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Deadly Serious About Security.(Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute...

By Carr, David F.
Publication: Internet World
Date: Wednesday, September 1 1999

Carnegie Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute is researching ways to make future computer systems more secure. The university's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) is known for tracking hacker attacks and providing advice on how to stop them. Another section tracks vulnerabilities in operating systems and applications. CERT's Web site is under constant attack by hackers who wish to discredit the confidentiality the group promises network managers who report security breaches, but the site has not been penetrated. Microsoft's products and operating systems are frequently bl

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