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	story.cfm?pk=NOVICE-03-29-05&cat=AS
		Over-the-shoulder theft of personal information, however, may be a bigger risk, according to computer security experts.
		To prevent shoulder surfing, experts recommend using a cupped hand or your body to shield the keyboard from view.
		There are older variations on shoulder surfing that involve stealing telephone credit card numbers and PINs for automatic teller machines.
	www.denver-rmn.com /shns/story.cfm?pk=NOVICE-03-29-05&cat=AS

	Barnes & Noble.com - Information Warfare and Security
		Dorothy Denning is one of the world's most respected computer-security experts.
		From there, Denning moves to "Part II: Offensive Information Warfare" which addresses topics such as open source (no, not source code, but the information about all of us that is open and easily accessible), psyops ("psychological operations"), traitors and moles, corporate espionage, dumpster diving, shoulder surfing, phone phreaking, packet sniffers, e-mail forgeries, and much more.
		She is the author of a classic book in the field, Cryptography and Data Security, a coeditor (with Peter J. Denning) of a more recent work, Internet Besieged: Countering Cyberspace Scofflaws, and the author of 100 papers on computer security.
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	[INFOCON] Security In The News - August 6, 2003
		Because of an airplane's cramped quarters, the company is attempting to rectify the problem of shoulder surfing.
		The virus apparently brought down the event's computer systems for two days on August 3 and 4, 2003, preventing media representatives from accessing scores and results.
		Poor password policies also contribute to the problem, according to the study - 20% of respondents were not required to change their passwords on a regular basis, while policies forcing users to not have words that can be found in a dictionary as their passwords often result in them writing down or forgetting their passwords.
	www.iwar.org.uk /pipermail/infocon/2003-August/000444.html (2211 words)

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