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European legislation on encryption is widely varied. For instance, Dirk Heuze, head of BSI, the German information security agency, strongly recommends that companies encrypt their messages on the Internet. His French counterpart, gen. Jean-Louis Desvignes, head of the Service Central [...] (605 words)

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CIVILIANS BUCKING CHANGE AT NSA

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THE PITFALLS OF MASS-PRODUCED ENCRYPTION

During the G8 summit meeting in Moscow this week as ministers laid plans for future cooperation in fighting cybercrime several law enforcement and intelligence officials on the sidelines were instead weighing the consequences of mass-produced encryption.

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IBM AND MICROSOFT, THEIR SECRET ALLIANCES

In recent months the Pentagon and NSA have undertaken secret and direct negotiations with the bosses of IBM and Microsoft to get them to install systems enabling the intelligence community to gain access to encrypted data.

UNITED STATES 23/09/1999

FRESH APPROACH TO ENCRYPTION

The hand of the U.S. Justice Department and Pentagon in shaping American policy on cryptography became ever-more evident when the

UNITED KINGDOM 22/07/1999

TAPPING INTO THE WEB

The Home Office department that deals with organized crime recently published a consultative paper called 'Interception of Communications in the

UNITED STATES 08/07/1999

ENCRYPTION EXPORTS TO BE LIBERALIZED?

The President's Export Council Subcommittee on Encryption (PECSENC) met in

UNITED STATES 08/07/1999

WORLD-WIDE INTERNET SECURITY SCHEME

Washington is intent on creating a massive domestic and international Internet monitoring system, according to Intelligence Newsletter sources close to

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GSM CELLULAR PHONES INCREASINGLY UNRELIABLE

Over the past six months a roaring trade has sprung up on back-street markets for equipment to intercept cellular telephone calls that had once been reserved for government intelligence and law enforcement agencies. The risk that GSM networks are being

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Speaking before a House judiciary sub-committee on March 4, NSA

UNITED STATES 25/02/1999

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In the latest of his electronic Crypto Gram publications dated Feb. 15, cryptography expert Bruce Schneier, head of the Minneapolis-based

UNITED STATES 11/02/1999

THE DRIVE FOR AGILE INTELLIGENCE

The recent publication of the book "Top Secret Intranet" (Prentice Hall, NJ., ISBN 0-13-080898-9) by a former top-level NSA official,

UNITED STATES 28/01/1999

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Significant new details on how the National Security Agency is organized in the post-Cold War era have emerged from new

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ANNUAL RSA CONFERENCE

For the first time, the 1999 version of the renowned

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WIDER BUGGING POWERS FOR AUTHORITIES?

In the wake of two meetings – one in Vienna between Oct. 20-22 and the second in Madrid on Oct. 27-28 – a group of European Union law enforcement experts tabled a draft project on "interception of telecommunications in relation

UNITED STATES 16/07/1998

ENCRYPTION WITH A "PRIVATE DOORBELL"

Thirteen U.S. computer companies announced on July 13 that they had made a new "breakthrough" on the encryption export front.

FRANCE 16/07/1998

SCSSI TO BE BEEFED UP?

The French government is thinking of considerably beefing up the Service Central pour la Securite des Systemes d'Information (SCSSI) to

UNITED STATES 02/07/1998

THE THREATS AND TRANSPARENCY GAME

In a hearing before a Senate panel on June 24, CIA director George Tenet and NSA boss Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minihan

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NEW PUSH FOR NETWORK SECURITY

Not too long ago the intelligence and defense sectors were alone in worrying about the security of information systems, and the question was handled on a national level. But with the growth of the Internet the issue now involves every

UNITED STATES 04/06/1998

NSA PUSHES ISRAELI COMPUTER PRODUCT

The National Security Agency, which prides itself on ensuring the use of American-made chips and printed circuit boards for its

UNITED STATES 05/03/1998

MERGER MANIA IN ENCRYPTION TRADE

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UNITED KINGDOM 19/02/1998

INTRANET SECURITY DEEMED UNSAFE

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UNITED STATES 19/02/1998

HOW NIST AND NSA POOL THEIR EFFORTS

Speaking before the U.S. Senate subcommittee for technology and space on Feb. 10, Raymond Kammer, the new director of the

