IP: *** Clinton, computer expert to meet

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

>*** Clinton, computer expert to meet
>
>WASHINGTON (AP) - President Clinton will meet next week with the
>nation's top computer security experts and technology executives in
>light of the attacks against some of the most prominent companies on
>the Internet. The White House said the meeting was not called
>directly in response to this week's attacks but was organized on the
>heels of the president's budget proposal for $2.03 billion to protect
>the country's most important computer systems from cyber attacks. The
>White House meeting also will include Sandy Berger, the national
>security adviser, and the president's chief of staff, John Podesta.
>Officials said others invited include executives from companies
>involved in e-commerce and computer networks, leaders from industry
>associations and academic experts who study online security. See
>http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2564119464-0ba