The NSA-hosted National Information Systems Security Conference, held in October, 1996, has made a wide range of papers available (in PDF format), and listed in: http://csrc.nist.gov/nissc/1996/papers/NISSC/toc.pdf (110kb) One panel's papers eye all-optical networks and security, including optical encryption, which NSA appears to be leading: http://csrc.nist.gov/nissc/1996/papers/NISSC/paper236/ Many others -- long and short, informative and fatuous -- address sizzling and old-grease sec issues -- techie, lawless, bad-hair-brained. Several archists cry cyber crime and plead for vigilance for on-line anarcho-ebonics: "Industrial Espionage Today and Information Wars Tomorrow." "Rise of the Mobile State: Organized Crime in the 21st Century." "Ethical and Responsible Behavior for Children to Senior Citizens in the Information Age." "Monitoring Your Employees: How Much Can You Do and What Should You Do When You Uncover Wrongdoing?" Despite such blow, there's much other solid reading. Take a nap while the PDFs glaciate in.