UNITED STATES 05/02/1998

NSA TAKES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Clinton Brooks, who had served up to now as special

UNITED STATES 22/01/1998

CROWELL LANDS AT CYLINK CORP

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AUTHORITIES FIND LOTUS "FLAW"

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UNITED STATES 20/11/1997

PLUGGING HOLES IN INFORMATION SECURITY

Unveiled on Nov. 5 after several months of sometimes story debate, the report that the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure

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WILLIAM CROWELL

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UNITED STATES 23/10/1997

ARMY UNDER NETSCAPE COLORS

The U.S. armed forces have adopted Netscape for its communications.

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EUROPE UNITED STATES 12/06/1997

STANDARDS A WEAPON IN INFOWAR

Up to now, standards and norms on a national or world level traditionally emerged from a long bureaucratic process established by engineers isolated in their specific technical fields. For some time now, however, this backwater world has become a strategic

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GETTING AROUND EXPORT CURB

Two companies, UK Web Ltd. and C2Net Software, Inc., have

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UNITED STATES 13/02/1997

CRYPTOGRAPHY'S LEAP INTO COMMERCIAL ARENA

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DAWN OF THE INFOWAR ERA

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CRYPTOGRAPHY BATTLE

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KEYS OF THE SECURITY KINGDOM

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CIVILIANS BUCKING CHANGE AT NSA

THE PITFALLS OF MASS-PRODUCED ENCRYPTION

IBM AND MICROSOFT, THEIR SECRET ALLIANCES

FRESH APPROACH TO ENCRYPTION

TAPPING INTO THE WEB

ENCRYPTION EXPORTS TO BE LIBERALIZED?

WORLD-WIDE INTERNET SECURITY SCHEME

GSM CELLULAR PHONES INCREASINGLY UNRELIABLE

NSA VOICES FEARS IN CRYPTOGRAPHY

HOW THE NSA "WEAKENS" ALGORITHMS

THE DRIVE FOR AGILE INTELLIGENCE

NSA'S POST-COLD WAR PROFILE

ANNUAL RSA CONFERENCE

WIDER BUGGING POWERS FOR AUTHORITIES?

ENCRYPTION WITH A "PRIVATE DOORBELL"

SCSSI TO BE BEEFED UP?

THE THREATS AND TRANSPARENCY GAME

NEW PUSH FOR NETWORK SECURITY

NSA PUSHES ISRAELI COMPUTER PRODUCT

MERGER MANIA IN ENCRYPTION TRADE

INTRANET SECURITY DEEMED UNSAFE

HOW NIST AND NSA POOL THEIR EFFORTS

NSA TAKES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

CROWELL LANDS AT CYLINK CORP

AUTHORITIES FIND LOTUS "FLAW"

PLUGGING HOLES IN INFORMATION SECURITY

WILLIAM CROWELL

ARMY UNDER NETSCAPE COLORS

STANDARDS A WEAPON IN INFOWAR

GETTING AROUND EXPORT CURB

CRYPTOGRAPHY'S LEAP INTO COMMERCIAL ARENA

PROTECTING SENSITIVE DOCUMENTS

SECURING DATA ON THE INTERNET

A "LOCKBOX" TO KEEP CODES

EASING THE GLOBAL RULES

FBI AND IRS LOBBY TOGETHER

SCRAMBLER FOR SENSITIVE MESSAGES

A COMPUTER SPY UNMASKED

DAWN OF THE INFOWAR ERA

THE FEARLESS CODE BUSTERS

THE SCRAMBLE FOR RUSSIAN COMPUTER NETWORKS

WILL NAUTILUS SCUPPER CLIPPER CHIP?

INTELLIGENCE BATTLE IN CYBERSPACE

NSA GUARDING A CLOSED MARKET?

MORE WOES FOR CLIPPER CHIP

DAILY ENCRYPTION "MARKET SURVEY"

CRYPTOGRAPHY BATTLE

NSA MANUAL "AVAILABLE"

CLIPPER MOVING IN OR OUT?

CIA OFFERS INSTEAD OF TAKES?

CLIPPER CHIP'S POOR START

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