RIP #05 20 декабря 1997

Анонсы

Announcement - Thunder - a virus attack.

(C) IE Moiseenkov Skip'ed by Werewolves

"Astonishing indifference with which people still perceive the 
facts attacks, security (whether unauthorized access,

unauthorized use of privileges, "Trojan horses" or
well-known virus) yet relatively harmless, and this justifies 
the lack of interest. I think something should happen in effect 
comparable to Chernobyl or Three Mile Island, to awaken the 
majority of our society. " 

                  Peter Newman, digest RISKS_FORUM


 In principle, to what happened in November 1988, led all
history of computing, but to expound it entirely meaningless, 
since it is very long, though very entertaining. Therefore, we 
will focus only on individual facts relevant to the next point

events.
              "Right now, 3:45 AM, Wednesday (sic) on November 3
              1988. I had enough, I can not
              believe what happened ... "

 ... Thunder - a virus attack, called a computer expert
the greatest attack on the national computer ever
happens - Sound of November 2, 1988.


  / In the next room RIP'a: virus Morris - a mistake or a 
threat /