[The daily report is a bit late as I spent 5 hours at a InfoSec company yesterday where they showed me an amazing software product which is light-years ahead of any other similar product. WEN]
NIPC Daily Report 29 May 2002 The NIPC Watch and Warning Unit compiles this report to inform recipients of issues impacting the integrity and capability of the nation's critical infrastructures. Giant Florida natural gas pipeline starts service. A 1.1 billion cubic foot capacity natural gas pipeline started delivering gas on 28 May. The pipeline, believed to be Florida's first new gas source in more than 40 years, is aimed at meeting the state's growing reliance on gas-fired power generation. The Gulfstream pipeline will initially supply enough gas to produce power for around 4.5 million Florida homes, a company spokesperson said. (Reuters, 28 May) PDAs make easy pickings for data thieves. A survey conducted by a security firm revealed that private and corporate secrets are all too frequently left unprotected. The survey showed that one in ten individual's bank accounts could be accessed if they lost their Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). Owners of PDAs, commonly download substantial slices of their personal and business lives onto their PDAs, but leave the information unencrypted and without password protection. PINs, passwords, customer details, bank accounts, credit card & social security details are just some of the confidential and personal pieces of information stored by PDA owners. (The Register, 28 May) Klez-H is the worst virus ever. Klez-H is being called the worst virus ever, according to figures from the managed services firm MessageLabs. MessageLabs has blocked 775,000 copies of the pathogen since it first appeared on April 15. Klez-H overtakes the infamous SirCam worm. MessageLabs is blocking 20,000 Klez-H infected emails per day. Alex Shipp, MessageLabs chief ant-virus specialist, says the reason for Klez.H's 'success' lies in its ability to cover its tracks and deceive recipients. "Klez-H is able to select random names from address books to use as the sender address, and also creates a large range of subject, text and attachment names, making it difficult to identify and track." (The Register, 27 May) IWS INFOCON Mailing List @ IWS - The Information Warfare Site http://www.iwar.org.uk
