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Oracle Tips by Burleson |
Web Stalkers
Chapter 5 -
All About Cybercrime
Cyber Attacks and
Terrorism
“New York City and much of the Northeast were
paralyzed by a sudden blackout yesterday that stopped 50 million
people in their tracks. From New Jersey all the way to Toronto,
trains stopped, computers crashed, planes were grounded, air
conditioners cut off and thousands of homes and businesses were
plunged into darkness by the largest power outage in the nation's
history”.
Excerpted from, www.nydailynews.com story
about the August 14th 2003 power failure.
A major failure of the power grid like the one
experienced in the northeastern United States and parts of Canada in
2003, provides a stark reminder of how completely dependent society
is on the public utility systems. Transportation systems grind to a
halt, businesses of every kind shut down, security systems fail and
as a result, public officials have their hands full.
Initial suspicions that this black-out may have
been terrorist related turned out to be unsubstantiated. The fear
remains, however, that a major terrorist assault with severe real
world consequences could be launched against the computer systems
that control the infrastructures on which everyone depends.
Preventing Cyber attacks
There are many sectors of the computing society
and all bear a responsibility to themselves and others to be on the
alert for security risks. While it is unquestionably in the
interest of individual computer users to protect their personal
systems against these sorts of attacks, there is a larger benefit to
doing so. Viruses spread through the Internet by making use of
inadequately protected equipment. A network of well-protected
machines, results in a well-protected network.
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