http://www.theage.com/breaking/0002/10/A10486-2000Feb10.shtml

according to this the gov knew about this in december. sure doesn`t look like we are looking at a couple youngsters with nothing better to do. if this is true we are in for a WORLD of hurt!

-- mutter (murmur@ya.com), February 10, 2000

Answers

link

-- (kb8umw@yahoo.com), February 10, 2000.

Someone care to post a link or URL that HITS the TARGET??

Tilly

-- Tillijen - gunner (warhammer@Pride.of.Mandeyne), February 10, 2000.

Neither the URL nor the link work.

-- Mark (markmic@kynd.net), February 10, 2000.

Mutter -- guess those Chemtrails got to you. We're both in the doghouse, now.

--Yet Another Buckeye on this Board

-- (kb8umw.@yahoo.com), February 10, 2000.

www.Kook.nut is still up and running! No hackers in sight, but not a lot of hits either.

Kook

-- Y2Kook (Y2Kook@usa.net), February 10, 2000.

http://www.theage.co.au/breaking/0002/10/A10486-2000Feb10.shtml

DUH! please forgive me for the goof`. hadn`t had my second opt of coffee yet.

-- mutter (murmur@ya.com), February 10, 2000.

http://www.theage.co.au/breaking/0002/10/A10486-2000Feb10.shtml THIS SHOULD WORK! DUH! please forgive me for the goof`. hadn`t had my second cup of coffee yet.

-- mutter (murmur@ya.com), February 10, 2000.

If you all are referring to the NPIC advisory, try this link:

"NIPC Dec 30 Advisory"

See also: "Misconfigured Routers"

See also: "Cisco Advisories"

In other words, this is a multifaceted problem, and the details are still emerging.

-- Redeye in Ohio (cannot@work.com), February 10, 2000.

Web Sites Face Security Questions

Summary: NEW YORK (AP) -- An electronic assault on some of the biggest sites in cyberspace is renewing calls for better high-tech security by businesses and government. But even proponents of stricter measures acknowledged there was no ironclad defense

Security Questions

-- Dee (T1Colt556@aol.com), February 10, 2000.

 Link to Aussie Story

This link works, mutter you could learn to type ;)

-- Helium (HeliumAvid@yahoo.com), February 10, 2000.

 Link to Aussie Story

Once more with feeling

-- Helium (HeliumAvid@yahoo.com), February 10, 2000.

sorry for the mistake! try: http://www.newage.com.au/yadayadayada i forgot the `au` all the rest is the same. please be patient wih me and accept my appologies. [needed to drink more coffee before i posted]

-- mutter (murmur@ya.com), February 10, 2000.

From the BBC:

Can the Internet ever be secure?

You are in: Talking Point

Thursday, 10 February, 2000, 14:03 GMT Can the internet ever be secure?

With the recent cyber-attacks on commercial websites, such as Yahoo and Amazon, can the internet ever be a secure place?

The United States' Attorney-General, Janet Reno, has said that stopping crime on the Internet is one of the US government's top priorities.

She said technology had created new opportunities for criminals, and the US government was committed to making the Internet a secure place to do business.

But how can these attacks be stopped? How can the offenders be caught? In what way should they punished? Tell us what you think.

The Internet will never be a safe place while the US and UK governments insist on laws that criminalise secure encrypted communication. Anthony Clark, UK

No, it can't be totally secure, just like the real world. In both you will always get people who enjoy vandalism and mindless destruction. Andrew Dowle, UK

The only way to beat these attacks is to develop the sophistication of their defences. Unfortunately you simply cannot act otherwise; it is just not possible to restrict individuals doing this within the current technical framework of the internet. I find it unbelievable that these companies with their millions of dollars worth of technical staff and infrastructure are at all vulnerable to lone hackers. And what about the much vaunted firewall products by firms like Cisco, Juniper and Nortel? From what I've seen of the product literature, these attacks should have been almost impossible George W, UK

I'm a computer professional who's had to deal with small-scale hacking myself recently. Attacks on commercial targets like this are malicious and should be prosecuted to the full force of the law. New agencies need to be in place to deal with such activity, and once caught hackers should be treated in the same way as their real worlds counterparts (i.e. - bank robbers, vandals, muggers), and face heavy fines, prison sentences, and confiscation of equipment/assets. Maybe then this underground ideal that hacking networks is fun, or shows off your skills, might think twice in the future. The bottom line is that the internet will never be secure, so strong encryption should be freely available to all! Martin Dart, Oxford, UK

E-commerce is as safe if not safer than fax/telephone based commerce. How many people consider who could read a faxed order before it is processed or who can tap into a phone conversation. M Ridcully, UK

Security is relative. The recent "denial-of-access" attack on Yahoo can hardly be described as a security problem. Is a physical shop secure? You can suffer from all sorts of insecurities in a shop, from falling down the stairs to be being robbed. I don't think the internet will be a 100% 'secure' place (whatever that might mean), like telephone services aren't 100% secure, or electricity services, or banking services. Like any other form of criminal activity, crime on the internet should be punished and when the medium matures, so will laws protecting people from crime on the internet. Martin ten Napel, The Netherlands

-- Old Git (anon@spamproblems.com), February 10, 2000.