Re: Working in a network war zone

[InfoSec News <isn () c4i org>]

Forwarded from: bschnzl () bigfoot com

This article was brought on by one who tried sniffing in a switched
environment.  He (She) had not practiced enough or was not familiar
with the equipment he was manipulating.  The sensational writing does
add a bit to the occurance...


In a message titled [ISN] Working in a network war zone,
on 7 May 2002 at 3:51, InfoSec News sent these words:

> http://news.com.com/2100-1001-900511.html?tag=fd_top
>
> By Robert Lemos 
> Staff Writer, CNET News.com
> May 6, 2002, 4:00 PM PT
>
> reporter's notebook - VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Even before the
> CanSecWest security conference started on Wednesday, unknown hackers
> had given the hotel's high-speed network a case of the hiccups. By
> Wednesday evening, the system was laid out flat.
>
> The pros were peeved, and a call for an electronic posse went out.
>
> "We're forming a hunting party," Dragos Ruiu, independent security
> consultant and conference organizer, told the room of nearly 150
> hackers and security experts late Thursday afternoon. "If anyone wants
> to help us find out who's...poisoning the hotel network, talk to me."
>
> But that evening, the vandal stayed offline and the hotel network was,
> for a little while, glitch free.
>
> Networks don't come much more hostile than those at the CanSecWest
> security conference. The three-day conference brought together
> hackers, security consultants, and government officials to talk tech
> about the latest tools and trends in the online arena.

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Bill Scherr IV, GSEC, GCIA
Electronic Warfare Associates / IIT
Lafayette RTI, Camp Johnson
Colchester, VT 05446
802-338-3213



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