contributed by Judd
NetBus Pro 2.10, a remote administration tool by UltraAccess.net, has been removed from the McAffee Virus Scan software by Network Associates. NAI's change in attitude toward NetBus Pro 2.10 was not the result of back room negotiations, but rather upon the advice of McAfee's own legal counsel. Upon learning this, UltraAccess has been in communication with several other AV vendors, who also have agreed to remove detection of NetBus Pro. Information will be released as it develops.

UltraAccess.net

contributed by William Knowles
A British Intelligence officer had his laptop stolen after he put it down at a London railway station. Officials say that the laptop did not contain classified information but unconfirmed reports indicate that it did have specifications for the next generation of fighter aircraft and details of how they can be controlled from the ground. This is the second laptop stolen from Paddington Station in as many months and follows several other recent thefts.

The Times UK

contributed by William Knowles
The State Department has discovered that 15 of its 1,913 unclassified laptops have been either stolen or misplaced in the last 18 months. The survey conducted by the department's Bureau of Diplomatic Security only found only one missing classified laptop out of 60.

Washington Post

contributed by Evil Wench
This press release is a little short on the technical details but it would appear that researchers at the Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories has built a Hueristic Distributed Security Agent. The agent is supposedly able to match incoming threats against its fingerprint database but also learn and distinguish new threats on the fly. Researchers say that an initial release to sensitive government systems will happen within a year and to the civilian market within three years.

EurekAlert

contributed by tall.drink
The Australian that brought down the Australian Republican Movement's telecommunications system has told the media that it may have been himself who wrote the original worm upon which the world's latest email virus, ILOVEYOU, is based. Valiant wants to make it clear that someone else added the malicious payload. (Sorta seems like a publicity stunt to promote his company.)

Sydney Morning Herald
Wired