The Evolving Internet" (November 2003)

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Pagina 48 - For the past 15 years, we have relied heavily on the ability of the Internet community as a whole to react quickly enough to security attacks to ensure that damage is minimized and attacks are quickly defeated. Today, however, it is clear that reactive solutions alone are no longer adequate. To briefly summarize the factors, • The Internet now connects over 171,000,000 computers and continues to grow at a rapid pace.
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Pagina 50 - ... Security in June 2003, is a critical step towards implementation of these recommendations. The mission of NCSD and the design of the organization are well-aligned to successfully coordinate implementation of the recommendations that I have described here. However, implementing a "safer cyberspace...
Pagina 48 - Many attacks are now fully automated and spread at nearly the speed of light across the entire Internet community. • The attack technology has become increasingly complex and in some cases intentionally stealthy, thus increasing the time it takes to discover and analyze the attack mechanisms in order to produce antidotes. • Internet users have become increasingly dependent on the Internet and now use it for many critical applications as well as online business transactions. Even relatively short...
Pagina 47 - CERT/CC is recognized by both government and industry as a neutral, authoritative source of information assurance information and expertise. More details about our work are attached to the end of this testimony (see Meet the CERT Coordination Center). In the first full year of operation, 1989, the CERT/CC responded to 132 computer security incidents. In...
Pagina 26 - It is a destructive program that masquerades as a benign application. Unlike viruses, Trojan horses do not replicate themselves but they can be just as destructive. One of the most insidious types of Trojan horse is a program that claims to rid your computer of viruses but instead introduces viruses onto your computer.
Pagina 26 - I virus a program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. Most viruses can also replicate themselves. All computer viruses are manmade.
Pagina 47 - ... computer systems of home users. The Code Red worm spread around the world faster in 2001 than the so-called Morris worm moved through US computers in 1988, and faster than the Melissa virus in 1999.

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