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The Risks Digest Index to Volume 11 The Risks Digest Index to Volume 11 Search RISKS using swish-e Forum on Risks to the Public in Computers and Related Systems ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy, Peter G. Neumann, moderator Index to Volume 11 Sunday, 30 June 1991 Issue 01 (4 February 1991) Re: Enterprising Vending Machines (Allan Meers) Re: Risks of automatic flight (Henry Spencer) Re: Voting by Phone & public-key cryptography (Evan Ravitz) Re: Random Voting IDs and Bogus Votes (Vote by Phone) (Mike Beede)) Re: Patriots ... (Steve Mitchell, Steven Philipson, Michael H. Riddle, Clifford Johnson) Re: Man-in-the-loop on SDI (Henry Spencer) Re: Broadcast local area networks ... (Curt Sampson, Donald Lindsay, John Stanley, Jerry Leichter) Issue 02 (5 February 1991) Bogus draft notices are computer generated (Jonathan Rice) People working at home on important tasks (Mike Albaugh) Predicting system reliability (Martyn Thomas) Re: Patriots (Steven Markus Woodcock, Mark Levison) Hungry copiers (another run-in with technology) (Scott Wilson) Re: Enterprising Vending Machines (Dave Curry) Broadcast LANs (Peter da Silva, Scott Hinckley) Issue 03 (6 February 1991) Tube Tragedy (Pete Mellor) New Zealand Computer Error Holds Up Funds (Gligor Tashkovich) "Inquiry into cash machine fraud" (Stella Page) Quick n' easy access to Fidelity account info (Carol Springs) Re: Enterprising Vending Machines (Mark Jackson) RISKS of no escape paths (Geoff Kuenning) A risky gas pump (Bob Grumbine) Electronic traffic signs endanger motorists... (Rich Snider) Re: Predicting system reliability (Richard P. Taylor) The new California licenses (Chris Hibbert) Phone Voting -- Really a Problem? (Michael Barnett, Dave Smith) Re: Electronic cash completely replacing cash (Barry Wright) Issue 04 (7 February 1991) Subway door accidents (Mark Brader) http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/index.11.html[2011-06-11 08:17:52] The Risks Digest Index to Volume 11 "Virus" destroys part of Mass. state budget plan (Adam M Gaffin) Reinterpretation of term "Computer Security" (Frank Dixon) SSN and Schwab Telebroker RISKS (Curtis Jackson) Re: Inquiry into cash machine fraud (John Sloan) Re: the new California licenses (Mark Jackson, Mark Gabriele) No more quick n' easy account info from Fidelity (Carol Springs, B.J. Herbison, Carl M. Kadie) Re: Electronic cash completely replacing cash (Lee S. Ridgway) Re: Predicting System Reliability... (Brad L. Knowles, Jeff Johnson) Electronic telephone directory (Jan Talmon) Issue 05 (7 February 1991) Re: Enterprising Vending Machines (postal) (Jay Schmidgall, Matt Deatherage) Re: A risky gas pump [IF YOU CAN STAND IT!] (Donald Lehman, James Helman, Jonathan Clark, Paul S. Sawyer, Christopher Lott, Guy Sherr, Michael C. Tanner, Michael Van Norman, Barry Margolin) Issue 06 (8 February 1991) Mailing lists (Dan Herrick, Mary Culnan) Americard the Beautyfool (J.C.Patilla, Jay Schmidgall, Frank Wales, Alex Bangs, Pink Prince or Prince Pink?, Jerry Leichter, Geoff Kuenning, Rob Aitken, Daniel B Dobkin, Brian Yamauchi, Joe Keane, Richard A. O'Keefe, Jeffrey Jonas, PGN (epilogue)) Issue 07 (9 February 1991 ) Study links leukemia to power lines, TV's (Martin Minow) A note on electromagnetic fields (Martin Minow) City in Turmoil (Pete Mellor) Re: the new California licenses (David Redell) Re: automatic flight and seasickness (Charles Bryant) Building very reliable systems (Jerry Leichter) Re: Predicting System Reliability... (Bruce Hamilton) Electronic traffic signs endanger motorists... (Lars Henrik Mathiesen) Newborn security system (Eric Postpischil) Request for info on UNIX viruses (Tom Brendza) Issue 08 (13 February 1991) News of His Death Much Exaggerated (Jeff Johnson) Prison terms for airline computer ticketing fraud (Rodney Hoffman) PWR system "abandoned owing to technical problems" (Martyn Thomas) Risks of having a sister (Robyn A Grunberg, Charles Meo) Re: Study links leukemia to power lines, TV's (Steve Bellovin) Re: Predicting System Reliability... (Jay Elinsky, Tanner Andrews, Martyn Thomas, Jay Elinsky, Paul Ammann) Issue 09 (14 February 1991) Vote-by-fax plan before [CA] Legislature (clarinews via Eric Postpischil) Douglas goes fly-by-wire (Martyn Thomas) Vietnam Vet's Memorial article ambiguous (Sam Levitin) Tax Preparation (Peter Jones) Collection of Evaded Taxes (Cameron Laird) Singacard anyone? (Bill J Biesty) Re: the new CA driver license (Ian Clements, Curt Sampson) Re: automatic flight and seasickness (Lars-Henrik Eriksson) Follow-up to wireless network (Frank Letts) http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/index.11.html[2011-06-11 08:17:52] The Risks Digest Index to Volume 11 4th Annual Ides-of-March Virus & Security Conference (Judy S. Brand) Issue 10 (14 February 1991) On-line in Saudi Arabia (Steve Elias via Martin Minow) Serious bug in SVR3.2 