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Re: CNN Report: Visa's Computer Systems DOWN ?? Confirm??


From: Richard Johnson <rnews () whirlpool river com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 09:10:41 -0600

In article <0dc701c3826f$d8a21ef0$6501a8c0@SKYLINE>,
 "Geoff Shively" <gshively () pivx com> wrote:

That is seemingly a bigger problem than visa cc... from a homeland security
standpoint. Any details?


Looks like they shut down servers for a couple hours to contain the 
infection and patch.

I'm sure the homeland security angle is why the stories are being 
worded in such an alarmist way in various newspapers, but that 
self-referential hysteria is probably the only real homeland security 
angle. ;-)


Richard

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