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Y2K Problem May Leave Firms Open to High-Tech Criminals, FBI Says.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News, July, 1999 by Landers, Jim
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Jul. 30 -- WASHINGTON -- The FBI's top cybercrime fighter said Thursday that managers need to evaluate contractors performing Year 2000 computer fixes to make sure that their repairs don't leave firms vulnerable to theft, sabotage or other cyberattacks.
Michael Vatis, director of the National Infrastructure Protection Center, said his office was acutely concerned about repairs done by contractors from nations where the government is developing information warfare capabilities.
"It is imperative that the client companies do as much as possible to check the background of the companies doing their remediation work, oversee the remediation process closely, and review new code as closely as possible and remove...
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