North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Destructive computer viruses from history
> > > On Fri, 27 Jan 2006, Gadi Evron wrote: > > "Even so, 300,000 infected users worldwide is not a terribly large > > amount when compared to previous worms like Sober or Mydoom. However, > > with this worm it isn't the quantity of infected users, it is the > > destructive payload which is most concerning." > > Vmyths used to be a great source for debunking a lot of the virus > hype. Everything old seems to be new again. In 1999, the Chernobyl > virus was the end of the world. It erased disks and BIOS of computers. > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/329688.stm Fast forward 2005. What is the proper response for a global impact of ~200K machines that may suffer data loss? I don't think that inter-continental mobilization is the answer. Wall Street may agree as well. AV and security companies gained nothing from this outbreak other than incurred operational expense - a data point to add to the "is the customer paying their fair share" argument. -M<
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