Don’t believe the HYPE!
IT security experts have warned computer users to be wary of an email claiming to come from a dying KGB agent, offering to pass on secrets of the John F Kennedy assassination.
“An independent security researcher showed off an early version of a tool for creating covert channels that, he claims, can pass undetected through most firewalls and intrusion detection systems.”
I saw this demonstration at Defcon. Man, I am not looking forward to typing in those ultra long IPv6 addresses!
As the spotlight on a dangerous Windows vulnerability grows brighter by the hour, security analysts Thursday said that it’s not hype driving the alarms, but genuine fear that a major worm attack is just days away. This is no drill. Thursday’s deepening concern was fueled by several releases of new exploit code.