[Sigia-l] web security

[Ed Housman]

When I asked whether we IA's
are paying enough attention on info
security, there was virtual silence.

Except this morning I see this among
the Yahoo news features:

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Internet traffic broadly affected by electronic attack

1 hour, 55 minutes ago  

By TED BRIDIS, Associated Press Writer 

WASHINGTON - Traffic on the many parts of the Internet
slowed dramatically early Saturday, the apparent
effects of a fast-spreading, virus-like infection in
the world's digital pipelines and interfering with Web
browsing and delivery of e-mail. 

Sites monitoring the health of the Internet reported
significant slowdowns globally. Experts said the
latest electronic attack bore remarkable similarities
to "Code Red" virus during the summer of 2001 which
also ground traffic to a halt on much of the Internet.

....etc

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I think there was something there also about
using the weaker URL's as injection points.

--Ed



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