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Re: Terroristic attacks today


From: Alvin Oga <alvin.sec () Mail Linux-Consulting com>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 13:08:11 -0700 (PDT)


hi ya

i hear most/some of the anonymous emailers has been taken offline
( donno which ones
        http://www.linux-sec.net/Hacking/hacking_tools.gwif.html
        ( bottom of page )      

some of the major news servers is now also offline ( too much load ?? )


for checking for viruses ( though not a threat inho )
        http://www.linux-sec.net/server.gwif.html#Mail

for open relay testing...
        http://www.linux-sec.net/audit_tools.gwif.html#Relay

for other server audits ... see the rest of the site
        - open port testing, firewal testing, etc

i'd guess that carnivore will be ramped up.... and most people wont be
complaining about "invasion of privacy" any more ???

----

i'd guess that somebody didnt tell somebody about any tidbits of
info of possible terroist acts... hate to be that somebody or
supervisor that said "dont worry about" and went home instead...

c ya
alvin
http://www.Linux-Sec.net

-- if you're worried... i'd suggest...its time totighten security
   on your own servers so that its not hosting or passing info
   thru your servers


On Tue, 11 Sep 2001, Rich Puhek wrote:

Has anyone seen, or does anyone anticipate any security threats on the
Internet or Internet-based attacks on any given targets in connection
with this mornings terroristic attacks on the World Trade Center and the
Pentagon?

I hadn't considered the possibility, assuming that parties that would
fly planes into buildings aren't likely to be interested in writing
viruses. We did have one customer voluntarily disable their Internet
connection for the next 24-hours out of concern for "viruses". They said
something about a warning from the FBI. The FBI's website is apparantly
unreachable (or overloaded) at the moment.

--Rich


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