Information Security News: Swedes Prepare for High-Tech War

[mea culpa <jericho () DIMENSIONAL COM>]

Forwarded From: William Knowles <erehwon () kizmiaz dis org>


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19991227/aponline101858_000.htm

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) [12.27.99] The Swedish government plans to train
special information technology soldiers to protect the nation's military
computer systems from hackers, a newspaper reported Monday.

The government has issued a directive to the armed forces to train
soldiers" to be able to destroy hostile systems as well as protect Swedish
computer systems, according to the daily Svenska Dagbladet.

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