Return-Path: <sentto-279987-1141-987775368-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Fri, 20 Apr 2001 07:03:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 3496 invoked by uid 510); 20 Apr 2001 13:03:35 -0000 Received: from f19.egroups.com (64.211.240.234) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 20 Apr 2001 13:03:35 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-1141-987775368-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.56] by f19.egroups.com with NNFMP; 20 Apr 2001 14:02:48 -0000 X-Sender: fc@all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_1_2); 20 Apr 2001 14:02:47 -0000 Received: (qmail 59488 invoked from network); 20 Apr 2001 14:02:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.27) by l10.egroups.com with QMQP; 20 Apr 2001 14:02:46 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta2 with SMTP; 20 Apr 2001 14:02:46 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id HAA19486 for iwar@onelist.com; Fri, 20 Apr 2001 07:02:46 -0700 Message-Id: <200104201402.HAA19486@all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 07:02:46 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] news Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Crackers Expand Private War As China and the United States attempt to peacefully end their diplomatic standoff sparked by the mid-air collision between a U.S. spy plane and a Chinese fighter jet, crackers from both countries continue to wage private wars on the Internet. American cracker group PoizonBOx has defaced at least a hundred Chinese websites since April 4. Chinese hackers are now vowing to retaliate with a planned week-long all-out crack attack on American websites and networks which will start on May 1. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,43134,00.html Computer crime investigators engage in war on cyber threats The Air Force Office of Special Investigations fields a team of 48 specially trained agents to ward off hackers, thwart computer criminals, and detect cyber terrorists. They are called computer crime investigators, or CCIs, and escalating threats from the cyber world keep them on their toes. Probes and scans of Air Force computers from foreign locations alone number in the millions per year. The need for vigilance against such threats is clearly demonstrated by the damage caused to the Air Force by last year's "I Love You" computer virus: -- Number of users executing the virus: 7,418 -- Number of servers offline: 1,065 -- Average downtime: 32 hours -- Total cost: $3,174,427 http://www.af.mil/news/Apr2001/n20010418_0528.shtml White House shamed by poor e-security At least 155 US Government computer systems were temporarily taken over by hackers last year, according to a Government review. But security consultant Neil Barrett said he was surprised it was such a small number. "Government systems are often bought in bulk and installed to the same recipe. Finding a flaw and taking over one allows you to take over others easily," he said. A Congress subcommittee heard that very few federal agencies had complied with security regulations to check the integrity of their defences, leaving them vulnerable to malicious attacks. Barrett explained that the lengthy government procurement process means that government agencies install systems that are "past their best". http://thebusiness.vnunet.com/News/1120647 EDS new cyber security unit rated by U.S. govt Electronic Data Systems Corp's new cyber security unit has received a rating from the U.S. government which permits EDS to assess the protection of critical government information, EDS said in a statement. In an interview with AFX News, the head of EDS' new Global Information Assurance Services unit, Shakil Kidwai, said the company is one of only two groups in the U.S. to have gained the rating, and that it is likely to prove effective in negotiations for new contracts in the private sector. http://63.108.181.201/2001/04/18/COM/0003-1978-PRD.USA.CMP..html ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~-~> Do you have 128-bit SSL encryption server security? Get VeriSign's FREE Guide, "Securing Your Web Site for Business." Get it now! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EVNB7A/c.WCAA/bT0EAA/kzAVlB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------_-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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