ADVISORY/Hacker Attacks Lead to Fears About Internet Security.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 2000 TOPIC: Hackers have attacked several major Web sites over the past few days, raising concerns about Internet safety among businesses and the U.S. government, 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. the Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Daily newspaper published in Chicago. The Tribune is one of the leading U.S. newspapers and long has been the dominant voice of the Midwest. Founded in 1847, it was bought in 1855 by six partners, including Joseph Medill (1823–99), who made the paper . The &uot;denial of service&uot; attacks disable Web sites by overwhelming servers with millions of fake requests. Federal officials encouraged businesses to install software to protect themselves, but concede there is no absolute defense against the threat. The attacks reportedly contributed to a point drop on the Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance and a slow-down on the Nasdaq. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Christopher Slatt is president &CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of WatchGuard Technologies, an Internet security ''This article or section is being rewritten at Internet security is the process of protecting data and privacy of devices connected to internet from information robbery, hacking, malware infection and unwanted software. company. Slatt can comment on all aspects of Internet security including security technology and what makes businesses susceptible to attacks. 206-521-8340 dean.forbes@watchguard.com Alan Brill Brill or Bril, Flemish painters, brothers. Mattys Brill (mä`tīs), 1550–83, went to Rome early in his career and executed frescoes for Gregory XIII in the Vatican. is managing director of Kroll Associates and is an expert on computer security who advises corporations and governments and conducts criminal investigations of computer hackers. 212-833-3238 abrill@kroll-ogara.com Eli Shapira is CEO of WebTrends Corporation is an expert on Web site management, security, and anti-virus software anti-virus software n → Antivirensoftware f for consumer end-users and corporations. 503-294-7025 503-294-7130 katem@webtrends.com ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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