigative Technologies Branch, FBI * Ross Merlin, Telecommunications and Information Resources Manager, Office of Emergency Preparedness, HHS .... other speakers to be announced this week. SPECIAL NOTE: This message is being sent to you as a service to inform you and your organization of a training conference directed at federal and industry managers involved with Mobile and Wireless applications for Homeland Defense. If this business communication was sent to you in error or is not of interest, please let us know by REPLY'ing to this message and place REMOVE in the SUBJECT line. We will remove your name immediately. It's not our intention to send unwanted email. If however, you wish to receive additional information about this Conference and other Homeland Defense related training opportunities, please place SUBSCRIBE in the SUBJECT line and REPLY to this message. We will include you in future notices concerning this topic. A LOOK BACK: On April 26, 2001 - at the Reagan Trade Center in Washington, D.C. - Market*Access produced an important conference on Homeland Defense. The purpose of the conference was to highlight the need for a Homeland Defense program and the special needs of "first responders". Speakers included Congressman Curt Weldon of Philadelphia and leading executives from the DoD and U.S. civilian agencies. Representative Weldon brought a hush over the audience when he reminded us that it is not "if", but "when". .... and now we are faced with a new national priority. * On October 23, 2001, Market*Access held a Homeland Defense Business Briefing in Washington, D.C. Speakers included Governor Tom Ridge, newly appointed White House Director, Homeland Security. * On October 29, 2001, Market*Access held a Homeland Defense Conference taking a look at agency programs and initiatives. TO GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR PAST CONFERENCES, WEBCAST, SPEAKERS AND OBTAIN FREE ACCESS TO THEIR PRESENTATION MATERIALS CALL OUR HOMELAND DEFENSE HOT-LINE AT 703-807-2027. ABOUT THIS CONFERENCE: The prevalence of cell phones and other wireless communications in our society had a dramatic influence on the events of 11 September 2001. The ability of passengers to communicate with the outside world evidently played a major role in helping them formulate a plan of action. Cell phones allowed some of those trapped in the upper floors of the World Trade Center to communicate with loved ones in their final moments, and the phones may have let rescuers know that trapped victims were still alive. The utility of cell phones and other wireless devices in shaping our response to a terrorist event has never been examined - until now. For terrorist events in general, modern and robust communications systems will play a key role in successful consequence management. Networks are the precondition, but they are not sufficient in themselves to provide a significant advantage. Communications applications designed in advance that will travel over the networks to provide for early detection and effective consequence management will make the key difference. Market*Access will host in important training conference for industry and government focusing on agency needs and requirements in the area of Homeland Defense: Mobile and Wireless Communications. This will be a public-level series of training presentations on the challenges ahead. We can learn how devices like cell phones, handheld computers, interactive pagers, Palm Pilots, and other PDAs can assist as important tools in the area of Homeland Defense and consequence management. Speakers will represent federal agencies and leading security, equipment and systems suppliers. ABOUT HOMELAND DEFENSE: The United States and its allies face a number of new and difficult security challenges in the coming millennium. While past threats came from other states and were primarily aimed at U.S. forces or allies overseas, new challenges --- such as the proliferation of missiles and weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, and attacks on our information infrastructure --- may well involve non-state actors and has directly affected security at home. We will have to rethink basic policies, federal and state organization for national security, and the allocation of resources to meet both old and new defense tasks. The goal of this meeting is to begin to prepare U.S. government and industry for the changes that will come about regarding wireless and mobile communications. EXHIBITORS MAY INCLUDE: * Wireless security * Mobile and wireless