Rather like Max Boots' new book. I don't suppose tht
an analyisis of themethods these alleged hackers, all
under the tender aghe of 13 I'm sure, are using?
I smell McAfee warez getting a boost in their virtual
arm...
Thanks, ah, though...
Gee who knew?
--- andyg..._at_aol.com wrote:
>
> Chinese waging online spy war
>
> CHINESE computer hackers have launched several
> targeted attacks on highly classified Federal
> Government computer networks, prompting an internal
> review of IT security.
>
> The cyber attacks are believed to be part of a
> co-ordinated international espionage operation to
> glean intelligence from Western countries.
>
> Senior Australian intelligence figures are also
> believed to be concerned at an increasing level of
> industrial espionage directed at local companies.
>
> The targeted cyber attacks are believed to have
> occurred late last year but are not believed to have
> succeeded in stealing any sensitive information.
>
> Chinese authorities are believed to be using
> sophisticated hacking technology to glean
> information on a range of subjects including
> sensitive military secrets and the prices Australian
> companies will seek for resources such as coal, iron
> ore and natural gas.
>
> "I wouldn't characterise the attempts as necessarily
> malicious, just routine espionage aimed at getting
> an advantage," a Canberra-based intelligence source
> told The Sunday Age.
>
> "It's important to recognise that this is not a
> direct threat aimed at destabilising our government,
> nor is this a wilful effort to hinder or discredit
> government activity.
>
> "But, do we have secrets that other governments
> would like to know? Yes. Are they trying? Yes.
> Espionage over the internet is a major battleground
> of the future."
>
> So concerned are senior intelligence figures that
> the Federal Government will this year spend $70
> million to improve IT security, a figure that could
> be increased after the recent spate of cyber
> attacks.
>
> A spokesman for the Department of Defence refused to
> confirm or deny the recent cyber attacks on key
> government agencies.
>
> A Chinese government spokesman denied that Beijing
> had authorised any cyber espionage against any
> Australian agencies.
>
> A December 2007 report on virtual criminology by the
> international antivirus software and computer
> security company McAfee Inc confirmed that
> government computer systems in Australia, New
> Zealand, the United States, Germany and India had
> been attacked.
>
> It predicted that growth in virtual espionage would
> be among the main online threats in 2008.
>
> "The Chinese have publicly stated that they are
> pursuing activities in cyber-espionage," the McAfee
> report stated.
>
> The report estimated that about 120 countries around
> the world were working on cyber attack plans.
>
>
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