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KELLNER: Tourists told to go 'naked' to Games to avoid trouble
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Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 04:09:12 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/04/tourists-told-to-go-naked-to-games-to-avoid-troubl/ Mark Kellner The Washington Times August 4, 2008 Visitors to this month's Olympic Games in Beijing may have more than smog to worry about. "We can see aggressive espionage" in China, said David Rice, a network security expert who heads the Monterey Group, a cybersecurity consulting firm in Monterey, Calif. "Attendees' [digital] devices will be embedded or compromised in one way or another," he warned. China and the United States perceive communications networks in different ways. In America, such networks are privately held means of personal and business contact. In China, the government owns - and watches - the communications system. "In China, networks are for state-sponsored monitoring of any type of communications," Mr. Rice said. He devoted part of a chapter in his new book, "Geekonomics: The Real Cost of Insecure Software" [1] (Addison Wesley, $29.99), to a discussion of how rogue programs can be implanted in electronic devices to wreak havoc. [1] http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0321477898/c4iorg [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, August 2-7 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 40 hands-on training courses and 80 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.com
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