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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
</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
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
Big said:
Hey, Steel, you should have posted the "1000 pound Aunt" story.
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
Hey, 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
That was too gross, but her obesity got her off the hook for killing the
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
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.
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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msft mvp mail
"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)
Big Steel said:
Without rules/conventions, people could post anything, thus making the
'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.