Return-Path: <sentto-279987-1969-1000747734-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); Mon, 17 Sep 2001 10:30:15 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 25793 invoked by uid 510); 17 Sep 2001 17:29:10 -0000 Received: from n1.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.51) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 17 Sep 2001 17:29:10 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-1969-1000747734-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.4.55] by hh.egroups.com with NNFMP; 17 Sep 2001 17:28:54 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_3_2_2); 17 Sep 2001 17:28:54 -0000 Received: (qmail 5978 invoked from network); 17 Sep 2001 14:14:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by l9.egroups.com with QMQP; 17 Sep 2001 14:14:31 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta3 with SMTP; 17 Sep 2001 14:14:31 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id HAA10564 for iwar@onelist.com; Mon, 17 Sep 2001 07:14:30 -0700 Message-Id: <200109171414.HAA10564@big.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: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 07:14:30 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:NIPC.ADVISORY.01-020:."Increased.Cyber.Awareness"] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NIPC ADVISORY 01-020: "Increased Cyber Awareness" NIPC, 9/17/2001 <a href="http://www.nipc.gov/warnings/advisories/2001/01-020.htm">http://www.nipc.gov/warnings/advisories/2001/01-020.htm> The National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) expects to see an upswing in incidents as a result of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Increased hacking attacks are likely to have two motivations: Political hacktivism by self-described "patriot" hackers targeted at those perceived to be responsible for the terrorist attacks. NIPC has already received reports of individuals encouraging vigilante hacking activity. Virus propagation in which old viruses are renamed to appear related to recent events. One such incident has already been reported in which a new version of the life_stages.txt.shs virus was renamed wtc.txt.vbs to appear to be related to the World Trade Center. The NIPC reiterates that the above conduct is illegal and punishable as a felony, with penalties extending to five years in prison. Those individuals who believe they are doing a service to this nation by engaging in acts of vigilantism should know that they are actually doing a disservice to the country. To limit the potential damage from any cyber attacks, system administrators are encouraged to follow best practices to ensure the security of their networks. Some of the most basic measures are outlined below: Increase user awareness Update anti-virus software Stop hostile attachments at the e-mail server Utilize ingress & egress filtering Establish policy and procedures for responding and recovery For a more comprehensive security checklist please refer to the following sites: www.cert.org/security-improvement www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/itsolutions/security/tools/ tools.asp www.sans.org/topten.htm Recipients of this Advisory are encouraged to report computer intrusions to their local FBI office (http://www.fbi.gov/contact/fo/fo.htm) or the NIPC, and to other appropriate authorities. Incidents may be reported online at http://www.nipc.gov/incident/cirr.htm The NIPC Watch and Warning Unit can be reached at (202) 323-3204/3205/3206 or <a href="mailto:nipc.watch@fbi.gov?Subject=Re:%20(ai)%20NIPC%20ADVISORY%2001-020:%20"Increased%20Cyber%20Awareness"%2526In-Reply-To=%2526lt;200109171145.f8HBjjs29823@smtpsrv2.mitre.org">nipc.watch@fbi.gov</a> ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Get VeriSign's FREE GUIDE: "Securing Your Web Site for Business." Learn about using SSL for serious online security. Click Here! http://us.click.yahoo.com/LgMkJD/I56CAA/yigFAA/kgFolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> ------------------ http://all.net/ Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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