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Across the country, computer-network security experts, though, were talking a lot last week, calling the entire Mitnick affair a watershed moment-not for what it proves about the hacker but for what it says about the systems he hacked. At a time when American businesses are frantic to set up shop on the computer networks, those networks-and the telecommunications systems that carry their traffic-are turning out to be terminally insecure. One of the things Mitnick is believed to have stolen from Shimomura's computer is a set of utility programs-the electronic equivalent of a locksmith...
Fashion spins a wicked cycle. We tear through the decades at a frantic pace, referencing and rehashing at will. Entire decades go in and out of vogue in a matter of months. You have to be a nimble athlete (maybe I'll score some touchdowns with the hockey guys on this one) to tackle the style zeitgeist. So how does a mere mortal decide what to put on in the morning? I have no idea, darling...
...ADMINISTRATION: Frantic Shuffle to the Middle...
...frantic days that followed, Orange County authorities strove to reassure residents that life after the bankruptcy filing would go on as usual. Officials said the filing would have "no impact" on county police, fire and paramedic services and noted that a $2 billion emergency loan from Merrill Lynch would help meet payrolls. Yet despite the brave words, the county defaulted on a $110 million issue of bonds that had raised money for pensions...
...more than 40 newspapers, USAir announced it had hired a retired Air Force general to oversee its flight operations and a team of auditors to review itssafety record. The blitz, arranged to counter public unease after six fatal accidents in the last five years as the nation nears the frantic Thanksgiving travel period, follows by one day disclosures that a USAir foreman was told of unusual noises heard by first-leg passengers on theUSAir Boeing 737before it crashed outside Pittsburgh Sept. 8, killing all 132 passengers. The foreman, who approached the plane's captain, was told, "No, we have...