Government Web sites were subjected to a
denial of service attack over the past few days, which may have the
unintended consequence of helping the Obama Administration sweep away
privacy concerns as it begins implementing a controversial
cybersecurity plan. An army of zombies simultaneously bombarded sites operated by major government agencies, according to a report from the Washington Post, including the departments of Homeland Security and Defense, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Federal Trade Commission. Several private-sector Web sites were also attacked, including
NASDAQ, the New York Stock Exchange and the Washington Post itself.
(The inclusion of the Washington Post indicates that either the
masterminds behind the attack wanted to ensure that their actions were
reported, or have an inflated view of the role of the press in American
life.) To read more, please see Will Cyber Attack Promote Einstein? on my Digital Life blog at InformationWeek.
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