cyber attacks

The Pentagon has suffered a direct hit from a cyber attack. The weapon used is said to be a hybrid computer worm/virus. Insiders say the hybrid rapidly spread through the thousands of interconnected defense computer networks. A computer worm is different from a computer virus. A worm is thought to be more dangerous because it can run itself where as a virus needs a host program to run. The DoD responded quickly and has taken steps to slow the advancement of the worm/virus by quarantining networks and systems until the worm/virus can be removed.-

Oddly enough, all Internet users are being warned to stay vigilant by security experts who believe that Monday, Nov. 24 is poised to be the worst day of the year for computer attacks.

http://www.defensetech.org/archives/004546.html

[Milk3]

Reminds me of the new Die Hard Movie with the whole fire sell that brought down the country

The country has thousands of hackers, some paid , some not, working on bringing down sites that cater to terrorists. Good reading when you find them. Blackfive has some nice links and stories. All branches of the service.