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Navy Lab May Provide Communications Link, Flaw Found in Microsoft Word, 911 Cell Phone Call Still Don’t Locate Cell Phone Callers

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Sep 13, 20021 min
CSO and CISOData and Information Security

Navy Lab May Provide Emergency LinkNew York Times. According to the Times, the lab has modified a Humvee to provide commanders at emergency scenes with land lines, cellular service, wireless Internet, fax and streaming video.

The Naval Research Laboratory in Washington is exploring ways to provide a crucial communications link between emergency response teams, according to an article in the

Flaw Found in Microsoft WordWall Street Journal reports that Microsoft’s Word word processing program has a security flaw that could allow files to be stolen by bugging a document wiht a hidden code.

The

911 Cell Phone Calls Still Don’t Locate CallersWashington Post.

Despite an FCC recomendation, wireless carriers have not yet put in place a system that would enable emergency response teams to locate cell phone users who dial 911, according to an article in the