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: Digital Vandalism Spurs a Call for Oversight
From: Dave Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 02:02:52 -0400
Digital Vandalism Spurs a Call for Oversight September 1, 2003 By AMY HARMON The teenager accused of creating a version of the Blaster worm that infected computer systems across the world last week has been arrested. SoBig.F, an e-mail virus unleashed on the Internet just as Blaster was being stamped out, is expected to expire next week. But all is far from quiet on the electronic frontier. Security experts are already preparing for SoBig.G. Another worm may already be squirming through newly discovered flaws in computer operating systems. And in the moments between epidemics, the Internet's more run-of-the-mill annoyances - spam, scams and spyware - can be counted on to keep users on edge. The Internet has become a vital part of commerce and culture, but it is still a free-for-all when it comes to facing computer meltdowns. As America's 156 million Internet users brace for the next round of digital vandalism, some experts say that it is time for the government to bolster a basic sense of stability in cyberspace that societies expect from their critical public resources.
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