-----Original Message----- From: information_technology-admin@private [mailto:information_technology-admin@private] On Behalf Of InfraGard Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 11:13 AM To: Information Technology Subject: [Information_technology] Daily News 9/18/03 September 17, CNET News.com - Flaws set to spawn another Blaster. Tools exploiting a new Windows flaw have started to appear, prompting warnings of imminent virus attacks. Ken Dunham, an analyst at a private security firm, said on Tuesday, September 16, that it is "highly likely" that new worms or Trojan horses will emerge in the next few days. These bugs are expected to prey on computers that have not been updated with the latest security patch for Microsoft's operating system. "A new Blaster-like worm family could be created in a matter of hours or days, now that exploit source code has been posted in the underground," Dunham wrote in an email. "The new attack tool makes it trivial for any malicious actor to gain unauthorized root access to an unpatched computer." Experts advised people last week that a new virus was reasonably likely, given the fact that the recently discovered Windows vulnerabilities are similar to those that paved the way for the MSBlast worm. Source: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/business/0,39020645,39116405,00.htm September 16, vnunet.com - U.S. declares global war on hackers. The increasing sophistication and speed of cyber-attacks has prompted the launch of a U.S.-led global internet monitoring service. The Department of Homeland Security will join with Carnegie Mellon University's Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (Cert/CC). Dubbed US-Cert, the watchdog aims to act as a "coordination point for the prevention, protection and response to cyber-attacks across the internet." It will coordinate national and international efforts to prevent cyber-attacks, protect systems and respond to the effects of attacks across the internet. "Our nation's growing use of the internet for safety-critical applications as well as business transactions, coupled with the increased sophistication and speed of cyber-attacks, increases the risk [of] significant damage in short periods of time," said Richard Pethia, director of Cert/CC. US-Cert will begin as a partnership between Cert/CC and the National Cyber Security Division of the Department of Homeland Security. Source: http://www.vnunet.com/News/1143664 AlertCon: 2 out of 4 https://gtoc.iss.net Security Focus ThreatCon: 2 out of 4 http://analyzer.securityfocus.com/ Current Virus and Port Attacks Virus: #1 Virus in the United States: WORM_LOVGATE.G Source: http://wtc.trendmicro.com/wtc/wmap.html, Trend World Micro Virus Tracking Center _______________________________________________ Information_technology mailing list Information_technology@listserv
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