(Forced Linux Migrations Imminent?)
Net pioneer predicts overwhelming botnet surge
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| Internet pioneer Vint Cerf has warned high-powered attendees at
| the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, that the Internet
| is at serious risk from botnets.
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| [...]
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| The most worrying thing about Spam Thru, he suspects, is
| that a major spike in traffic toward the end of 2006 was
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| merely a testing of the waters and that much worse could
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| be to come--particularly when other similarly sophisticated
| botnets appear online.
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6154221.html
I still remember that test run at the end of 2006. Many others saw it as
well. Some people's accounts got suspended and servers overloaded by as much
as 1000% of their normal load.
Windows elevated crackers, who now control the Web, as well as 100-150
million Windows PCs. Not even Vista, which is insecure before arrival, will
change any of this. My guess is that, at some stage, it would be reasonable
to disconnect (or forcibly isolate) Windows PCs until they have Linux
installed. It's either that or the Web (even simple wired communication)
will collapse, costing lives and disrupting everything.
Related:
Botnet 'pandemic' threatens to strangle the net
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| Cerf estimated that between 100 million and 150 million of the
| 600 million PCs on the internet are under the control of hackers,
| the BBC reports. "Despite all that, the net is still working,
| which is pretty amazing. It's pretty resilient," he said.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/26/botnet_threat/
Perspective: Microsoft security--no more second chances?
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| CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says the software maker is running out
| of excuses for a history of poor security.
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| As if Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff didn't have enough on
| his plate.
|
| Not only has he had to deal with Katrina and Osama. Now he's also got to
| whip Steve Ballmer and the crew at Microsoft into shape. If past is
| prologue, that last task may be the most daunting of all.
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http://news.com.com/2010-1002_3-6104512.html?part=rss&tag=6104512&subj=news
Homeland Security not ready for Cyber Storm
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| In June, the Business Roundtable issued a report saying that "the
| United States is not sufficiently prepared for a major attack, software
| incident or natural disaster that would lead to disruption of large parts
| of the Internet" and that coordinating a response to such an attack
| or disaster should be turned over to the Department of Homeland
| Security.
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http://www.homelandstupidity.us/2006/09/18/homeland-security-not-ready-for-cyber-storm/
Russian expert: Terrorists may try cyberattacks
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| A Russian computer security expert predicts that terrorists could
| seek to target the country's critical infrastructure through
| electronic warfare, a strategy that could raise the stakes in
| how Russia handles computer crime.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=2104593093&rid=-50
EveryDNS, OpenDNS Under Botnet DDoS Attack
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| The last time the Web mob (spammers and phishers using botnets)
| decided to go after a security service, Blue Security was forced
| to fold and collateral damage extended to several businesses,
| including Six Apart.
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http://securitywatch.eweek.com/exploits_and_attacks/everydns_opendns_under_botnet_ddos_attack.html
Cisco exec: Windows Vista is scary
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| "Parts of Vista scare me," Gleichauf said at the Gartner Security Summit
| here on Monday. "Anything with that level of systems complexity will have
| new threats, as well as bringing new solutions. It's always a struggle
| in security, trying to build for what you don't know."
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http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6116823.html
Vista a 'threat' to the national security of India
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| As Mr Bombay Watcher says on his blog, Microsoft has a cosy partnership
| with the CIA, so perhaps the world should take care and caution when it
| comes time to upgrade. We're pretty certain Windows 3.1 would be a safe
| bet. He seems particularly worried about the national security of India,
| as it does, of course, have some conflicting interests with the US
| of A.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34979
Study: Billions of dollars spent on security
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| Large U.S. businesses will spend $61 billion on security by the end
| of this year, representing 7.3 percent of total IT budgets in the
| country, according to a new report from Info-Tech Research Group.
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http://news.com.com/2110-7350_3-6135989.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news
Internet criminals to step up "cyberwar" in 2007
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| "It is definitely an area that is ripe for more exploitation by
| malware (malicious software)," said Ed English, Trend Micro's
| Chief Technology Officer for anti-spyware.
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| People could find their computers infected with viruses that
| secretly record all their keystrokes or send out millions of
| spam email messages.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061211/wr_nm/britain_cybercrime_dc
Thinking ahead of the spammers
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| Some 80 percent of spam originates from botnets - megagangs of
| virus-infected PCs controlled remotely. "This is probably the
| biggest threat to the Internet since it was created and
| commercialised.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36496
2007 could be the year of the hacker
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| According to Reuters, computer hackers will open "a new front" in
| a multi-billion pound "cyberwar" in 2007, targeting mobile phones,
| instant messaging and community Web sites such as MySpace.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=36479
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