From: Nicholas Charles Brawn <ncb05at_private> New System Battles Computer Hackers OTC 25-11-1998 20:06 BEIJING (Nov. 25) XINHUA - A so-called firewall system developed by the Beixinyuan Corporation to protect Novell Network subscribers was released here today, marking the introduction of the first domestic computer system designed to deter the mounting incursions by hackers. "We developed the system after thorough analysis of the loopholes in the Novell Network," said Beixinyuan General Manager Lin Hao. The corporation is one of China's major anti-virus software developers. The system, which features a device similar to the so-called black boxes on aircraft, maintains a network login-in record offering clues to incursion attempts by hackers, according to Lin. Novell, a major international network producer, produces operating systems widely used by governments, securities exchanges, enterprises, and various institutions throughout the world. "Development of the system is highly significant for efforts to enhance the security level of China's computer network," said Qi Jin, an official with the Supervision Bureau of Public Information Network Security under the Ministry of Public Security. "The actual incidence rate for hacking is unavailable," said Qi, adding that "the situation is nonetheless getting worse." Several major computer hacking cases involving losses of hundreds of millions of yuan were reported this year, up sharply on figures for recent years. Two young hackers in Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, reportedly gained access to a local bank's computer system and transferred 200,000 yuan from a local bank by hackering into the bank's computer network. 25/11/98 14:56 GMT -o- Subscribe: mail majordomoat_private with "subscribe isn". Today's ISN Sponsor: Repent Security Incorporated [www.repsec.com]
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