RE: [iwar] what next? DDoS and then?
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 23:48:17 -0000
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Subject: RE: [iwar] what next? DDoS and then?
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>I think it will be valuable trying to characterize just what the future
>"high value targets" will be. They may not be what we are prepared for.
I agree with you that it is essential to define the targets so that we can
'harden'
them against potential attacks. The only catch is technology is evolving
very quickly
and it is very difficult to estimate what is going to happen. I remember a
year ago at a
presentation when someone mentioned mobile phone viruses and the audience
did not take
him seriously. Now the first PDA virus already appeared and with mobile
phones and other
devices of the next generation UMDS which will be able to execute scripts a
new a wide
variety of threats will evolve.
I don't want to jump on the bandwagon of so called 'Electronic Pearl Harbour
or Waterloo' scaremongers.
Nevertheless, NII/DII present an interesting option especially for people
who want to create havoc
and seek a challenge. Those targets have been hardened, but this means not
it is impossible to
successfully attack them.
So it looks like it is virtual impossible task as our society is getting
more and more interconnected and dependent on
CIA (confidentiality, integrity, accessibility) of information. One shocking
thing is that the current US CIP policy is
aimed at protecting strategic targets and leaves out the small users who as
Tony mentioned 'even though
collectively those end-user systems support the greatest value in CPU,
Storage, and transactions.'
Maybe the government should launch an awareness campaign and educate John
Doe to
protect himself. Just today there was an article
http://www.nua.ie/surveys/index.cgi?f=VS&art_id=905356238&rel=true
which said that in 2003 46% of US online households will use broadband .
The reports then mentions
that nearly 85% of the current US web users know how to defend themselves
against 'cybercrime', but then it
states ' just two out of every ten home Internet users have personal
firewall protection on their PCs.'
If the government will not start to educate the average users, we might face
some nasty surprises in the future.
Regards,
Wanja
Wanja Eric Naef
Webmaster & Researcher
IWS - The Information Warfare Site
http://www.iwar.org.uk
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