I've traveled to every part of this country during the last six years. During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet.–Al Gore (http://www.sethf.com/gore/).
The Zotob Worm has spread across three continents and has brought down systems at CNN, ABC and other networks. It is a decendant of Mytob. Zotob exploits the “plug and play” features of unpatched Win 2000 systems and earlier versions of Windows XP.
The Zotob Worm, like most worms, slows down network connectivity, can shut down/reboot a system, attempts to spread to other systems on the network and ultimately will connect with a remote server to allow downloads of more destructive malware such as virus’ and Trojans.
Zotob Worm Variants:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/vinfodb.html
Summary:
http://singe.rucus.net/blog/archives/510-MS05-039-and-the-Zotob-summary.html
http://singe.rucus.net/blog/archives/510-MS05-039-and-the-Zotob-summary.html
Today I went to the ISSA luncheon. The local ISSA chapter joined forces with an organization called A.S.I.S International (formerly American Society for Industrial Security).
ASIS seems to be composed of a lot of physical security professionals (ie protecting critical infrastructure). Where ISSA assists its members in attaining CISSP, forensics certs and the Security+, ASIS concentrates on Certified Protection Professional (CPP), Physical Security Professional (PSP), and Professional Certified Investigator (PCI).
With my background in physical security, I fit right into their world. I plan on attending one of their meetings in the future.
Between ASIS and ISSA members we filled an auditorium. With that kind of networking something big is begining to happen in Colorado.
Todays presentation of a smart card readers system had a lot of cross over appeal for both information security professionals and physical security professionals alike.