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Symantec CTO on Flash Attacks
scubacuda writes "Robert Clyde, CTO of Symantec, recently warned an audience at the United Nations that there's an increasing gap between the speed at which attacks are being launched and the industry's ability to respond. Most attacks on Web sites are classified as Class III threats because they tend to take several hours/days to execute. Recently, however, Class II "Warhol attacks"--such as the SQL Slammer worm that make themselves famous in 15 minutes--have emerged. Before long, Clyde predicts that groups of well-funded hackers working in concert will be able to launch Class I "Flash attacks." To combat this, Clyde says that patches would need to be developed more quickly and deployed continuously in an automated mode. Admins would need better ways of locking down networks so an attack on one router is automatically recognized by all routers on the network; throttling back the throughput of suspicious packets on the network in order to limit damage; automating tools for ensuring that all network clients are compliant with security policies; and creating Web services technologies that do not interfere with application performance."
I thought that already was happening every time I go to a site with flash banners. Flash Attack. Yes, that name fits quite nicely.
and Symantec has just the product to sort all this out?
Alex
You mean like Windows Update?
No, no, no. We're talking about something that helps to fix the problem.
It's nothing more than a smear campaign by Ming the Merciless designed to break up the alliance with the Hawkmen.
Jeez, you people shouldn't believe everything you read on an internet rumors site.
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