The current DDOS attack caused by a worm that exploits a known vulnerability (for which a patch was already available) raises the following questions:
a. Is this a test or preparatory exercise carried out before a serious of massive attacks due during the time US invades Iraq ? b. Is there another vulnerability(ies) (probably bigger gaping holes) in the patch available for the current vulnerability which the group is hoping to exploit, during their second phase of attacks ?
These are just questions. I think administrators should be doubly sure about this patch before they apply it.
A Massive DDOS attack during the gulf war could cause:
a. Less or no information b. With DNS servers down (5 down this time around) a massive disinformation campaign can be launched (Say the CNN site giving false information for a couple of hours)
These are just possibilities. So was September 11th.
I'd say likely.
Read this excerpt from a report in an Indian Mag:
For instance, says a Linux distributor speaking off the record, his company had recently concluded a deal with a large public sector company to implement Linux across the organisation. This was done after the company rejected a Rs. 9-crore (approx USD 1.875 million) Micro$oft proposal to upgrade its system. Even as the ink on the deal was drying. Micro$oft staged a counter attack by offering to implement the infrastructure for just Rs. 2 crore ( USD.4 million). "And we lost out on what could have been the best lighthouse projects for Linux in the country"
Hence, I suspect Micro$oft's ulterior motive behind its philanthropic father donating "I'm not sure how much" for AIDs in India.
Ironically, two huge condoms greated Gates on his visit to Hyderabad. I wish they were worn on larger than life middle fingers, with the rest of the fist clenched!!
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The current DDOS attack caused by a worm that exploits a known vulnerability (for which a patch was already available) raises the following questions :
a. Is this a test or preparatory exercise carried out before a serious of massive attacks due during the time US invades Iraq ?
b. Is there another vulnerability(ies) (probably bigger gaping holes) in the patch available for the current vulnerability which the group is hoping to exploit, during their second phase of attacks ?
These are just questions. I think administrators should be doubly sure about this patch before they apply it.
A Massive DDOS attack during the gulf war could cause:
a. Less or no information
b. With DNS servers down (5 down this time around) a massive disinformation campaign can be launched (Say the CNN site giving false information for a couple of hours)
These are just possibilities. So was September 11th.
I'd say likely. Read this excerpt from a report in an Indian Mag: For instance, says a Linux distributor speaking off the record, his company had recently concluded a deal with a large public sector company to implement Linux across the organisation. This was done after the company rejected a Rs. 9-crore (approx USD 1.875 million) Micro$oft proposal to upgrade its system. Even as the ink on the deal was drying. Micro$oft staged a counter attack by offering to implement the infrastructure for just Rs. 2 crore ( USD .4 million). "And we lost out on what could have been the best lighthouse projects for Linux in the country"
Hence, I suspect Micro$oft's ulterior motive behind its philanthropic father donating "I'm not sure how much" for AIDs in India.
Ironically, two huge condoms greated Gates on his visit to Hyderabad. I wish they were worn on larger than life middle fingers, with the rest of the fist clenched!!
wonder which account the windows patches are moving the rounding errors to. Surely there is a project team in MS that takes care of that.