cybersleuth

British citizens able to crack the code could begin a new career as a cybersleuth, helping to combat international terrorism.

Tsutomu Shimomura was the cybersleuth who assisted the F.B.I. in its inquiry that led to the arrest of Kevin Mitnick.

Mr. Shimomura, who is 30, is a computational physicist with a reputation as a brilliant cybersleuth in the tightly knit community of programmers and engineers who defend the country's computer networks.

At one point, Mr. Mitnick's eyes briefly met those of a spectator, Tsutomu Shimomura, the 30-year-old cybersleuth who helped in the investigation that led to Mr. Mitnick's arrest.

Tsutomu Shimomura, the 30-year-old cybersleuth who assisted in the investigation that resulted in the arrest of Kevin Mitnick, said yesterday that the most important principle was that people not approach the Net with naive expectations.

Last June, an amateur cybersleuth with the Doe Network, a nationwide volunteer group that helps law enforcement solve cold cases, noticed similarities between Lente's description in NamUs and an unidentified body found near Albuquerque, N.M., in 2004.

CYBERSLEUTH KIDS www.cybersleuth-kids.com I admired the CyberSleuth Kids cheery home page, which features bright but not offensive color and text and an easy-to-read list of references.