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RAIN 01/21: Weekly Update Part 3



There are 8 stories in this posting.


New York Times 01/14/02
Hiding sensitive data can be tough in a digital age
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/14/technology/ebusiness/14DELE.html?ex=1012217552&ei=1&en=f1a311827b61a502

by John Markoff
San Francisco, Jan. 13 - The modern task of successfully destroying electronic documents has become daunting enough to give Oliver North nightmares.
Mr. North is the Marine officer who became notorious during the Reagan-era Iran-contra scandal after it was discovered he had tried to delete thousands of e-mail messages, only to discover that they had been retained on backup tapes and made available to Congressional investigators.



Las Vegas Review-Journal 01/16/02
Judge sets stage for Norton testimony
http://www.indiantrust.com/clips.cfm?news_id=170

by Christine Dorsey Stephens
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Tuesday set the stage for Interior Secetary Gale Norton to testify in a lawsuit over the mismanaged Indian trust fund, saying the Interior secretary needs to show him why she shouldn't be cited for contempt for failing to make progress in fixing the system.



Associated Press 01/16/02
Court investigator says Interior hasn't acted to fix Internet problems
http://www.indiantrust.com/clips.cfm?news_id=168

by Robert Gehrke
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vital Interior Department computer systems managing law enforcement and fire data are still not accessible from the Internet, but a court investigator said Tuesday Interior officials have not requested that the systems be restored. Interior officials say that a court-ordered Internet blackout is hindering their efforts to protect dams and critical facilities from terrorist attacks, protect visitors to National Parks, and access important fire, earthquake and volcano information.



Naples Daily News 01/16/02
Judge: Del Monte Fresh Produce's fraud won't protect papers
http://www.naplesnews.com/02/01/florida/d734225a.htm

by Catherine Wilson
AP
MIAMI - Fraud by Del Monte Fresh Produce Co. eliminates the blanket protection given to legal papers in its lawsuit against Dole Food Co. over top-selling hybrid pineapples, a federal judge has found.
Threatening letters sent by Del Monte Fresh Produce to Costa Rican farmers falsely implied that they were illegally growing a patented pineapple variety stolen from the company, U.S. Magistrate Judge Andrea Simonton found.



Lake Powell Chronicle 01/16/02
Records probe ends
http://www.zwire.com/news/newsstory.cfm?newsid=3003800&title=Records%20probe%20ends&BRD=1196&PAG=461&CATNAME=Top%20Stories&CATEGORYID=410

The Page Unified School District school board members chose not to terminate any high school employees for their alleged involvement in the tampering of student grade and attendance transcripts.



Business Wire 01/15/02
Iron Mountain places EMC storage infrastructure at core of digital archive
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/category/industryarticle.asp?feed=BW&Date=20020115&ID=1346053

HOPKINTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 2002-- Records Management Services Leader Relies on EMC Networked Storage to Ensure Access and Availability for Digital Archives, Manage Complex IT Environment and Reduce Costs



St. Louis Business Journal 01/14/02
Shredding the evidence
http://stlouis.bcentral.com/stlouis/stories/2002/01/14/focus4.html

by Carla Dodd
Stricter requirements for protecting consumer information have heightened the pressure on companies handling sensitive documentation, and have pumped up demand for document destruction.
"Laws are becoming stricter about liability; it's a much more grievous offense in terms of dollars," said Diane Vaclavik, director of sales and marketing for St. Louis Data Destruction. "Companies need to destroy documents on a timely basis."



Sun-Sentinel 01/16/02
Fingerprinting system checks workers' records
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/palmbeach/sfl-pfinger16jan16.story?coll=sfla%2Dnews%2Dpalm

by Merle Augustin
Air travelers aren't the only ones getting a closer look these days. Palm Beach International Airport has bought a digital fingerprinting system to see whether employees have criminal backgrounds.
Using a laser beam, the metal and glass rectangular device scans imprints when a hand or fingers are placed on a glass plate. The device is attached to a computer.





Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
pakurilecz@aol.com
Richmond, Va