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As I have mentioned before I get a free newletter called NETSURFER DIGEST and I found 3 things in it this morning which I think are important to all of us. Two are on SECURITY and one explains why we have had so much trouble with our DIRECT-TV I think. I'd directly send the first two to the Administrators of the Pieno at U of T if I had their email address, but maybe someone would be so kind?? When people from MIT start talking---I listen!!!! &&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& List of Top Ten Security Exploits Take this list seriously indeed. Online security organization SANS has released this list of the top ten security exploits used by hackers to gain access to online sites. The list is based on a consensus of well known security experts and organizations, a gathering of names which make up an elite who's who of the computer security community. These are all well known exploits which many sysadmins either don't know about or don't know how to fix. Yet fixes and strategies exist for all these hacks, and this resource gives pointers for dealing with them. Bottom line: these are the most dangerous holes in your network - get your sysadmins on the case to fix them. <http://www.sans.org/topten.htm>http://www.sans.org/topten.<http://www.sans.org/topten.htm>htm Security Hole in PGP 5.0 If you're relying on strong PGP cryptography to protect your files, pay attention to this. A flaw in PGP 5.0's command line versions on Linux and BSD Unix variants will, under certain circumstances, limit the randomness of the keys you generate, which means they can be broken more easily. ComputerWorld has the article while SecurityFocus has the text of the advisory. PGP versions 2.x and 6.5 are not affected by this, nor are ports to other operating systems. Article: <http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E>http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf<http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/all/000526E30E>/all/000526E30E Advisory: <http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-05-22&msg=20000523141323.A28431>http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-05-22&[log in to unmask]<http://www.securityfocus.com/templates/archive.pike?list=1&date=2000-05-22&msg=20000523141323.A28431>[log in to unmask] And I just ordered a number of quilt patterns using this PGP 5.0----RATS!!!!!!! This is probably what is bothering our DIRECT-TV, at least we know its not just the rain anymore Solar Storms Hitting Earth: Sizzle or Fizzle? Some massive solar activity this week might result in an increase in aurora displays, at least in the Northern Hemisphere. Aside from the coolness of all this solar power hitting our planet, you should note that we are in the middle of a solar maximum. Every 11 years, the sun reaches a peak in activity, with numerous sunspots and many solar flares that have the potential to disrupt electronic equipment in space and even on the ground. You can track this kind of activity at SpaceWeather.com, which offers the latest data and news from various spacecraft dedicated to keeping tabs on our space environment. <http://www.spaceweather.com/>http://www.spaceweather<http://www.spaceweather.com/>.com/ AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST: from Associated Press MIGRAINES BLAMED ON ELECTRICAL DISORDER THE FINDINGS OPEN NEW WAYS TO ATTACK HEADACHES. I don't have time to scan this article in the Herald this morning as I have to take my husband to the Doctor. But if someone wants more info. drop me an email off line and when I get back I'll scan it and send it to you. It may be on some of the newservices too, I haven't looked. As Ever, just Marjorie 67/12