Operation “Aurora”

[jackadaniel at gmail.com (Jack Daniel)]

Two thoughts-

First, McAfee should be flogged for naming it Aurora. Too many things
already have that name. Like the Aurora vulnerabilities in SCADA
systems (specifically nuclear).

Second, even my blacksmith friends know of the industrial espionage
threats posed by the Chinese- the best artisans and craftsmen only put
small or low res images of their work on their sites because they are
tired of seeing crappy knock-offs at dumps like Pier One or Christmas
Tree Shops.  But, a ridiculous number of people, including many in IT,
are indeed oblivious to the threats.

Jack


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On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 10:54 AM, Rick Hayes <rick.hayes at gmail.com> wrote:
> Operation ?Aurora? seems to be a pretty hot topic on the wires this
> morning. ?The following comes from McAfee Labs about the Google attack
> that they are now calling Aurora
> http://siblog.mcafee.com/cto/operation-%E2%80%9Caurora%E2%80%9D-hit-google-others/.
> ?What has been the reaction from your organizations? ?I'm really
> surprised at the number of IT folks that seem unaware that China (or
> other countries for that matter) are actively probing and attacking US
> corporations.
>
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>
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