ADVISORY/Anti-Hacking Expert Rafael Feitelberg, Founder of Gilian Technologies, Criticizes Anticipated Hacker Attack as ``Vandalism of the Worst Order``.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Friday (July 4) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Available to Discuss Actions, Ramifications ramifications npl → Auswirkungen pl During July 4 Weekend
WHO: Rafael Feitelberg, founder and ExecVP, Gilian Technologies
(www.Gilian.com)
WHAT: Available to discuss the technical and sociological
aspects of the anticipated July 6 hacker attack
WHEN: Now until July 7
WHERE: Email: rafaelF@gilian.com. 24-hour access at 212/662-2076
WHY: Rafael Feitelberg, executive vice president and
founder of Gilian Technologies, considers this weekend's
expected hack-attack on Government sites as "vandalism
of the worst order." Responding to widespread anticipation
of a "hacker challenge" to deface thousands of government
sites, Feitelberg said that warnings do have an ironic
value of alerting site operators that their defenses may be
inadequate. "Even so, many sites may fall prey to this
act of vicious intrusion and destruction unless they
totally shut down, which is the very antithesis of
having a website."
COMMENTS: Gilian has been particularly effective in installing its anti-hacking appliance A stand-alone hardware device or software environment dedicated to a specific task. See hardware appliance and software appliance. , called the G-Server, at Government sites in recent months. The company's customers have a 100percent success rate in defeating hack-attacks. Said Feitelberg, "There are countless sites that are unprotected, and changing a password will have little preventive preventive /pre·ven·tive/ (pre-vent´iv) prophylactic. pre·ven·tive or pre·ven·ta·tive adj. Preventing or slowing the course of an illness or disease; prophylactic. n. value to an automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. attack by multiple perpetrators." INDEPENDENT OBSERVATION: The number of overt Public; open; manifest. The term overt is used in Criminal Law in reference to conduct that moves more directly toward the commission of an offense than do acts of planning and preparation that may ultimately lead to such conduct. OVERT. Open. attacks recorded by the U.K.-based mi2g Intelligence Unit has been falling consistently since June 24, and remains at below 20% of average daily levels achieved in the previous 60 days. This suggests to mi2g that most hackers are unlikely to execute actual breaches on July 6. "They are more likely to show their cards on Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. having already broken into the systems and established back door entries over the past two weeks," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an mi2g advisory. The latest copy of mi2g's intelligence briefing, as well as back issues, can be ordered from www.mi2g.net/cgi/mi2g/buy.php?code=sipsexec. |
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