The Secret Service, inspired by the popularity and success of distributed computing projects like SETI@Home program, is using a distributed computing program on about 4,000 of its office computers to crack encrypted documents critical for its investigations.
The U.S. is quietly assembling an Internet-wide monitoring center to detect and respond to attacks on vital information systems and key e-commerce sites.
The Bush administration needs to develop a comprehensive policy encouraging law enforcement to use the latest high-tech gadgetry and information-sharing tools if it wants to maintain any hope of preventing the next terrorist attack, a think-tank said today.