communications * Handhelds, Laptops * Security planners and consultants * Telecommunications products and services * Federal systems integrators * Disaster recovery and facility security .... and many others WHO SHOULD ATTEND: * Federal systems integrators and solutions providers * State and local domestic preparedness teams * U.S. Civil agencies with a charter to support Homeland Defense * Computer and information systems security infrastructure executives * DoD Communications Managers * Security professionals * Team leaders for consequence management, crisis response * Federal, state and local CIOs and telecommunications managers * State emergency management coordinators * Federal, state and local law enforcement executives WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: * What are the possible programs and funding sources * New products in development and on the drawing boards in terms of wireless and mobile communications and networking * New initiatives being planned at the federal, state and local levels. * Civil agency organization and planning * DoD plans and programs * Policy decisions before the FCC SPONSORED BY: Organizational Sponsors: * Market*Access International, Inc. * INPUT Government ....additional Organizational sponsors to be announced. Corporate Sponsors: * Symantec Federal * Verizon Federal Network Systems .... additional sponsors to be announced. POINTS OF CONTACT: * For information on exhibitor arrangements, please contact Ms. Vicki Orendorff, 703/807-2747 * For general information about this event, please call our hotline at 703-807-2027 * For information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Ms. Vicki Orendorff, 703/807-2747 REGISTRATION FEE: * Industry Credit Card or Check in Advance $595 * Government Credit Card or Check in Advance $425 * Government Training Forms/Invoice $475 * On-site registration on the day of the conference - add $50.00 REGISTRATION OPTIONS: [1] To register - Phone: 703-807-2745 and speak with Ms. Kristen Brooks. [2] Fax: registration form to 703-807-2728. Do you need a place to stay while you're attending the conference? Here are some nearby hotels. In addition to the rates listed, you may call the hotels for government rates. * JW Marriott: 202-393-2000, from $269/night * Renaissance: 202-898-9000, from $229/night * Washington Marriott: 202-872-1500, from $189/night * Grand Hyatt: 202-582-1234, from $245/night * Marriott at Metro Center: 202-737-2200, from $229/night TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ALL MARKET*ACCESS HOMELAND DEFENSE CONFERENCES INCLUDING THIS ONE, CALL OUR HOMELAND DEFENSE SERIES HOTLINE AT 703-807-2027. Marketing, Conference Management and Production by: Market*Access International, Inc. 301-455-5633 REGISTRATION FORM Homeland Defense - Mobile & Wireless Communications (Use additional pages as needed for multiple employees) Attendee Name: Title: Company/Agency: Address: City: State: Zip Code: Email: Telephone: Fax: Registration Fee: Industry Credit Card or Check in Advance $595 Government Credit Card or Check in Advance $425 Government Training Forms/Invoice $475 Note: Payment requested in advance. Please check one of the following as your form of payment: [ ] Check Make checks payable to: Market*Access International Send to: Market*Access, 4301 Wilson Blvd. #1003, Arlington, VA 22203 [ ] VISA [ ] MasterCard [ ] American Express Account Number: ___________________________Exp. Date___________________ Cardholder Name: ______________________________________________________ Signature (required) or telephone order I am interested in continuing to receive updates and information by email regarding future conferences in this area. Select one: _____Yes _____No Registration: Call Kristen Brooks (703) 807-2745 Fax this form to 703-807-2728. Thank you. To register and pay on line, call our hot line at 703-807-2027 for instructions. I would be very interested in attending a future training conference on the subject of: _________________________________________ I am a manager/subject matter expert for the following technical/mission area: _________________________________________ The most significant challenge my organization faces is: _________________________________________ Here are email addresses of my contacts and peers who should be invited to this conference: _________________________________________ To get more information about our past conferences, Webcast, speakers and obtain free access to their presentation materials call our Homeland Defense Hot-Line at 703-807-2027.

