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The Seabat
Kinda OT, ain't it??
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Wolf K
Nah, most of them use Windows.
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Big Steel
Nope! People are using computers period and should be made aware of what
is happening. The average computer user has no ideal what is happening
in such matters.
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...winston
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Denial of service attacks are an effective but unsophisticated tool that doesn't involve any actual hacking. No data was stolen
from the banks, and their transactional systems -- like their ATM networks -- remained unaffected. The aim of the attacks was
simply to temporarily knock down the banks' public-facing websites
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Fyi...the link you referenced (ad laden) doesn't contain the full article which resides on CNN
http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/27/technology/bank-cyberattacks/index.html
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"Big Steel" wrote in message
http://www.allvoices.com/news/13072140-major-banks-hit-with-biggest-cyberattacks-in-history
Denial of service attacks are an effective but unsophisticated tool that doesn't involve any actual hacking. No data was stolen
from the banks, and their transactional systems -- like their ATM networks -- remained unaffected. The aim of the attacks was
simply to temporarily knock down the banks' public-facing websites
</qp>
Fyi...the link you referenced (ad laden) doesn't contain the full article which resides on CNN
http://money.cnn.com/2012/09/27/technology/bank-cyberattacks/index.html
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"Big Steel" wrote in message
http://www.allvoices.com/news/13072140-major-banks-hit-with-biggest-cyberattacks-in-history
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Gene Wirchenko
Yes, it is OT. What is the connection to Windows 7? Such a
thing should be posted to RISKS (which I have just done) instead.
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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Big Steel
I know what a DoS is about many don't or have never heard of it.
Regardless, it's still an attack that put Web sites in over-drive
denying customers service in accessing the sites.
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Big Steel
You know, I hate people that try to play the NG sheriff.
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Gene Wirchenko
That is too bad. Standards are nice. That includes standards of
behaviour. I am enjoying my Friday. How about you lighten up and do
the same?
Sincerely,
Gene Wirchenko
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Paul
Hey, Steel, you should have posted the "1000 pound Aunt" story.Big said:
Everyone needs an incentive to lose weight
That would beOT too, but way more jaw-dropping.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/03/article-2081664-0F538C5100000578-492_634x439.jpg
Paul
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Big Steel
I don't think I am going to be enjoying anything for the next several
days as I study and pass the certification test to get a contract.
<http://certification.comptia.org/getCertified/certifications/security.aspx>
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Big Steel
That was too gross, but her obesity got her off the hook for killing theHey, Steel, you should have posted the "1000 pound Aunt" story.
Everyone needs an incentive to lose weight
OT too, but way more jaw-dropping.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/03/article-2081664-0F538C5100000578-492_634x439.jpg
baby for being too fat to do it.
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Wolf K
When it comes to computers, I no longer have any ideal whatsoever.
I do have a bunch of ideas, though. Some of them aren't kind at all. Hah!
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...winston
That wasn't the point. The link provided little detail. The direct link to the article on CNN provided better information for any
customer (even those using Windows 7 to assess it didn't impact their o/s ) to understand the *biggest cyberattack in history*.
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"Big Steel" wrote in message
Regardless, it's still an attack that put Web sites in over-drive
denying customers service in accessing the sites.
customer (even those using Windows 7 to assess it didn't impact their o/s ) to understand the *biggest cyberattack in history*.
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"Big Steel" wrote in message
I know what a DoS is about many don't or have never heard of it.
Regardless, it's still an attack that put Web sites in over-drive
denying customers service in accessing the sites.
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Big Steel
??????
Maybe if you were locked up in an asylum for a little while, it will do
you some good. You should think about it.
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Big Steel
Who cares about the point? I know I don't. The point was this. It was a
point of information distribution. I made this post to two other NG(s).
This NG is only NG where the inmates in the asylum started babbling.
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J. P. Gilliver (John)
Without rules/conventions, people could post anything, thus making theBig Steel said:
'group less useful for those using it for its nominal purpose - in this
case, to discuss matters related to Windows 7 (of which I believe it's
the only true newsgroup that works for that purpose). I say "could", but
of course as it's unmoderated, and you've shown, "can" is correct.
I agree that "sherriffs" - sometimes called "net policemen" - can be
irritating (though I wouldn't consider Gene to be so), and are often
ineffective, but the principle is valid: material, however interesting,
that isn't connected to the 'group's nominal purpose makes material that
is harder to find. At least in a fairly on-topic 'group like this one;
there are groups which wander wildly, like the social one UMRA that I
take, and there - if you know the atmosphere of the 'group - all sorts
is OK, and often found!
I'll stop now, as this subject itself is OT (-:!
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The Seabat
'Cause it's OT, dude!
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Big Steel
No one controls me or a NG. This NG is not moderated. I see a whole of
trash posted in this NG that has nothing to do with computers or MS
period. Where was you big mouth then?
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Gene E. Bloch
Actually, I saw it as a cute response to your typo, although I
personally didn't think it was especially worth noting.