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To: John Hunt who wrote (80)	8/11/1999 1:24:00 PM
From: hunchback	Read Replies (1) of 662

Y2K Remediation Warnings: Both ERRI and government analysts continue to warn of potential problems with remediation efforts undertaken to fix the Y2K bug. Network and Information Technology (IT) professionals should be warned that there is a potential for "booby-traps" to be installed by foreign or little known programmers, who are being contracted to work on correcting software date errors relevant to Y2K. "Some Y2K programmers with malicious intent may be quietly installing malicious software codes, such as a logic bomb or a time-delayed virus, to sabotage companies or gain access to sensitive information sometime in the new millennium," Rep. Constance Morella, R-Md., chairwoman of the Technology Subcommittee of the House Science Committee, said at the hearing. "Most troubling is that several security firms have already found trap doors in Y2K programming," according to the the Newsbytes News service. ERRI analysts suggest a complete security check must be performed after the completion of Y2K remediation efforts to insure that additional malicious code, or secret "back doors" weren't added to software that was under repair. emergency.com : ) hunchback

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