Return-Path: <sentto-279987-5038-1027638202-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 [204.181.12.215] by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.7.4) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 25 Jul 2002 16:06:09 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 19354 invoked by uid 510); 25 Jul 2002 23:02:27 -0000 Received: from n23.grp.scd.yahoo.com (66.218.66.79) by all.net with SMTP; 25 Jul 2002 23:02:27 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-5038-1027638202-fc=all.net@returns.groups.yahoo.com Received: from [66.218.67.192] by n23.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 25 Jul 2002 23:03:22 -0000 X-Sender: fc@red.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_0_7_4); 25 Jul 2002 23:03:21 -0000 Received: (qmail 41859 invoked from network); 25 Jul 2002 23:03:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m10.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 25 Jul 2002 23:03:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO red.all.net) (12.232.72.152) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 25 Jul 2002 23:03:21 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by red.all.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) id g6PN5Pt01487; Thu, 25 Jul 2002 16:05:25 -0700 Message-Id: <200207252305.g6PN5Pt01487@red.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 PL3] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> X-Yahoo-Profile: fcallnet 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: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 16:05:25 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [iwar] Al Qaeda cyber alarm sounded (fwd) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=DIFFERENT_REPLY_TO version=2.20 X-Spam-Level: Al Qaeda cyber alarm sounded BY William Matthews July 25, 2002 http://www.fcw.com/ There is a 50 percent chance that the next time al Qaeda terrorists strike= the United States, their attack will include a cyberattack, Rep. Lamar= Smith (R-Texas) warned. In closed-door briefings for members of Congress, Smith said officials from= federal law enforcement and intelligence-gathering agencies disclosed that= al Qaeda operatives have been exploring U.S. Web sites and probing the= electronic infrastructure of American companies in search of ways to= disable power and water supplies, disrupt phone service and damage other= parts of the critical infrastructure. A successful cyberattack could cause billions of dollars in damage and lead= to thousands of deaths, Smith told a gathering of congressional staffers= and technology industry representatives July 23. Al Qaeda members seem especially interested in how they might disable the= systems that provide electricity to California, Smith said. If it were to= succeed, hospitals could be left powerless, causing patients to die, and= commerce and much other activity would come to a halt, causing billions of= dollars of economic damage. Such a cyberattack could be used to dramatically increase the damage done= by a physical attack, said Smith, who is chairman of the House Judiciary= Committee's Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Subcommittee. About 90 percent of the nation's critical infrastructure is privately= owned, and much of it remains vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to the= Business Software Alliance, a technology industry association. A June survey by the BSA showed that 74 percent of the technology= professionals asked thought it was "nearly certain" that there will be a= cyberattack against American financial institutions in the next 12 months.= Respondents said that attacks also are likely against communications= systems, transportation infrastructure, water systems, dams and power= plants, the survey concluded. Fifty-nine percent of those surveyed said they expect a major cyberattack= against the federal government in the next 12 months. And they said there= is a gap between the likelihood of an attack and the government's ability= to respond to it. The findings prompted BSA president Robert Holleyman to= call for creation of a Cyber Security Agency within the Homeland Security= Department. In Congress, the House this month passed Smith's Cyber Security Enhancement= Act, but the bill focus more on catching, prosecuting and punishing= cybercriminals than on strengthening systems to withstand cyberattacks. Source: http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2002/0722/web-attack-07-25-02.asp --This communication is confidential to the parties it is intended to serve-- Fred Cohen Fred Cohen & Associates.........tel/fax:925-454-0171 fc@all.net The University of New Haven.....http://www.unhca.com/ http://all.net/ Sandia National Laboratories....tel:925-294-2087 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Will You Find True Love? Will You Meet the One? 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