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29 Nov '01

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Re: Anonymizing Scam
by Anonymous 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

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The pernicious characteristics of monocultures, by Paul Strassmann.
by Casper Aleva 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

The following essay by a manager with clue, Paul Strassmann, is part of the special report on Internet security and hackers on the American public broadcaster PBS and worth reading. Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hackers/blame/threat.html === The purpose of this article is to explain the risks arising from a Microsoft software monoculture. The term "monoculture" is originally derived from agriculture. It is the practice of growing the same crop each year on a given acreage. Rotating crops helps control certain insects and diseases; farmers who repeatedly grow the same crop on the same land become increasingly dependent on chemical insecticides, and must resort to new disease-resistant plant varieties, and practice soil fumigation and similar methods of controlling insects and diseases that are usually controlled by crop rotation. If a large number of farmers, in proximate geography, adopt monoculture practices, even the dependency on chemical means will not be sufficient to protect the crops. Although the quantity of food is increased, the humans create an environment that is hospitable to vermin, pathogens, and diseases. Paradoxically, by increasing specialization monoculture farmers increase the threats to their food supply. The potentially destructive, injurious and deadly characteristics of monoculture practices are remarkably comparable to conditions one finds prevailing in computer networks. Therefore, it may be useful first to examine an agricultural case before venturing into an exploration of what it means to have Microsoft software present in most of the computers in the world. Agricultural Case: The Irish Potato Famine The "Great Potato Famine" or the "Irish Famine" occurred in 1845-49 when the potato crop failed in successive years. The crop failures were caused by blight that destroyed the potato plant. It was the worst famine to occur in Europe in the 19th century. By the early 1840s, almost one-half of the Irish population--but primarily the rural poor--had come to depend almost exclusively on the potato for their diet, and the rest of the population also consumed it in large quantities. A heavy reliance on just one or two high-yielding varieties of potato greatly reduced the genetic variety that ordinarily prevents the decimation of an entire crop by disease, and thus made the Irish vulnerable. In 1845 a fungus arrived accidentally from North America, and that same year Ireland had unusually cool, moist weather, in which the blight thrived. About 1.1 million people died from starvation or typhus and other famine-related diseases. Many emigrated, and by 1921 the population was barely half of what it had been in the early 1840s. The Software Case: Microsoft's Dominance Microsoft's dominance in operating systems represents a new threat to the national security and to the systematic reliability of our computer-based society. It is a fact that a large number of political institutions, both in the U.S. and in other countries, are becoming increasingly aware of the economic and security risks that arise from the ubiquitous presence of Microsoft. The U.S. government as well as a European Economic Community (EEC) Commission is trying to contain the expanding power of Microsoft by litigation. This is insufficient. One must also address the risks from attacks on a largely homogeneous systems management environment. Info-terrorists and criminals will continue to take advantage of the ever-growing proliferation of flaws in the gigantic Microsoft system, consisting of hundreds of millions of lines of failure-prone code. The Microsoft software monoculture is dangerous because this firm is pursuing its global expansion objectives with unconstrained ambition. Its strength is reflected in its share of all profits from the software business. That advantage has widened steadily from 24 percent in 1987 to 64 percent in 1998 and is likely to climb as Microsoft is expanding its reach as a vendor of software packages to becoming a networking services giant. In its recently announced .Net initiative, Microsoft has projected a vision of a world that is inter-connected with Microsoft centers from where each computer receives not only its operating software but also a continuous stream of data and applications. Microsoft now sets its sights not only on the control of local computing but also on the sources from which all program code and data originate. Upgrading Microsoft software has been a logical choice for customers who wished to keep up with changes in technology. The risks of an integrated family of operating systems running all global computers, a declared Microsoft objective, make selecting a Microsoft platform more than a purely technical choice. An all-encompassing operating system bares itself to hostile exploitation of paralyzing security flaws. The presence of a fatal defect is unavoidable as the complexity of Microsoft systems expands to bizarre proportions with each new release. It is the search for such a fault that occupies the minds of some of the brightest computer experts. Finding a crack through which one could induce mayhem with only a few keystrokes would be worth a great deal of money, especially when supporting an act of terrorism. Microsoft and the Information Monoculture It's only a question of time before the ubiquitous presence of Microsoft operating systems, supported by a software-updating network, reaches a level of interconnectivity that makes a universal systems crash feasible. All that will be required is inducement of a widespread information infrastructure collapse through a deliberately executed and pre-planned act of information warfare. The risk from a software monoculture has increased due to the shift from custom-made software to packaged applications residing on an integrated family of Microsoft operating systems. As a result, the risks from planned subversion of a software monoculture now overwhelm the demonstrable benefits of standardization of an otherwise chaotic software environment. The future of Microsoft should not be judged only by antitrust criteria or the commercial merits of its software. It should be also reflected in the unprecedented security risks to our civilization that a software monoculture generates. The Microsoft defense that it was only maximizing profits using common competitive methods is insufficient. Business practices that may be tolerable for a small competitor become perilous whenever scaled up to security-threatening proportions to global computer networks. Our computer-based information society is still in its early stages of development. Its resilience and dependability is still not adequately understood. If history teaches anything, it is the insight that monocultures of any kind--especially if they can propagate in a matter of seconds--should not be allowed to flourish without adequate safeguards. === Casper Aleva Dutch Security Information Network e: tonus(a)dsinet.org w: http://www.DSINet.org/ c: http://www.DSINet.org/casper/pubkey.txt == "Don't quote, I want to know what _you_ have to say." -Unknown

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Re: Order Now: True Names: And the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier
by Anonymous User 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

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by Data Junction Corporation 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

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by Jim Choate 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

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by Jim Choate 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

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CDR: Re: Speech May Not Be Free, but It's Refundable
by Jim Choate 29 Nov '01

29 Nov '01

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