gives root access easily (Patrick Wolfe) Risks of large disk drives (Roger H. Goun) Re: The Risks of Having a Sister (David Ruderman, John Sullivan, Charles Meo) Guilty until proven innocent (Andrew Koenig) Parking Ticket Notice (Robert McClenon) Reinterpretation of the term "Computer Security" (Barry Schrager) NCCV: COMPUTING & VALUES CONFERENCE, 12-16 Aug 1991 (Walter Maner) Issue 11 (15 February 1991) Re: Enterprising Vending Machines (Jeff Johnson) Re: Electronic Cash (Joseph R. Beckenbach [2], 34AEJ7D, M P Evans) Re: Cashless Banking and Privacy (Jake Livni) Re: Cashless gas pumps (Jeff Helgesen, Dick Smith, Lars-Henrik Eriksson, K. M. Sandberg, Sean Malloy, Peter da Silva, 34AEJ7D) Re: Electronic telephone directory (Ralph Moonen) Issue 12 (17 February 1991) Re: PWR system "abandoned..." [Darlington] (Richard P. Taylor, Nancy Leveson) More on very reliable systems (Jerry Leichter) Saudi air controllers (Donald Saxman via Peter da Silva) Re: Enterprising Vending Machines (Marc Donner) Visa voided purchase woes (Jane Beckman) Credit enquiries appear to expose client lists to competitor's scrutiny (Janson) Issue 13 (19 February 1991) MAD HACKER appeal fails (Darren Dalcher) Paid to know everything about everybody? (Murder, She Wrote) (Kent M Pitman) Retail Sales Oversight -- No backup (Dave Rotheroe) Re: Tube Tragedy (Pete Mellor) Re: Serious bug in SVR3.2 gives root access easily (Richard H. Miller, Sean Eric Fagan, Steve Nuchia, anonymous, Daniel A. Graifer) Re: Errors on Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Al Arsenault, Mary Smolka) Driving records (Jim Griffith) Re: Quick n' easy access to Fidelity account info (Steve Golson) Issue 14 (20 February 1991 ) Another Computer Application fiasco story (Christopher Allen) Software failures and safety of American (Red Cross) blood supply (Rob James) MD-11 computer problems (Steve Bellovin) More on very reliable systems (Anthony E. Siegman) Re: Predicting system reliability (Henry Spencer) Broadcast LANs and data sensitivity (Henry Spencer) Re: software warranties (re: SysV bug) (Brian Kantor, David Lamb, Steve Eddins, Peter da Silva, Henry Spencer, Flint Pellett) Issue 15 (21 February 1991) Racetrack overpayments (Rodney Hoffman) http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/index.11.html[2011-06-11 08:17:52] The Risks Digest Index to Volume 11 Peace Shield in trouble (Henry Spencer) Is Unix the ultimate computer virus? (Mike T. on Dick Gabriel, via Martin Minow) Re: Murder, She Wrote (Jerry Hollombe) Re: Maintenance, Warranties, etc. (Charles Shub, Joseph M. Newcomer, Richard H. Miller, John Sullivan, Greg Johnson, Gene Spafford) Issue 16 (25 February 1991) RISKS in radiation treatment of cancer (Peter Kendell) Computer Tax Glitch in Los Angeles (Steve Milunovic) Computer problems with MD-11 jumbo jet (Fernando Pereira) Re: Warranties (Jim Horning) Accuracy in movies and newspapers (Tom Neff) Re: Biology of Unix; Message attributions (Michael Travers) Re: Worse-is-better for the 1990s (Unix) (Joseph M. Newcomer) Peace Shield and "software development problems" (Henry Spencer) Monopoly Security Policies for Thumb Prints (Bob Baldwin) Re: More on very reliable systems (Rod Simmons, Robert I. Eachus) Issue 17 (26 February 1991) The RISKS of automatic payments (Olaf 'Rhialto' Seibert) "Autopilot malfunction causes engines to break off"! (Martyn Thomas) Re: Computer problems with MD-11 jumbo jet (Daniel Faigin, Henry Spencer) Reliability extrapolation (Martyn Thomas) Risks of EMI? (Finkel) Re: Risks of radiation treatment of cancer (Clark Savage Turner) Re: Accuracy in Movies and Newspapers (John Richard Bruni) Re: worse-is-better for the 1990s (Jerry Gitomer) Automatic download of patches (Bill J Biesty) Workshop on Designing Correct Circuits (Victoria Stavridou) Issue 18 (28 February 1991) A weird error message -- old Cyber clock tale (Andrew Clayton) Tennis anyone? (name confusion) (anonymous) Burden of Proof: name confusion in driver's license bureau (Steve Sears) But the computer person said it was OK! (Dick Wexelblat) Dave Rotheroe's "Retail Sales Oversight -- No backup" note (Alan Wexelblat) Re: LINAC deaths at Zaragoza (Trevor Cradduck) Multiple engine failures (Mary Shafer responding to David Lesher) Re: MD-12; Automatic download of patches (Martin Minow) Re: Risks of EMI? (Bob Ayers) Issue 19 () About Risks in Believing AI Gurus (Klaus Brunnstein) Re: Jim Horning's note on software warranties (Alan Wexelblat) But the computer person said it was OK! (Steve Bellovin) Automatic Patching (Larry Nathanson) Risk from workstations with built-in microphones (Steve Greenwald) Specs for special equipment (Jim Purtilo) Re: worse-is-better for the 1990s (Tim Chambers, Mark McWiggins, Flint Pellett, Dan Franklin) Issue 20 (2 March 1991) http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/index.11.html[2011-06-11 08:17:52]
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