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July 4 cyberattack called 'very minor'
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Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:44:22 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/16/july-4-cyberattack-called-very-minor/ By Shaun Waterman THE WASHINGTON TIMES July 16, 2009 A leading authority on cyberwarfare says the Independence Day attack that knocked some U.S. government Web sites offline was so primitive it could be compared to a modern air force using hot-air balloons instead of planes to attack a foe. "We should have been able to shrug it off," James Lewis, project director of the independent blue-ribbon Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency told The Washington Times. "The physical equivalent of this would have been an attack using hot-air balloons." A senior Department of Homeland Security official who requested anonymity to speak freely about interagency issues, said the government's response to the attacks was "beautifully choreographed ... everything went well." The attacks, which began July 4 and continued through most of last week, targeted 47 Web sites in the United States and South Korea, according to data collected by Shadowserver.org, a group that monitors cyberattacks. "The attack itself was very minor," said Marcus Sachs, director of the Internet Storm Center, a volunteer monitoring group run by Web security specialists. [...] _______________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, July 25-30 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Network with 4,000+ delegates from 50 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. http://www.blackhat.com
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