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Date: 2001-01-07
"Cyber-Crime": Fantastillionen des FBI-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- des FBI eigenen National Infrastructure Protection Center, der die nächste Hype lostritt. Angeblich verursacht "Cyber- Crime" pro Jahr 1,6 Billionen Dollar Schaden - ein Schelm oder gar selbst ein Cyber/krimi/neller wer diesen Zahlen wenig Glauben schenkt. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- WASHINGTON -- The FBI announced Friday the completion of a program that seeks to combat cybercrime by encouraging companies to share information about Internet attacks they have experienced. ... By encouraging communication among tech companies, the FBI hopes to reduce the impact of Internet crime, which according to one estimate takes a $1.6 trillion bite annually out of the global economy. The FBI is currently investigating 1,200 cybercrime cases, up from 450 in early 1998, said Michael Vatis, head of the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center. Attorney General Janet Reno said tech businesses and the FBI must cooperate to fight cybercrime, and that the InfraGard program was an important step. ... InfraGard started as a pilot project in Cleveland in 1996. Since then it has been expanded to all 56 regional FBI offices and has attracted the participation of 500 companies. Representatives of academic computer centers and tech firms such as IBM sit on the board. Participation in the program is free, Vatis said, but companies must undergo a criminal background check before they are admitted. Participating companies can remain anonymous if they desire, and are not required to share confidential information. ... In addition to using the national online communication system, InfraGard companies can organize local activities such as seminars and workshops to better educate themselves about Internet security. Vatis said the InfraGard system was used last fall to alert companies to the existence of "zombies," or hostile computer programs, on their servers. Zombies are used to launch denial-of-service attacks such as the one that swamped Yahoo and other websites with massive amounts of data last Februar Full text http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,41030,00.html -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 2001-01-07 comments to office@quintessenz.at subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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